Wheel–rail interaction forces underpin the safe and efficient operation of railway vehicles. These forces, comprising both vertical and lateral components, are instrumental in assessing vehicle ...

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: MxV Rail’s rolling contact fatigue simulator (RCFS) is a full-scale test rig consisting of a railroad wheelset and two 56-inch-long rails attached to a ...

RAILWAY AGE, JUNE 2025 ISSUE: One of the surest and most common signs that something is amiss at the wheel/rail interface is accelerated wear of the wheels, rail or both. Occasionally the solution to ...

Champaign, IL -- Broken rails or damaged wheels can cause train accidents with potential loss of life, injury or property damage. Researchers at the University of Illinois are fabricating fiber-optic ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Jurors in the Norfolk-Southern civil trial will return today to begin deliberations to determine whether GATX, the company that provided the rail car that failed in the Feb. 3, 2023, East ...

The three-year delay in the program to rebuild all 27 Metro Rail cars continues to cause trouble for transit officials who must now ship out deteriorating wheel assemblies for repair far earlier than ...