Re: A few more D&RGW 'Moldie Oldies' for Greg
| May 04, 2015 03:03PM |
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rdamurphy Wrote:
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> In that first photo, it appears that the air pin
> lifter is still connected to the coupler pin?
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> Robert
That's a dual gauge, sliding coupler from the Sumpter Valley days, I had that thought years ago, thinking that it had an auto-pin-lifter, just like the big Geeps, but it's disconnected.
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> In that first photo, it appears that the air pin
> lifter is still connected to the coupler pin?
>
> Robert
That's a dual gauge, sliding coupler from the Sumpter Valley days, I had that thought years ago, thinking that it had an auto-pin-lifter, just like the big Geeps, but it's disconnected.
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