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GETTING THE MOST FROM RAIL GRINDING

P Sroba, Eric Magel, Fred Prahl

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This article presents an overview of the results of a survey of railroads known to have experience with best practices in rail grinding. Focus is on preventive grinding, emphasizing its particular merits in the wheel/rail interface. Characteristics of preventive rail grinding are first discussed. This is followed by a discussion on strategies for preventing crack growth and removing corrugations, as well as the value in establishing optimal profiles. The article discusses the importance of rail-grinding test sites, pointing out that they are valuable in establishing the appropriate metal removal rate for controlling the growth of rolling contact fatigue cracks under different operating conditions. The article concludes with a discussion of the benefits of rail grinding, focusing on the economic benefits that are derived, as well as the reduction in the number of defects experienced, thus leading to minimal interference in train operations.

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This article presents an overview of the results of a survey of railroads known to have experience with best practices in rail grinding. Focus is on preventive grinding, emphasizing its particular merits in the wheel/rail interface. Characteristics of preventive rail grinding are first discussed. This is followed by a discussion on strategies for preventing crack growth and removing corrugations, as well as the value in establishing optimal profiles. The article discusses the importance of rail-grinding test sites, pointing out that they are valuable in establishing the appropriate metal removal rate for controlling the growth of rolling contact fatigue cracks under different operating conditions. The article concludes with a discussion of the benefits of rail grinding, focusing on the economic benefits that are derived, as well as the reduction in the number of defects experienced, thus leading to minimal interference in train operations.

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This article presents an overview of the results of a survey of railroads known to have experience with best practices in rail grinding. Focus is on preventive grinding, emphasizing its particular merits in the wheel/rail interface. Characteristics of preventive rail grinding are first discussed. This is followed by a discussion on strategies for preventing crack growth and removing corrugations, as well as the value in establishing optimal profiles. The article discusses the importance of rail-grinding test sites, pointing out that they are valuable in establishing the appropriate metal removal rate for controlling the growth of rolling contact fatigue cracks under different operating conditions. The article concludes with a discussion of the benefits of rail grinding, focusing on the economic benefits that are derived, as well as the reduction in the number of defects experienced, thus leading to minimal interference in train operations.

Key concepts: Grinding, Engineering, Forensic engineering, Automotive engineering, Mechanical engineering

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