Control of rolling contact fatigue on premium rails in revenue service.

Gutscher, Daniel; Baillargeon, Jay; Li, Dingqing

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Control of rolling contact fatigue on premium rails in revenue service.

2014-11-01
By Gutscher, Daniel ; Baillargeon, Jay ; Li, Dingqing

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Gutscher, Daniel ; Baillargeon, Jay ; Li, Dingqing
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
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RR 14-34
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Brief
Geographical Coverage:

United States
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract:

Effective rail maintenance strategies are ; essential for controlling rolling contact fatigue ; (RCF) and reducing wear of rails under heavy ; axle load (HAL) operations. In an effort to ; optimize rail maintenance strategies in revenue ; service, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. ; (TTCI) has been investigating top-of-rail (TOR) ; friction control and preventative grinding ; practices for control of RCF.
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