Technology Digests

MxV Rail’s Technology Digest e-Library spans over 30 years of research and testing for the Association of American Railroads (AAR). This work was made possible by the support of the AAR and its member railroads, as well as additional partners including the Federal Railroad Administration, suppliers and vendors, and allied universities.

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1,154 Technology Digests

Date Posted:
By
  • Colin Basye
  • David Linkowski
Tags:
  • geogrid; ballast pocket; clay embankment; embankment shearing; ballast drain
Date Posted:
By
  • Matt DeGeorge
  • Scott Cummings
Tags:
  • Brake Pipe Pressure (BPP)
  • Brakes; Slack Action; Undesired Emergency (UDE)
Date Posted:
By
  • David Allen
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • Improving Lateral Track Buckling Safety Margins
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Xinggao Shu
  • Stephen Wilk
  • William Zdinak
Tags:
  • flange bearing
  • frog
  • Instrumented Wheelset
  • Ramp Shape
  • wear
Date Posted:
By
  • Stephen Dick
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • bridge
  • fatigue
  • measurements
  • revenue service
  • steel
  • stresses
  • testing
Date Posted:
By
  • Kerry Jones
  • Matt DeGeorge
Tags:
  • broken
  • failure
  • rim
  • vertical
  • VSR
  • wheel
  • Wheels/Maintenance
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Kevin Conn
  • Brad Kerchof
  • Richard Reiff
Tags:
  • friction control
  • lubrication
  • rail friction
  • rail wear
  • RCF rolling contact fatigue
  • top of rail friction control
  • TOR
  • Wheel Rail Lubrication
Date Posted:
By
  • Yanfeng Ouyang
  • Steven Belport
  • Dustin Clasby
Tags:
  • AAR Rules
  • hot bearing detector sensors
Date Posted:
By
  • Scott Cummings
  • Stan Gurule
  • Sawan Dumbre
Tags:
  • Brakes
  • fatigue
  • impact
  • shell
  • temperature
  • Thermal
  • wear
  • wheel
Date Posted:
By
  • Mohammad Albakri
  • Pablo Tarazaga
  • Mehdi Ahmadian
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • inspection
  • insulated joint
  • maintenance
  • Materials & Structural Testing
  • piezoelectric sensor
  • Properties & Analysis
  • rail joint
  • rail materials
  • signals
  • structural health monitoring
  • turnouts and special trackwork
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