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FILE NAME: Railroads (RR) DATE: 1981 Feb 9 DOC#: RR050 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from the Family Lines Rail System to Illinois Central Gulf Railroad RE Products being Used as Wicks to Heat Joints THE FAMILY LINES RAIL SYSTEM SCO W elsr Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202 V/ALDO F. WINGATE Diradar Acddcnt Reporting snd Analyelo February 9, 1981 Mr. N. J. Andrews, General Manager Safety/Technical Training Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Two Illinois Center 233 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60601 Dear Mr. Andrews: This has reference to your letter of January 23, 1981 to the AAR S t e e r i n g .Commit tee relative to products being usedas wicks to heat rail when making j o ints. The Seaboard Coast Line uses Thermo-Pac, one-inch asbestos for this practice. This is supplied by the Johns-Manville Company and we know of no problems associated with its use. This .product is described in a Johns -Manv il 1e brochure, No. PK-229, 8-77, which you can obtain, by calling or writing the Johns-Manville Information Center, telephone (303)979-1000, mailing address .Ken-Caryl Ranch, Denver, Colorado 80217. If I can be of further help, please let me know. Sincerely yours, Cys : Steering Committee Mr . J . C . .Buckingham Mr .,A . B . Cary W . r . Wingate