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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1,147 Technology Digests

Date Posted:
By
  • Richard Joy
  • MaryClara Jones
  • Stephen Dick
  • Thomas Guins
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • Bridges
  • imbalanced car loads
  • Stress state
Date Posted:
By
  • Scott Cummings
  • Harry Tournay
  • Kari Gonzales
Tags:
  • brake
  • brakes and wheels/maintenance
  • detector
  • temperature
  • Wayside Detection and Car Identification
  • wheel
Date Posted:
By
  • Erol Tutumluer
  • Hai Huang
  • Youssef Hashash
  • Jamshid Ghaboussi
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • ballast materials
  • ballast performance model
  • discrete element model
  • maintenance
Date Posted:
By
  • Satima Anankitpaiboon
  • Shad Pate
  • Richard Morgan
Tags:
  • dark territory
  • nonsignaled territory
  • signals
  • switch position monitoring systems
Date Posted:
By
  • Daniel Gutscher
Tags:
  • gas pressure welds
  • rail welding
  • slot welds
Date Posted:
By
  • Kari Gonzales
  • Richard Reiff
  • David Davis
  • Daniel Gutscher
Tags:
  • Crossties and Fasteners
  • fatigue cracks
  • plastic ties
  • stress
Date Posted:
By
  • Dingqing Li
  • Sam Atkinson
  • Russell McDaniel
Tags:
  • field testing
  • heavy axle load
  • premium rails
Date Posted:
By
  • David Read
Tags:
  • CWR
  • rail neutral temperature
  • rail thermal force
  • RNT measurement
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Joseph LoPresti
  • Rafael Jimenez
Tags:
  • failure modes analysis
  • switches
  • turnouts and special trackwork
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Muhammad Akhtar
  • David Read
Tags:
  • best practices
  • Rail Joints
  • turnouts and special trackwork
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