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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Date Posted:
By
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • Dingqing Li
  • Russell McDaniel
Tags:
  • 000 pound coal traffic
  • 286
  • 6.8 degree curve
  • HAL revenue service testing
  • pilot holes
  • plastic tie test zone
  • temperature
Date Posted:
By
  • Charity Sasaoka
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • damping
  • diamond crossings
  • FAST®
  • frog flangeway gap
  • high impact loads
  • hot mix asphalt subgrade
  • Special Trackwork
Date Posted:
By
  • Richard Reiff
  • Loerella Maglalang
  • David Lilley
Tags:
  • lubrication
  • rail wear
  • top of rail
  • TOR friction control
Date Posted:
By
  • Richard Reiff
  • David Lilley
Tags:
  • lubrication
  • rail fatigue
  • RCF
  • top of rail
  • TOR friction control
Date Posted:
By
  • Brian Doe
  • Duane Otter
  • David Davis
  • Charity Sasaoka
Tags:
  • moveable span bridge joint; rail joints for bridges; thick web miter rail joints
Date Posted:
By
  • Charity Sasaoka
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • bridge approach
  • bridge transition
  • track transitions
Date Posted:
By
  • Joseph LoPresti
  • Dingqing Li
Tags:
  • hot mix asphalt
  • soft subgrade
Date Posted:
By
  • Joseph Kristan
  • John Wedeking
  • Joseph LoPresti
Tags:
  • pearlitic test rails
  • rail types
  • RCF
  • rolling contact fatigue
  • wear rate
Date Posted:
By
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • Joseph LoPresti
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • alternative wood tie treatment
  • elastic rail fasteners
  • plastic ties
  • tie tests
Date Posted:
By
  • Richard Reiff
  • Thomas Brueske
Tags:
  • friction control
  • friction modifier
  • Keltrack
  • lubrication
  • Phase 2 TOR trial
  • rolling contact fatigue
  • top of rail (TOR)
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