HIGH-CUBE CARS HAVE CREATED A MARKET FOR COUPLER POSITIONING DEVICES

Since coming on the railroad scene less than ten year ago, the high-cube auto parts car has shown as alarming affinity for passed coupler damage. The coupler centering and positioning devices can, in the majority of instances, prevent the passing of couplers. Several devices on the market are presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Locomotives and Cars
  • Volume: 147
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Couplers; Mechanical failure
• Old TRIS Terms: High cube cars
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050543
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1976 12:00AM