RAIL CORRUGATION: CAUSES AND CURES

Rail corrugation generates noise, causes rough riding and reduces the life of track and vehicle components on all types of railway. The diversity of the nature of rail corrugation is great. Rail grinding remains the single, most widely used, effective, and versatile treatment for corrugation. Any means of reducing the tractive force exerted by vehicles, for curving or otherwise, is also an unmitigated good, and not only for corrugation. Reduction of dynamic loading by whatever means, but particularly with resilient railpads, is also desirable.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Kalousek, J
  • Grassie, S
• Publication Date: 2000-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 24-26
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL AND RAPID TRANSIT REVIEW
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corrugations (Defects); Dynamic loads; Grinding; Rail grinding; Tractive forces; Train track dynamics; Wavelength; Wheel loads
• Subject Areas: Construction; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796272
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 2000 12:00AM