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| Author: | NKP1155 [ Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Miller to link and pin adapter? |
Before the Janey took over the coupling task, freight cars used link & pin coupling, but many carriers used the Miller "hook" for their passenger rolling stock. Maybe the carriers with intense passenger operations may have had station switchers with the Miller's, but a railroad like the Nickel Plate did not. So, how did a yard switcher swing over from the freight lead to assemble a passenger train, or merely cut a car in or out of a consist at an intermediate point? |
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| Author: | Paul D [ Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Miller to link and pin adapter? |
I believe that Miller Hooks had a slot and pin hole cast into them for this very purpose. |
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| Author: | crij [ Thu Sep 30, 2021 3:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Miller to link and pin adapter? |
Looks like the link & pin provision was built in to the hook. https://www.midcontinent.org/rollingstock/dictionary/millerhook_restoration.htm Rich C. |
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