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

It may surprise you to learn, however, that some railways once used wheels made out of paper, as [Train of Thought] explains. The wheels were pioneered by a man known as Richard N. Allen ...

RTD light rail trains derailed a record seven times last year and causes, such as wheel failure, often remain secret. A new law makes investigations public.

Lucchini RS Group is the only UK-based manufacturer of wheels to offer the full train wheel production cycle, from forging and rolling (carried out at the Group’s state-of-the-art steelworks, forge ...

Fire crews responded to a brush fire in Buskirk that they say was caused by a malfunctioning train wheel. Firefighters from Pittstown and Buskirk responded to the train trestle by Turnpike Road at ...

The weight of a train is a problem because even though the basic architecture of a railway reduces rolling friction between a wheel and the ground, it does nothing to reduce friction between the ...