![BART on X: "This is what a wheel flat looks like. It is what we are trying to avoid by slowing acceleration and top speeds when the rails are slippery. It causes BART on X: "This is what a wheel flat looks like. It is what we are trying to avoid by slowing acceleration and top speeds when the rails are slippery. It causes](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhFiLFqUYAAiDJF.jpg)
BART on X: "This is what a wheel flat looks like. It is what we are trying to avoid by slowing acceleration and top speeds when the rails are slippery. It causes
![Wheel defect on wheel tread of tram #920 in the form of flat spots and... | Download Scientific Diagram Wheel defect on wheel tread of tram #920 in the form of flat spots and... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331176370/figure/fig5/AS:735216339529729@1552300643563/Wheel-defect-on-wheel-tread-of-tram-920-in-the-form-of-flat-spots-and-spalling-D-wheel.jpg)
Wheel defect on wheel tread of tram #920 in the form of flat spots and... | Download Scientific Diagram
![A dynamic simulation of the wheel–rail impact caused by a wheel flat using a 3-D rolling contact model | Railway Engineering Science A dynamic simulation of the wheel–rail impact caused by a wheel flat using a 3-D rolling contact model | Railway Engineering Science](https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1007%2Fs40534-017-0131-0/MediaObjects/40534_2017_131_Fig1_HTML.gif)