Improved profiles need special grinding

Rail systems ranging from mass transit to high-speed passenger to heavy-haul are grinding to different rail profiles and are using different grinding approaches than they did 10 years ago. This is because they have engaged experts in the wheel/rail interaction to design rail profiles based on their...

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Published inRailway Track & Structures Vol. 100; no. 12; pp. 26 - 30
Main Authors Sroba, Peter, Magel, Eric, Prahl, Fred
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation 01.12.2004
Subjects
Cost control
Custom design
Design
Energy consumption
Metal fatigue
Metallurgy
Railroad accidents & safety
Railroads
Repair & maintenance
Stress-strain curves
Wheels
United States > US
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Summary:Rail systems ranging from mass transit to high-speed passenger to heavy-haul are grinding to different rail profiles and are using different grinding approaches than they did 10 years ago. This is because they have engaged experts in the wheel/rail interaction to design rail profiles based on their system-specific characteristics.
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ISSN:0033-9016
2160-2514