Re: Narrow gauge gon with dual gauge couplers (1032?)

DakotaRed Wrote:
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> Thanks Dave! That plan is very helpful.
>
> Does anyone know if these were attached to one or
> both ends of the car?
>
> The conversation over on the C&S Forum says
> "D&RG 1541 and 1866 received 3-way coupler
> pockets on the A-end with a completion date of
> November 5, 1919." but this is a different
> car in a different state on a different railroad,
> roughly 20 years later.
>
> EDIT: The same C&S thread has "Two D&RG NG
> gons were fitted with 3-way coupler, one end each
> car."


My post in the C&S thread was based on documentation I have seen and have on file somewhere.
Two gons were fitted with 3-way couples, one end each car.
Reason for that arrangement was to handle C&S narrow gauge traffic between Leadville and Buena Vista. That was accomplished by placing the converted gon with narrow gauge consist behind the caboose on standard gauge trains. The two gons were converted specifically for that purpose.

As to the car in Santa Fe, my guess is both ends were fitted with 3-way couplers.

Jimmy