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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1,149 Technology Digests

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
Date Posted:
By
  • Duane Otter
  • Stephen Dick
  • Anna Rakoczy
Tags:
  • deck plate girder
  • fatigue analysis
  • fatigue life
  • riveted girder
  • steel bridge
  • stress cycles
  • stress measurement
Date Posted:
By
  • Matt DeGeorge
  • Scott Cummings
  • Tony Sultana
Tags:
  • Brakes
  • gauge
  • gladhand
  • hose
  • wear
Date Posted:
By
  • Tony Sultana
Tags:
  • bearing
  • blockage
  • cross brace
  • frame key
  • HBD
  • obstruction
  • wayside detection
  • Wheels/Maintenance
Date Posted:
By
  • Michael McHenry
Tags:
  • Crossties and Fasteners
  • engineered polymer composite tie
  • EPC tie
  • FAST®
  • lateral track resistance
  • single tie push test
Date Posted:
By
  • Michael McHenry
  • Joseph LoPresti
Tags:
  • Crossties and Fasteners
  • engineered polymer composite tie
  • EPC tie
  • FAST®
Date Posted:
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
  • Stephen Dick
Tags:
  • Bridges
  • equivalent Cooper loading
  • intermodal
  • net truck vertical forces
  • NTV
  • short spans
  • vertical loads
  • wheel impact load detectors
  • WILD
Date Posted:
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Brian Lindeman
Tags:
  • machine vision inspection
  • New Vision
  • TFDS
  • truck component inspection
  • undercarriage inspection
  • Wayside Detection & Car Identification
Date Posted:
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Richard Chaparro
  • Abe Meddah
Tags:
  • automated rail car inspection
  • defect detection
  • machine vision
  • truck component inspection
  • Wayside Detection & Car Identification
  • wayside inspection
Date Posted:
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Abe Meddah
  • William GeMeiner
Tags:
  • automated rail car inspection
  • defect detection
  • machine vision
  • truck component inspection
  • Wayside Detection & Car Identification
  • wayside inspection
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