Protran Technology’s SmartGrind is an analysis package which recommends grinding patterns in real-time to a grinding operator/machine for segments of rail, based on a target template.  The user-friendly software system interfaces with rail profile measurement systems on grinding machines or track inspection vehicles. On-board a grinder, two systems can be used as input; a pre-grind and post-grind system. SmartGrind provides grinding requirements, current grinding production, and a rating of the rail via grind quality index (GQI) both pre and post grinding.