Tony Johnson Wrote:
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> 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.


I don't think their axle loads even equal ours, Some where I read The Estonian C-30-7's were not allowed to cross the russian border because the tonnage on each axle was to great.