[modeleng] Re: boiler making

  • From: "Jesse Livingston" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 13:10:39 -0600

> All mainline freight trains are now "fully fitted" (braked by the
> driver) and use either screw couplings or our version of the knuckle 
> coupler
> which we call a buckeye coupling.

> Regards,
>
> Barrie

The screw coupling was the one I am thinking about.  Does the shunter still 
not have to crawl in between the cars to tighten up the screw by rotating 
it?

Jesse

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