The subject of determining the proper profile to use with either the wheel or rail has long been a discussion of controversy. Practices have evolved and become common in monitoring the rail profile and keeping in conformance with research profiles that offer maximum rail life. However, with the wheel, preventative measures to maintain the accepted profile have not been widely adopted. Railroad companies and Loram Maintenance of Way have joined forces to develop an 'automatic wheel inspection system (AWIS). This paper will demonstrate the benefits of monitoring as well as correctively profiling wheels in order to extend their useful life.
Wheel/rail profile studies
Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Railroads ; 1995 ; Oakland,CA,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 2458
1995-06-30
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
IEEE | 1996
|IEEE | 1995
|British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996
|British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995
|Wheel/rail profile studies [2458-10]
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995
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