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FILE NAME: Westinghouse (WH) DATE: 1971 Nov 12 DOC#: WH076 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from American Railroads to J-M Results of Wear Tests on COBRA Brake Shoes RESEARCH AND TEST DEPARTMENT AMERICAN RAILROADS BUILDING M r. F. L. Pundsack, Vice Presiclen R esearch and Development R e s e a r c h ?< E n g i n e e r i n g C e n t e r Johns-M an ville Box 159 . M anville, New J e r s e y 03835 i 1- 5 1971 r_- , . . ' ' " ' r' "V " ' D e a r Mir. P u n d sa c k : ' - It was v e r y kind of you to w rite to m e s e n d in g such helpful r n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e r e s u l t s ot w c a r t e s t s o n C O B R-A. B r a k e F n o e s . Y our studies clearly indicate the v e r y s m a l l fraction of m a t e r i a l which is g en e ra te d as a r e s u lt of the t e s t s and also the even s m a lle r fraction of the m a te ria l which r e m a in s as reco - # O n izab le ch ry so tile fiber in the w ear dust. . - I a m v e r y m u c h h o p in g th at w C can lay th is m a t t e r to r e s t , but t h e r e a r e still clouds on tne horizon c o n c e r n in g a sb esto s which we shall be observing with the greatest c a re . ' If any further developments occur that you believe warrant . our attention , p lea se w rite to me; and I shall do the sam e. A gain, I a m deeply ap p reciativ e of the effort that you have . e x p e n d e d i n r e s p o n d i n g t o m y c o n c e r n s o n t h i s ' s u b j e c t . I s i n c e r e l y ' h o p e th a t t h e s e efforts will allo w us to be fully r e s p o n s i v e should ' the need a ris e . . Sincerely yours . cc: R. B yrne, AAR R . R . M a n i o n , AAR. J. A. Riscndal