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
  • Scott Cummings
  • Huimin Wu
  • Shawn Trevithick
Tags:
  • hunting
  • profile
  • wear
  • wheel
  • Wheels/Maintenance
By
  • Scott Cummings
Tags:
  • broken
  • heavy haul
  • mileage
  • profile
  • ultrasonic and microcleanliness test criteria
  • wheel
  • wheel life
  • Wheels/Maintenance
By
  • Edwin Satre
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • inspection
  • maintenance
  • rail materials
  • rail neutral temperature (RNT)
  • rail stress management
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Colin Basye
  • David Linkowski
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • ballast materials and maintenance
  • clay characterization
  • embankment degradation
  • flat wheel effects on soil
  • heavy axle loads
  • residual soil stress
  • short HAL cars
  • soil shear wave propagation
  • subgrade
  • track general
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • cementite
  • hardness
  • premium rail
  • rail
  • RCF
  • rolling contact fatigue
  • steel
  • wear
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Hark Braren
Tags:
  • 2-D imaging
  • AISC
  • automated inspection algorithms
  • automated inspection of structural components
  • Beena Vision
  • brake rigging
  • center sill
  • machine vision
  • side sills
By
  • Joel Kindt
  • Scott Cummings
  • Devin Sammon
  • Brent Whitsitt
Tags:
  • Brakes
  • Class 1
  • flow
  • gradient
  • leakage
By
  • Devin Sammon
  • Scott Cummings
  • Bill Sheesley
Tags:
  • brake cylinder
  • Brakes
  • cold wheel cars
  • leaks at pipe flanges
  • rigging problems
  • SCABT
  • single car air brake test
  • wheel temperature detectors
  • WTD
By
  • Alexander Keylin
  • Curtis Urban
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • freight car dynamics
  • heavy axle loads
  • Vehicle/Track Dynamics
By
  • David Davis
  • Xinggao Shu
  • Rafael Jimenez
Tags:
  • presteered switch
  • turnout alignment
  • turnouts and special trackwork
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