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Track inspection
February 19, 2024
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Infrastructure
Landslide victory for new software
Engineers from the Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories at Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute explain the development of a new innovative embankment inspection system that offers early detection of potential landslides and geological events that could impact railway operation.
December 22, 2023
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Track
A machine vision for rail surface inspection
The Rail Surface Inspection System (RSIS) has been developed to identifiy rail surface defects before they become a serious problem as Serkan Sandikcioglu and Samantha Kirkpatrick from Ensco, United States, explain.
February 27, 2023
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Track
Harmotrack project enters final straight
Experts from 40 countries are participating in the Harmotrack project, which is aiming to produce international guidelines on the use of dynamic measurement to monitor track quality by the end of this year. Project leader Danilo Sorrentino* explains how the project has enabled the sharing of best practice from around the world.
August 26, 2021
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Track
Adapting in-service rail monitoring for industrial railways
Benjamin Baasch, Judith Heusel, Michael Roth and Jörn C Groos, researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), explain how intelligent shunters are providing in-service railway track monitoring at the Braunschweig port railway.
March 25, 2021
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Track
Making rail harder, better, faster
Steady increases in tonnages, traffic volumes and maximum speeds during the last 60 years have driven track component manufacturers to develop new products able to meet growing track forces. David Briginshaw reports on some of the key achievements by four of the leading suppliers as they adapt to new challenges.
February 10, 2021
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Infrastructure
KiwiRail nears completion of Auckland track renewal project
Track is being replaced following increase prevalence of rolling contact fatigue.
August 7, 2020
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Innovations
IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: “Elmer” brings AI to crack detection
IN response to the rail industry’s push for new autonomous safety technologies, along with the move towards preventative rather than interval-based maintenance, Sperry has developed an artificial intelligence tool, Elmer.
March 9, 2020
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Track
Norfolk Southern debuts locomotive-mounted autonomous track inspection system
UNITED States class 1 railway Norfolk Southern (NS) has developed and deployed a locomotive-mounted autonomous track geometry measurement system, which the railways says will enhance safety and operating efficiencies.
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