CRACKED-WHEEL DETECTOR "COULD SAVE MILLIONS"

Wheelfax is a system of ultrasonic detection of cracks in vehicle wheels during running up to 30 mph. One unit has been undergoing tests at the Argentine yard of Santa Fe Railroad since June 1973, and two others have been ordered, for Jacksonville (Florida) and Saint-Luc (Montreal) yards.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 12-14
• Serial:
  • Railway System Controls
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Business Press International Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Defects; Detectors; Inspection; Ultrasonic tests; Wheels
• Identifier Terms: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
• Old TRIS Terms: Wheel defects; Wheel flaws
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129175
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 19 1976 12:00AM