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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1,148 Technology Digests

Date Posted:
By
  • Gregory Garcia
  • Richard Reiff
Tags:
  • Rail Inspection
Date Posted:
By
  • Steven Clark
  • Randy Bowman
  • Carl Martland
Tags:
  • Vehicle/Track Performance and Costing Models
Date Posted:
By
  • Kevin Sawley
Tags:
  • continuously cast steel rails
  • cracks
  • curved track
  • flakes
  • ingot cast rails
  • low rails
  • rail surface damage
  • spalls
Date Posted:
By
  • Kenneth Rownd
  • Darrell Iler
Tags:
  • auto rack cars
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Don Guillen
  • Jian Sun
Tags:
  • AMS frogs
  • frog wing and point
  • J9 bainitic steel alloy
  • wear/deformation rates
Date Posted:
By
  • Duane Otter
  • Diana Oliva-Maal
  • Richard Joy
Tags:
  • crack initiation and growth
  • helper crib
  • hole drilling
Date Posted:
By
  • Gerald Anderson
  • James Cline
  • Richard Smith
Tags:
  • accurate and early bearing defect detection
  • vibration responses
Date Posted:
By
  • William Sneed
  • Richard Smith
Tags:
  • bearing maintenance
  • condition-based maintenance systems
Date Posted:
By
  • Robert Swearingen
  • John Mazza
  • Gerald Anderson
Tags:
  • lateral position of wheel sets
  • lateral-to-vertical force ratios
  • three-piece freight car trucks
  • vertical and lateral wheel force performance
  • wheel-set angle of attack
Date Posted:
By
  • Jian Sun
  • Kevin Sawley
Tags:
  • bend test properties
  • beneficial residual stress in the rail foot
  • fatigue
  • mechanical properties
  • metallurgical structure
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