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Re: Coupler Lift on Drop Bottom Gondolas (now with photo)

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John Hewlett

September 09, 2019 10:37PM

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Kelly Anderson replied, "That design allows the link to telescope a certain amount in order to allow some slack as the coupler swings. It also allows the brakeman to get some momentum going on the coupler lever before tension comes on the coupler pin."

Building on what Kelly said if enough chain or links were used to equal length of the stretched out telescoping links the chain would be long enough to hang down and foul the mating faces of the couplers or get caught between the horn block and the buffer plate.

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Coupler Lift on Drop Bottom Gondolas (now with photo)	drgw0579	September 08, 2019 07:45PM
Re: Coupler Lift on Drop Bottom Cars	Wayne Hoskin	September 09, 2019 05:43PM
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Re: Coupler Lift on Drop Bottom Gondolas	Kelly Anderson	September 09, 2019 09:15PM
Re: Coupler Lift on Drop Bottom Gondolas	drgw0579	September 09, 2019 09:28PM
Re: Coupler Lift on Drop Bottom Gondolas	Wayne Hoskin	September 10, 2019 01:32AM
Re: Coupler Lift on Drop Bottom Gondolas (now with photo)	John Hewlett	September 09, 2019 10:37PM
Re: Coupler Lift on Drop Bottom Gondolas (now with photo)	rdamurphy	September 10, 2019 08:19AM
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