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Reply to "Another one Bites the dust"

Thought I would chime in here after looking at a couple of the links, one of them about the traction tires melting.  I don't know if it is a cause, but air pollution does attack things you might expect to be impervious.  The foam suspension on speakers disappears after several years in a polluted environment, especially if you live near a paper mill.  I moved from a town with 3 pulp mills, to an area where the closest is 30 miles away, and have had no issues with speakers since, where before, 5 years was about it for the foam. While not an issue with zinc, bad air could be getting to other materials taken decades to degrade them, or then again maybe not, but it is still something to ponder.  Perhaps posting questions about the condition of vintage trains in places with zero air problems vs places like LA or towns with heavy industry may generate some data.

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