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FILE NAME: Westinghouse (WH) DATE: 1971 Nov 12 DOC#: WH076 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Johns-Manville from American Railroads RE Results of Wear Tests on COBRA Brake Shoes as Regards Asbestos Dust RESEARCH AND TEST DEPARTMENT AM ERICAN R A IL R O A D S BUILDING M r. F . L . P a n d s a c k , Vice President R e se a r c h 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 J o h n s - M a n vi lie B o x 15 9 M anville, New Je r s e y 03835 1971 -- f rr--. ; j : ) D ear M r . Fund sack: It w a s v e r y kind of you to w rite to m e s e n d i n g such helpful in f o r m a t i o n on the r e s u l t s of w e a r t e s t s on C O B R A B r a k e Sh o es. Y o u r stu d ies cle arly indicate the v e r y s m a l l fraction of ' m a t e r i a l which i s g e n e r a t e d a s a r e s u l t of the t e s t s and a ls o the even s m a l l e r fr a c t io n of the m a t e r i a l which r e m a i n s as r e c o g n iz a b le c h r y s o t i le fiber in the w ear dust. ' I a m v e r y m u c h ho pi ng that we can la y this m a t t e r to r e s t , but t h e r e a r e still clouds on the horizon c o n c e r n i n g a s b e s t o s which we shall be o b se r v in g with the g r e a t e s t c a r e . ' ` ; If any further developments occur that you believe warrant . our attention, p l e a s e write to m e; and I sh all do the s a m e . A g a in , I a m deeply a p p re ciativ e of the e ffo rt that you have e x p e n d e d in r e s po ndin g 'to m y c o n c e r n s on th i s ' s u b j e c t . I s i n c e r e l y ho p e that t h e s e e f f o r t s will a l l o w u s to be fully r e s p o n s i v e should the need a r i s e . . . . Sincerely yours cc: R. Byrne, AAR R. R. Manion, AAR ' J . A. Ri s ondai