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
  • 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
Date Posted:
By
  • Adam Klopp
  • Scott Cummings
Tags:
  • buff
  • cushioning
  • distributed power
  • draft
  • handling
  • makeup
  • TD-16-060 freight car dynamics
  • TOES
Date Posted:
By
  • Jack Schultz
  • Scott Cummings
Tags:
  • emergency
  • event recorder
  • slack action
  • TD-16-059 brakes
  • temperature
  • UDE
Date Posted:
By
  • James Cline
  • Tony Sultana
Tags:
  • TD-16-058 bearings
  • Wayside Detection and Car Identification
Date Posted:
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • plate girder
  • probabilities of fatigue crack initiation
  • remaining safe service life
  • riveted girder
  • TD-16-057 bridges
Date Posted:
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
Date Posted:
By
  • Megan Archuleta
  • Kyle Ninness
Tags:
  • rail
  • Railhead Repair
  • revenue service
  • TD-16-055 rail welding
  • thermite
  • weld
Date Posted:
By
  • Huimin Wu
  • David Davis
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • crossing diamonds
  • flange bearing frogs
  • TD-16-054 turnouts and special trackwork
  • wheel/rail contact
Date Posted:
By
  • Alexander Keylin
  • Scott Cummings
Tags:
  • grind quality control
  • grinding templates
  • maintenance of way
  • rail grinding
  • Rail Maintenance
  • rail profiles
  • standards
  • TD-16-053 rail materials/inspection/maintenance
Date Posted:
By
  • Benjamin Bakkum
  • David Davis
  • Rafael Jimenez
Tags:
  • operational delays
  • revenue service
  • switch failures
  • TD-16-052 turnouts and special trackwork
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