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
  • Daniel Szablewski
  • Joseph LoPresti
Tags:
  • inspection
  • maintenance
  • materials and structural testing propreties and analysis
  • rail materials
By
  • Colin Basye
  • Dingqing Li
  • David Read
Tags:
  • ballast degradation
  • ballast materials
  • fines
  • maintenance
  • Section 36
  • track settlement
By
  • Jay Baillargeon
  • Harry Tournay
Tags:
  • inspection
  • maintenance
  • measurement system
  • Rail Inspection
  • rail materials
  • rolling contact fatigue
By
  • Jay Baillargeon
  • Harry Tournay
  • Brad Kerchof
Tags:
  • crack depth
  • eddy current
  • inspection
  • maintenance
  • measurement system
  • rail materials
  • rolling contact fatigue
By
  • Michael McHenry
  • Sirius Roybal
  • Michael Brown
Tags:
  • ballast
  • ballast degradation
  • Ballast Materials/Maintenance
  • ballast-tie interface
  • Crossties and Fasteners
  • heavy axle loads
  • matrix based tactile surface sensors
  • pressure
  • tie
  • track general
By
  • Jay Baillargeon
  • Daniel Gutscher
  • Dingqing Li
Tags:
  • heavy axle loads
  • premium rail
  • rail life extension
  • revenue service testing
By
  • Adam Klopp
  • Dana Martin
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • instrumented wheelsets (IWS)
  • truck performance detector (TPD)
  • very heavy axle loads (VHAL)
  • wheel/rail forces
By
  • Daniel Gutscher
  • Joseph LoPresti
  • Martita Mullen
Tags:
  • HAZ
  • heat affected zone
  • rail welding
  • running surface
  • thermite
By
  • Daniel Gutscher
  • Joseph LoPresti
Tags:
  • electric flash railhead repair welds
  • fatigue cracks
  • laboratory produced welds
  • rail flaw detection
  • rail welding
  • surface metal flow
  • weld insert
By
  • Adam Klopp
  • Muhammad Akhtar
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • ballast
  • damping
  • loaded deflections
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