In the railroad industry, distressed bearings in service are primarily identified using wayside
hot-box detectors (HBDs). Current technology has expanded the role of these detectors to …

Wayside hot-box detectors (HBDs) are devices used to assess the health of railcar
components including bearings, axles, and brakes by monitoring their temperatures. HBDs …

Wayside hot-box detectors (HBDs) are devices that are currently used to monitor bearing,
axle, and brake temperatures as a way of assessing railcar component health and to …

At present there are no existing bearing health monitoring systems capable of continuous
monitoring and tracking of railroad bearings on freight cars. Current wayside equipment is …

The train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, OH, on February 3, 2023, has been the
subject of a lot of national press surrounding the railroad industry, and has focused on the …

In the rail road industry damaged bearings in service are primarily identified by using
wayside hot-box detectors (HBDs). In general if the temperature is greater than 105.5oC the …

Of the three main rail accident types in the United States, derailments are the most common.
Studies have shown that derailments occurring above 25 mph are caused by equipment …

Described herein is a load sensor for a railcar that includes one or more strain gauges and
one or more temperature sensors. The load sensor has a size and configuration that allows …

Wayside hot-box detectors (HBDs) are devices that are currently used to evaluate the health
of railcar components including bearings, axles, and brakes by monitoring their …

Over the past two years, a series of papers have been published concerning bearing
temperature trending and a mechanism to explain this troubling phenomenon. In September …