Hutch 7.62 Wrote:
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> well hell even the Russians use couplers. I would
> think a coupleR would increase train length due to
> inherent strength of the coupler design over a
> buffer and chain system.


On the other hand they don't run trains as long and as heavy as they do here in the U.S. I can't imaging a train of 100 loaded centerbeams using buffers.