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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By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Joseph LoPresti
Tags:
  • FASTĀ®
  • IS
  • maintenance
  • rail grinding
  • rail intermediate strength
  • RCF
  • rolling contact fatigue
  • shell
  • wear defect
By
  • Sabri Cakdi
  • Harry Tournay
  • Russell Walker
  • MaryClara Jones
Tags:
  • freight car dynamics
  • integrated freight car truck (IFCT)
  • lead axle low rail traction ratio (LALR T/N)
  • Vehicle/Track Dynamics
By
  • Anish Poudel
  • Matthew Witte
Tags:
  • Wayside Detection & Car Identification
  • Wheels/Maintenance
By
  • Anish Poudel
  • Matthew Witte
Tags:
  • Wayside Detection and Car Identification
  • Wheels/Maintenance
By
  • Kyle Ninness
  • Gary Fry
  • Steven Lakata
  • Brad Kerchof
  • Chris Rewczuk
  • Jay Baillargeon
Tags:
  • eastern mega site
  • high performance rail
  • rail grinding
  • rail lubrication
  • Rail Materials/ Inspection/Maintenance
  • rail tests
  • rail wear
  • revenue service testing
  • top of rail friction control
  • western mega site
By
  • Adam Klopp
  • Scott Cummings
Tags:
  • buff
  • cushioning
  • distributed power
  • draft
  • handling
  • makeup
  • TD-16-060 freight car dynamics
  • TOES
By
  • Jack Schultz
  • Scott Cummings
Tags:
  • emergency
  • event recorder
  • slack action
  • TD-16-059 brakes
  • temperature
  • UDE
By
  • James Cline
  • Tony Sultana
Tags:
  • TD-16-058 bearings
  • Wayside Detection and Car Identification
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • plate girder
  • probabilities of fatigue crack initiation
  • remaining safe service life
  • riveted girder
  • TD-16-057 bridges
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • bridge defect
  • built-up steel girder
  • crack growth
  • fracture
  • member-level redundancy
  • plate girder
  • riveted girder
  • TD-16-056 bridges
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