Railway tracks over peat subgrades can experience large ground deformations, increased
pore-water pressures, formation of pumping holes, and pumping of fines during the passage …

An increase in the number of rail transit track construction and rehabilitation projects in North
America has generated increased interest in optimizing the design of the track infrastructure …

To address a recent challenge related to broken spikes in premium elastic fastening systems
that have led to at least ten derailments and require manual walking inspections as well as …

A railroad sleeper and fastening system is composed of many unique parts that, when
assembled, attempt to distribute train wheel loads through the system without damaging the …

Comparatively little attention has been given to the quantification of fastener demands,
especially in the longitudinal direction. Research quantifying fastener demands is justified …

Concrete is the dominant crosstie material choice for demanding locations on heavy axle
load (HAL) freight railroads with steep grades, sharp curves, and high annual gross …

One of the more critical failure modes of concrete crossties in North America is the
degradation of the concrete surface at the crosstie rail seat, also known as rail seat …

Concrete sleepers are commonly used to constructed ballasted track infrastructure in
demanding locations on heavy axle load (HAL) freight railroads with steep grades, sharp …

As the number of concrete railway sleepers has steadily grown in North America, the
importance of understanding the performance and failure of these components has also …

The increased presence of instrumentation on railroad track components in revenue service
operation has provided vast amounts of data with the potential for improving the current …