Dynamic test and characteristics analysis of rack railway under curve passing conditions on large slope line

Zhihui Chen, Haitao Zhang, Jiawei Zhang, Guojun Yang, State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, Institute of Science and Technology, China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co, School of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University

Journal of Vibration and Control

Published online on January 03, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Vibration and Control, Ahead of Print.
Rack railways are extensively employed in mountainous areas due to their exceptional gradient-climbing capabilities. However, systematic experimental investigations on the dynamic behavior of rack systems on large slope curved tracks are still lacking. ...