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
  • Hungjoo Kwon
  • Natasha Boger
  • Stefan Hurlebaus
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • crosstie inspection
  • fasteners
  • TD-16-036 crossties
  • timber inspection
Date Posted:
By
  • Scott Cummings
  • R.B. Wiley
  • Dwight Clark
Tags:
  • buff
  • hunting
  • lateral
  • panel shift
  • slack action
  • TD-16-035 Vehicle/Track Dynamics
Date Posted:
By
  • Hyungchul Yoon
  • Jae Ho Shin
  • Billie Spencer Jr
  • Richard Joy
Tags:
  • displacement
  • impact
  • pin connected truss bridge
  • railroad bridge
  • TD-16-034 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
Date Posted:
By
  • Benjamin Bakkum
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • David Davis
  • Beatrice Rael
Tags:
  • Special Trackwork; flange bearing derail; vertical lift derail; crowder derail; slider derail; derails
Date Posted:
By
  • Harry Tournay
  • Xinggao Shu
  • Przemyslaw Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • TD-16-032 Vehicle/Track Dynamics; materials & structural testing; track general; rail deflection
Date Posted:
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Anish Poudel
Tags:
  • 3D image correlation
  • cracked axle detection
  • nondestructive evaluation (NDE)
  • TD-16-031
Date Posted:
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Anish Poudel
Tags:
  • conventional ultrasonic inspection (UT)
  • defects
  • inspection
  • maintenance
  • Rail Defect Test Facility (RDTF)
  • rail materials
Date Posted:
By
  • David Allen
  • Gary Fry
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • lateral track
  • track buckling
  • track strength
Date Posted:
By
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • David Davis
  • Xinggao Shu
  • Ivan Aragona
Tags:
  • frog perofrmance
  • turnout frogs
  • turnouts & special trackwork
  • turnouts components
Date Posted:
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • bridge condition monitoring
  • bridge deflection
  • bridge settlement
  • Bridges
  • structural health monitoring
  • timber bridge
  • track geometry
  • track strength
  • Track Strength/Geometry/Testing
  • trestle
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