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FILE NAME: Westinghouse (WH) DATE: 1971 Nov 12 DOC#: WH080 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Johns-Manville RE COBRA Brake Shoes RESEARCH AND TEST DEPARTMENT . AMERICAN RAILROADS BUILDING 1920 i S T R E E T . N.W.. WASHING TON. D C. 20035 A R E A CODE 232 29. W ILLIAM J. H A R R IS. JR. Vice Preiident .o ' cc: Mr G. Cabbie -West Mr E . Brer.ne.na'n -V; N o v e m b e r 12, 1971 W. il Graham M r . P . L,. P u r v d s a c k , Vi ce P r e s i d e n t R esearch and Development R e s e a r c h l< E n g i n e e r i n g C e n t e r Johns-Man ville B o x 159 M anville, New J e r s e y 0S835 Dear M r. Pundsack: I PLAINTIFF'S | EXHIBIT J RR-126c It w a s v e r y kind of you to w r ite to m e sending such helpful in fo rm a tio n on the r e s u l t s of w ear t e s t s on C O B R A B rak e Shoes. Your stud ies clearly indicate the v e ry small fraction of m a t e r i a l which is g e n e r a t e d a s a r e s u l t of the t e sts and also the even s m a l l e r fraction of the m a te ria l which r e m a in s as r e c o g n iz a b le c h r y s o t i l e fiber in the w e ar dust. I a m v e r y m uch hoping that we can lay this m a t t e r to r e s t , but t h e r e a r e s t i l l clouds on the h o r i z o n c o n c e r n i n g a s b e s t o s which we sh a ll be o b s e r v i n g with the g r e a t e s t c a r e . ' If any furth er developments occur that you believe warrant . o ur a t t e n t io n , p l e a s e w rite to m e; an d I sh a ll do the s a m e . A g a i n , I a m deeply appre ciativ e of the effort that you have expended in resp o n d in g to my co n ce rn s on this subject. I sincerely ho pe that t h e s e e ff o rts will allow us to be fully r e s p o n s i v e should the need a r i s e . ___ Sincerely vours. cc: R. Byrne, AAR R. R. Manioc, AAR J. A. Riscndal y/SI7 7