I installed Kadee 118 couplers in all of my NJ transit cars. They work wonders. the bottom shelves of the couplers keep the knuckles from sliding up/down and out. For long cars like commuter cars, these are a god send, since when these cars go over hills and bumps its very easy for them to pull out of eachother. It also keeps sagging couplers from pulling out of eachother as well. Its actually difficult to uncouple them unless you twist them right, or you have an uncoupling magnet, and twisting them is dangerous because i've already pulled one of these couplers out of an adjacent care by accident. you can't just lift the cars up.
I plan to buy another couple sets for my SEPTA cars. SPeaking of SEPTA, i have a new AEM7 to replace my old busted one coming in.
I also got a coupler guage and trip pin pliers, so i'm having a field day fixing all of that stuff. the guage came with shims to, so i've been correcting the problems with my trouble pieces of rolling stock.
TOO!!! it's TOO!! I really like that TOO!! sorry, to correct you, but I can't help not to.
sign1 ...anyways, annoying typos aside, pretty awesome photograph.
I'm going to leave it that way just to spite you.
NAH i'm joking!
Goodness gracious me, are you collecting a model of each of Amtrak and NJ Transit's locos??
Specifically, I collect what runs on the Northeast Corridor from Washington DC to New York City, particularly focusing on the areas in New Jersey (I still need a MARC AEM7 to complete my collection of doom). I'm also a huge fan of American Electric locomotives. they've always impressed me the most, but that maybe because thats my major exposure to railroads.
In the lover left corner, you'll see the old SEPTA unit as well, to add that list of railroads. In the back, you might be able to make out my Conrail E33 and Penn Central E44.