Freight Train Dust

[ConcreteJungle]

I was driving home yesterday and I was near a freight train the had open hoppers and dust was everywhere. I am freaking out because I believe it was asbestos dust. Is this realistic?

[Papaya64]

Asbestos was banned 1980, which is 40 years ago. While it may still be prevalent to some extent in some old railroad cars still in service and might pose a small risk to railroad workers with regular exposure over years, I would consider the probability zero that there was even one of such cars on that train, let alone that it emitted enough asbestos to even reach you.

[ConcreteJungle in reply to Papaya64]

Thank you so much. I appreciate it. I thought it was dust from quarry aggregates.