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
  • David Davis
  • Xinggao Shu
  • Rafael Jimenez
Tags:
  • presteered switch
  • turnout alignment
  • turnouts and special trackwork
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Rafael Jimenez
Tags:
  • crossing diamond foundation
  • tie mat
  • turnouts and special trackwork
Date Posted:
By
  • Richard Joy
  • Curt Mademann
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • Bridges
  • continuous welded rail
  • elastic rail fasteners
  • rail forces
  • rail longitudinal movement
  • rail temperature
Date Posted:
By
  • Michael McHenry
  • Michael Brown
Tags:
  • alternative
  • concrete
  • crib tie
  • Crossties and Fasteners
  • deflection
  • modulus
  • tie
  • Track
  • wood
Date Posted:
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Xinggao Shu
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • heavy point frog
  • turnouts and special trackwork
  • vehicle/track modeling
Date Posted:
By
  • Erol Tutumluer
  • Dingqing Li
  • Colin Basye
  • Samuel Douglas
Tags:
  • ballast abrasion
  • ballast box test
  • ballast degradation
  • ballast permanent deformation
  • ballast triaxial shear test
  • carbon fines
  • coal fines
  • HAL substructure
Date Posted:
By
  • Duane Otter
  • Stephen Dick
Tags:
  • bridge strike
  • Bridges
  • deflection
  • detector systems
  • earthquake
  • flood
  • monitoring
  • scour
  • sensors
  • strain
  • stress
  • structural health monitoring
  • structures
  • warning systems
  • washout
  • weather
Date Posted:
By
  • Scott Cummings
  • Jamie Williams
Tags:
  • brake system health
  • brake system performance
  • Class I and Class II brake tests
  • coal gondola cars
  • hopper cars
  • wayside wheel temperature detectors
Date Posted:
By
  • Gary Fry
  • David Allen
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • Affiliated Laboratory Program
  • rolling contact fatigue
  • Texas A&M
  • wheel fatigue
  • Wheels/Maintenance
Date Posted:
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Juan Gallardo
Tags:
  • broken rim detector
  • Diesel Intellect International (DII)
  • wayside detection
  • wheels
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