Nostalgia & History > Brake smoke in the shadow of Mt Shasta

A week or so before I went into the Army in May 1965 I went for one last trip up to Dunsmuir. I got  this westbound going downgrade near Andesite.

Robert Morris Photography

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As usual, awesome picture!  Thanks for posting.

That is the first picture I have seen where the rear marker light shinning is visible.

Nice Bob.

That's awesome!

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MMMMMMMMMM ... MMMMMMMMMM ... NOTHING LIKE THE SMELL OF ASBESTOS IN THE MORN'IN !!!

Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> MMMMMMMMMM ... MMMMMMMMMM ... NOTHING LIKE THE
> SMELL OF ASBESTOS IN THE MORN'IN !!!

ASBESTOS????????     That was NOT a component of composition brake shoes.

HotWater Wrote:
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> Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> > MMMMMMMMMM ... MMMMMMMMMM ... NOTHING LIKE THE
> > SMELL OF ASBESTOS IN THE MORN'IN !!!
>
> ASBESTOS????????     That was NOT a component of
> composition brake shoes.

Whatever was in them, it always gave me a headache when I passed one smoking like that.

crackerjackhoghead Wrote:
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> HotWater Wrote:
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> > Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> > > MMMMMMMMMM ... MMMMMMMMMM ... NOTHING LIKE
> THE
> > > SMELL OF ASBESTOS IN THE MORN'IN !!!
> >
> > ASBESTOS????????     That was NOT a component
> of
> > composition brake shoes.
>
> Whatever was in them, it always gave me a headache
> when I passed one smoking like that.

More like the sweet smell of cast iron brake shoes!!!

I've never seen that much smoke from composition shoes!

Mike

I love the smell of brake shoe haze in the morning!  Helluva shot Bob, thanks for sharing.

Kent in CArmel Valley

Excellent shot, Bob. Thank you for sharing,

Ryan

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> crackerjackhoghead Wrote:
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> > HotWater Wrote:
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> > > Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> > > > MMMMMMMMMM ... MMMMMMMMMM ... NOTHING LIKE
> > THE
> > > > SMELL OF ASBESTOS IN THE MORN'IN !!!
> > >
> > > ASBESTOS????????     That was NOT a
> component
> > of
> > > composition brake shoes.
> >
> > Whatever was in them, it always gave me a
> headache
> > when I passed one smoking like that.
>
> More like the sweet smell of cast iron brake
> shoes!!!
>
> I've never seen that much smoke from composition
> shoes!
>
> Mike

aaaaahhhhh thanks for the correct info ... whwn i got hired on Amtrak that's all i smelled and saw was asbestos brake shoe smoke especially anywhere near Frankford curve where the hoggers approached the curve throttled up and did last minute heavy braking, timing their reduced 50mph speed restriction as they entered the curve ... in fact the railroad after a decade or so started pulminary testing for employees from being around brake smoke and asbesros 30th burning rope for pull aparts ... i don't recall what year they switched from asbestos brake shoes ... did all freights have composite brake shoes and if so why did passwnger cars have asbetos shoes ??? ...

Bob, you are the master.  Sterling shot!

-Tom

Everyone missed the mark on this one.  The smoke is probably the leaking oil from the old  journal boxes seeping onto the hot wheels...  photobob Wrote:
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> A week or so before I went into the Army in May
> 1965 I went for one last trip up to Dunsmuir. I
> got  this westbound going downgrade near
> Andesite.
>
> Robert Morris Photography

SanJoaquinEngr Wrote:

I agree with both, journal oil and heavy brakes or sticking brakes
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> Everyone missed the mark on this one.  The smoke
> is probably the leaking oil from the old  journal
> boxes seeping onto the hot wheels...  photobob
> Wrote:
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> > A week or so before I went into the Army in May
> > 1965 I went for one last trip up to Dunsmuir. I
> > got  this westbound going downgrade near
> > Andesite.
> >
> > Robert Morris Photography