Big data analytics (BDA) has increasingly attracted a strong attention of analysts,
researchers and practitioners in railway transportation and engineering. This urges the …

Increased demand for railway transportation is creating a need for higher train speeds and
axle loads. These, in turn, increase the likelihood of track degradation and failures …

Railway operations are inherently complex and source of several problems. In particular,
track geometry defects are one of the leading causes of train accidents in the United States …

The increase in traffic congestion in urban areas as a result of more private transport
intensifies the importance of promoting public transport and rail transport in particular. The …

In the past few decades, the railway infrastructure has been widely expanded in urban and
rural areas, making it the most complex matrix of rail transport networks. Safe and …

The article examines the superstructures of the tramway tracks of tramway line No. 1 in
Budapest (the capital of Hungary). Since the first appearance of tramways, several …

When planning a new track or improving a track that is currently in-service, it is important to
predict the probable rate of track deterioration as a function of the variables related to the …

Keeping railway tracks in good operational condition is one of the most important tasks for
railway owners. As a result, railway companies have to conduct track inspections …

Tram track system management is a complex, costly and interdisciplinary process. It involves
construction, monitoring and maintenance of track infrastructure and rolling stock, and public …

Accurate prediction and efficient simulation of the evolution of track geometry condition is a
prerequisite for planning effective railway track maintenance. In this regard, the degradation …