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Louis et al...To my best recollection the spray material used during my trainman days did not "stink" like the old poison stuff I remember from my RPL&N days..It had a distinctive odor which I'll never forget. Theoretically the spray material used during my trainman days was not poisonous, and I don't recall any particular odor...although there probably one was one.
It might be that the "stink" you remember was still the old "poison" material...I don't know when the chemical makeup of the spray stuff was changed.
However I do have a letter in my grandfather's file which he wrote to some company which supplied the RPL&N as to its ineffectiveness...In fact he told the guy.."The results would have been very good..."IF WE HAD WANTED HAY".....ie it didn't work..
I'll see if I can find that letter and if so I'll post it on here
Pete
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From: LZadnichek@aol.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, Jan 27, 2017 2:14 pm Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Weed Spray equipment January 27, 2017
Rupert/Hol - This is what I remember, too, on Lines East. I still remember
the "stink" of the chemical all these years later.... Today, the EPA would never
tolerate such an operation. Think about how the chemical spray cloud could drift
off the ROW if the wind picked-up. Chemical exposure to employees as described
with the spray nozzle operator being "coated" would also be a huge
concern in the present era. But, a weed spray train was certainly a part of
everyday railroading 60 plus-years ago. Times were very different then.... Best
Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 1/27/2017 12:24:24 P.M. Central Standard Time,
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