If it wasn't for switching out passenger trains at Terminal District, I would definitely equip my passenger rolling stock with AM couplers. Also, since moving engines around in the service area involves coupling and uncoupling at both ends of the locomotives, they are also fitted with Kadee-style couplers.I have even found that when a coupler loses a closing spring, the mating coupler will force a ProtoMax coupler into closed position so it will stay coupled.
boB Nicholson _____________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Tom Hawley" <t.hawley@...> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bob Werre > . . . . . . . With that being said let me question Matt and ask--what > American Models coupler?. . . . . . . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Since I don't do much switching, I like the AM dummy coupler - > > > Snaplock (3 pair) $5.95 CPL600 > > > It couples just fine with the KD 802 and seems to be about the same size. > And it may well be more of a scale model of a real one than the KD is. > Since the KD coupler is not really a scale model of a real one, but a > modification to facilitate operating, they're hard to compare. > > When my club runs trains on our show layout, if somebody finds a car at the > end of the show when we're packing up with a KD on one end and an AM dummy > at the other end, that's my car. > > Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan USA > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
