Discover how the conical design of train wheels ensures stability, smooth turns, and reduced friction, making rail travel efficient and safe.

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE MAY 2023 ISSUE: Hollow wear is a typical form of wheel wear often measured and reported by wayside wheel profile detector (WPD) systems that allow the monitoring of hollow ...

When a broken wheel caused a derailment on Norfolk Southern — just a mile after NS received the train through interchange — ...

The system is designed to detect defects across various wheel geometries and conditions. Credit: Waygate Technologies. Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business, has introduced the Krautkrämer ...

A wheel on the Norfolk Southern Corp. train that derailed earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio, was too hot in the moments before the accident, and crew members weren't alerted to the problem in ...

The interaction between wheels and rails is a critical determinant of railway system performance, safety and longevity. At the point of contact, complex mechanical stresses induce wear, ...

Advanced Rail Management (ARM) is a consulting / contracting service company specializing in providing turnkey rail / wheel interaction management solutions on freight, passenger and rail transit ...

The "preventable" and "traumatic" derailment of a train carrying dangerous chemicals in Ohio can be traced to an overheated wheel bearing, which was 253 degrees hotter than the air temperature, ...

A NEW LOOK FOR THE PASSENGER TRAIN SYSTEM IS UPDATING THEIR EXISTING CARS INSIDE AND OUT. OUR TRAFFIC ANCHOR YASMINE JULMISSE JOINS US IN STUDIO TO BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE’RE GOING TO ...