Hot Water posted:Rob Leese posted:...Fast forward to today, I realize I might have been getting a good blast of asbestos while going down that hill...Where do you believe the asbestos was coming from? Are you referring to the "old wives tail" about the composition brake shoes being made out of asbestos?
Color me "guilty" of accepting the idea that railroad brake shoes may contain asbestos. I will have to admit I have not researched the composition of brake shoe material. One facet of brake shoes that I did learn while protecting the rear end was the unique smell they produce while working. That is one of those "things" you can smell in your memory, if that makes sense, and it is a good memory for me.
