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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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
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Benjamin Bakkum
Tags:
  • crossing diamond
  • flange bearing frog
  • turnouts and special trackwork
  • under tie pads
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • William Zdinak
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • L/V
  • Lower Gage Face Defect
  • Rail Flaw Growth Model
  • Reverse Detail Fracture
  • Reverse Transverse Defect
  • Thermal Stress
  • track general
  • vehicle/track performance & costing models
Date Posted:
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
  • Stephen Dick
Tags:
  • bridge
  • fatigue loading
  • field data
  • peak stresses
  • railcar length effect
  • stress histories
  • stress range
Date Posted:
By
  • Kenny Morrison
  • Tony Sultana
Tags:
  • crib mapping
  • wayside detection
  • wheel impact load detector
  • WILD
Date Posted:
By
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Kerry Jones
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • bolt hole crack
  • crossing diamond
  • crossing maintenance
  • fracture
  • manganese casting
  • reversible crossing
  • track bolts
  • turnouts and special trackwork
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