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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1,138 Technology Digests

By
  • Abe Meddah
  • MaryClara Jones
  • Mike Reedy
Tags:
  • AAR Chapter 11
  • DOT-111
  • PBTG
  • performance based track geometry
  • tank car
  • vehicle/track dynamics; vehicle/track interaction
  • VTI
By
  • Sabri Cakdi
  • Harry Tournay
  • Alexander Keylin
Tags:
  • finite element modeling
  • Rail Materials/ Inspection/Maintenance
  • RCF
  • rolling contact fatigue
  • tread damage
  • wear modeling
  • wheel/rail contact
  • Wheels/Maintenance
By
  • Scott Cummings
  • Thomas Guins
  • Demet Urgup
Tags:
  • wheel rim thick wear turn cost benefit
  • wheels and maintenance
By
  • Scott Cummings
Tags:
  • AAR-1B
  • AAR-2A
  • profile
  • SRI-1A
  • stability
  • TTCI-1A
  • wear
  • wheel
By
  • Yin Gao
  • Michael McHenry
  • Jay Baillargeon
Tags:
  • composite ties
  • Crossties and Fasteners
  • engineered polymer composite ties (EPC)
  • finite element modeling
  • tie plate
By
  • John Hart
  • Shengnan Wang
  • Maziar Moaveni
  • Michael McHenry
  • Erol Tutumluer
  • Narendra Ahuja
Tags:
  • ballast materials
  • degradation
  • gradation
  • imaging
  • maintenance
By
  • Richard Joy
  • Kyle Ninness
  • Jay Baillargeon
  • Dan Voelkerding
Tags:
  • premium insulated joint performance test
  • premium rail performance test
  • seasonal substructure evaluation
  • top of rail friction control materials evaluation
By
  • Scott Cummings
  • Mitch Miller
  • Tony Sultana
Tags:
  • Brakes
  • cold
  • emergency
  • pressure
  • UDE
  • undesired
  • valve
By
  • Daniel Carter
  • Dustin Clasby
Tags:
  • bearing
  • blockage
  • cross brace
  • frame key
  • HBD
  • obstruction
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • David Davis
  • Ivan Aragona
  • Michael McHenry
  • R.B. Wiley
Tags:
  • effects of crossties and fasteners on rail wear
  • Gage Strength
  • Rail Materials/ Inspection/Maintenance
  • rail wear
  • track strength
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