Trains rely on smooth, durable wheels to operate safely, but what happens when one develops a flat spot? At VIA Rail’s Vancouver maintenance center, experts use advanced tools like ultrasound scanners ...

ISSUE: One of the surest and most common signs that something is amiss at the wheel/rail interface is accelerated wear of the ...

Rolling stock inspection and monitoring are essential to safe and efficient railway operations for both freight and passenger ...

The Federal Railroad Administration has launched a new public safety data website, which it says is a more user-friendly site ...

Abstract: A method for the prognosis of polygonalization in high-speed railway train wheels is developed based on a generalized additive model. Unlike most previous studies, this study uses field data ...

Trafikverket has commenced the second and final phase of a project to replace track between Kiruna and Gällivare on the Ore ...

School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, 22 Shao-shan-nan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410075, P. R. China National Engineering Laboratory of High-Speed Railway Construction Technology, 22 Shao ...

Despite being a water-intensive unit, Bengaluru's Rail Wheel Factory saves ₹11 lakh annually on water bills by adopting rainwater harvesting and other measures. Amid the countless wheels lining its ...

Transnet had bought 26 000 rail wheels from Smorgon Steel for an undisclosed amount, the Australian steel products maker said yesterday. The purchase of the wheels is part of the investment of R30 ...

In this paper, the model of wheel-rail coupling contact is based on finite element (FE) method and the results are compared with theoretical values calculated by Hertz contact theory to ensure the ...