Investigation on Derailment of Empty Wagons of Long Freight Train during Dynamic Braking by Xin Ge, Kaiyun Wang, Lirong Guo, Min Yang, Kaikai Lv, Wanming Zhai

“…The derailments of empty wagons of long freight trains frequently occurred around the world, which caused tremendous losses every year. …”
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Acceleration Frequency Characteristics of the Freight-Train-Induced Vibration of the Beijing-Harbin Railway Subgrade by Yingying Zhao, Xianzhang Ling, Ziyu Wang, Weiming Gong, Guoyu Li

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Research and calculation of magnetic system of built-in axle-box generators of freight cars by O. A. Lysenko, L. D. Fedorova, S. G. Shantarenko

“…The growth of rail traffic is currently placing increased demands on the levels of safety, automation and an increase in the average speed of freight trains. These requests can be solved through the introduction of modern GSM communication systems and geolocation. …”
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Modelling the Environmental Effects of Railway Vibrations from Different Types of Rolling Stock: A Numerical Study by Georges Kouroussis, David P. Connolly, Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Olivier Verlinden

“…Four vehicle types (Thalys, German ICE, Eurostar, and Belgian freight trains) are investigated using a multibody approach. …”
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Cascading Reliability Assessment of International Railway Freight Network Based on Coupled Map Lattices: A Case Study of China Railway Express by Si Chen, Xinyi Chi, Qian Zhang, Yinying Tang, Zhen Liu, Wenkai Tan

“…The cascading reliability problem of international railway freight network is becoming noticeable due to the limitation of node transportation capacity with increases in the transport volume of the international railway freight trains. We discuss this problem in this study, thereby focusing on the failure process of the international railway freight network. …”
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Acoustics Source Identification of Diesel Engines Based on Variational Mode Decomposition, Fast Independent Component Analysis, and Hilbert Transformation by Xieqi Chen, Jianhui Lin, Hang Jin, Andy Tan, Lei Yan

“…Diesel engines are widely used in railway systems, particularly in freight trains. Despite their high efficiency in energy conversion, they usually generate high levels of acoustics pollution during operation. …”
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CHANGES IN SHEEP TRANSHUMANCE IN ROMANIA. A CASE-STUDY FROM MĂRGINIMEA SIBIULUI – SOUTHERN CARPATHIANS by SHIGERU SHIRASAKA, KAZUKO URUSHIBARA–YOSHINO

“…Gradually, shepherds came to use trucks or freight trains to transfer their flocks this distance. …”
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Finite element analysis and experimental study on the sealing performance of low-phenyl silicone rubber sealing rings by Ming Gao, Dongkai Li, Kun Liu, Shuliang Xu, Feng Zhao, Ben Guo, Anhui Pan, Xiao Xie, Huanre Han

“…Purpose – The brake pipe system was an essential braking component of the railway freight trains, but the existing E-type sealing rings had problems such as insufficient low-temperature resistance, poor heat stability and short service life. …”
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