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Steam locomotives, at least, used total loss lubrication. Their brakes were made of asbestos. And a good preservative for railroad ties was creosote. Never m
by MarkusWandel 3y ago
Steam locomotives, at least, used total loss lubrication. Their brakes were made of asbestos. And a good preservative for railroad ties was creosote. Never mind the stuff they spray to keep vegetation at bay. So even I would probably be wanting to wear an N95 mask if exposed to dust from that stuff all day.
- Gare 3y ago> And a good preservative for railroad ties was creosote. Still is. There is even an EU exception to the ban because no replacement was good enough.
- cratermoon 3y agoPro tip: never use railroad ties or any part of a railroad tie in your campfire.
- swader999 3y agoDon't use any kind of treated wood.
- Symbiote 3y agoIn this case it's a high speed line which will never have seen a steam locomotive, and where most trains will use dynamic braking (returning the power to the electricity grid, or else dumping it into resistors).