Amsted Rail Company, Inc.

Andrew Seidel

Francis J Cooper

David Heagerty

Mohsen Samadani

Daniel Maraini

A system and method for monitoring the operating condition of a wheelset on a railcar comprising a sealed unit mounted on or near a wheelset of the railcar for collecting data from the wheelset and performing AI analyses on the collected data to determine the operational condition and predict failure modes for the wheelset. Results are communicated off-railcar wirelessly via one or more of several different methods.

System, method and apparatus for monitoring the health of railcar wheelsets

A system for measuring in-train and coupling forces of freight rail cars is provided. The system includes at least four strain sensing elements mounted to the coupler of a railway vehicle. Signals from the strain sensing elements are transmitted to a receiver where they are converted into force readings.

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Camp Hill, PA, United States of America

Andrew Seidel