[PRCo] Re: Road Salt

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Salt seems to have come into excessive use during the mid 1960s, when the
politicians (and other lawyers) began to insist that we weren't capable of
looking out for ourselves and therefore had to be protected by the
government against every possibility of danger.

Fortunately in the interim, the Japanese car makers have shown the American
ones that you have to put galvanized steel on cars in order to sell them.
And I think that's a good thing, since we have three North American cars
made by three American companies!

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From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Ken &
Tracie
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:40 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Road Salt


Well, my Imperial and my truck are a bit newer than my station wagon. Tracie
is driving a '99 Toyota, so maybe she has the most sanity. Especially with
gasoline at $2.50 per gallon.
I would suspect the El Paso PCCs have/had some rust. Desert winds blow dust
into nooks, crannies and crevices. During the rainy season, moisture gets
absorbed by this packed in dirt, leading to some rust issues, but it is
never as extensive as salt induced rust damage.

When did Pittsburgh begin salting the city streets? Did Pittsburgh Railways
apply the salt along car lines, or was this completely the responsibility of
local government?

I seem to remember somebody noting crushed slag was used for a time.

K.


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