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 ...

The consortium that oversees Ottawa's LRT system and the French subcontractor that built its trains have long disagreed over a simple issue: Why did a train derail four years ago? They agree that a ...

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE JANUARY 2024 ISSUE: MxV Rail analyzed wheel profile detector (WPD) data to determine the potential for predicting wheel end-of-useful life based on wear rates. Preliminary ...

As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms. Why it matters: In a severe heat wave, a rail can swell until the underlying ties can no longer ...

When a Regional Transportation District light rail train ran off the tracks in southeast Denver last year, agency officials issued public service alerts calling it a “disabled train” and, 14 months ...