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
  • Charity Sasaoka
  • David Davis
  • Kevin Koch
  • Richard Reiff
  • William GeMeiner
Tags:
  • stiffness transition
  • track transitions
Date Posted:
By
  • John Tunna
  • Russell Walker
Tags:
  • split wedge trucks
  • truck warp stiffness
  • worn truck performance
Date Posted:
By
  • Jerry Malone
  • Nicholas Wilson
  • Huimin Wu
Tags:
  • cant angle
  • optimum rail cant
  • Rail Cant
  • wheel/rail interaction
  • WRTOL(TM)
Date Posted:
By
  • Darrell Iler
  • T.W. Ward
Tags:
  • fatigue
  • knuckle
  • M-211
Date Posted:
By
  • Thomas Guins
  • Chris Pinney
  • Patrick Little
Tags:
  • truck type
  • Weibull analysis
  • wheel life
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Charity Sasaoka
  • Derek McNeely
  • Ed Kohake
  • Mike Armstrong
Tags:
  • flange bearing frog
  • OWLS (one way low speed) crossing diamonds
  • wheel wear
Date Posted:
By
  • James Robeda
  • Richard Morgan
  • Scott Gage
Tags:
  • LynxRail
  • machine vision
  • strobe-based
  • wheel measurement system
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Don Guillen
  • Charity Sasaoka
Tags:
  • bainitic rail
  • diamond crossing design
  • ramped diamond crossing
Date Posted:
By
  • John Tunna
  • Jerry Malone
Tags:
  • friction damping condition
  • worn friction surfaces
Date Posted:
By
  • Joseph Kristan
Tags:
  • fatigue
  • mold design
  • preheat
  • refractory
  • thermite weld
  • weld gap
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