Rail squeal
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rail-squeal-186-5284599
title:
Rail squeal
text:
Rail squeal is a screeching train-track friction sound, commonly occurring on sharp curves. Squeal is caused by the flanges of the wheels scraping across the railhead. The "Howling sound" is caused by lateral sticking and slipping of the wheels across top of the railroad track. This results in vibrations in the wheel that increase until a stable amplitude is reached. Lubricating the rails has limited success. Speed reduction also appears to reduce noise levels. The sticking of the rim of the whe
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Screeching rail track
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_squeal
date created:
2013-11-10T02:03:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T05:34:40Z
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