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How to fix a train wheel - VIA Rail maintenance tour

Trains rely on smooth, durable wheels to operate safely, but what happens when one develops a flat spot? At VIA Rail’s ...
Railway Age

IEM Corp.: No bad vibes for Sound Transit

• A next-generation Wheel Flat Detection System (WFDS) that uses “sophisticated signal processing” to identify small flat spots at low speeds before they reach the point of generating an unacceptable ...
WFAE

NC DOT orders CATS to pull all older light rail trains from service over new wheel problem

The N.C. Department of Transportation ordered CATS to remove 20 light-rail vehicles from service. The North Carolina Department of Transportation on Saturday ordered the Charlotte Area Transit System ...