stephen thomas
Diamond
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2001
Jim Christie brought this to my attention. Quite wonderful that peanut oil soaked yellow birch still makes the best brake shoe for the latest model subway cars in Montreal.
Benefits include just the right amount of friction (not too much) to slow the trains without annoying squealing noise, the ideal friction also makes the steel (ci?) drums last the life of the car without replacement saving "tens of thousands of dollars" per car over the lifespan. Plus it is non-poluting and smells faintly "like a barbeque".
I never really noticed, but do remember how my standard of subway travel was ever after based on a HS trip to Montreal and how smoothly and quietly the cars ran compared to even Mexico City (which was another standard in 1969), and certainly NYC!
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/le-...-wagons-metro-montreal-transport?isAutoPlay=1
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/749068/metro-azur-description
Wooden brake shoes - YouTube
Goodbye, retro Metro - Macleans.ca
smt
Benefits include just the right amount of friction (not too much) to slow the trains without annoying squealing noise, the ideal friction also makes the steel (ci?) drums last the life of the car without replacement saving "tens of thousands of dollars" per car over the lifespan. Plus it is non-poluting and smells faintly "like a barbeque".
I never really noticed, but do remember how my standard of subway travel was ever after based on a HS trip to Montreal and how smoothly and quietly the cars ran compared to even Mexico City (which was another standard in 1969), and certainly NYC!
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/le-...-wagons-metro-montreal-transport?isAutoPlay=1
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/749068/metro-azur-description
Wooden brake shoes - YouTube
Goodbye, retro Metro - Macleans.ca
smt