I've been catching up on the annual coupler debate. On the subject of narrow
gauge couplers, some railroads, including the most modeled D&RGW and RGS, used
full size couplers. However, the ones you currently see on cars are the older,
smaller Type D which is slightly smaller than the Type E. This is one reasons
that the Kadee #5 family is the most commonly used in Sn3. (Most PBL kits use
the #26, which has a longer shank.)
Some railroads (EBT, the Maine 2-footers) used the 3/4 AAR size, which means
that a HO "scale" coupler is almost perfect.
The above being said, I saw a few Sn3 models this week that had the Sergent HO
couplers on them and I liked the appearance better the Kadee #5's.
Dave Heine
Currently at the NNGC in Portland, OR.
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