I was wondering if any of you in the narrow gauge world have a source for new type E couplers that are equivalent to what was used on the California narrow gauges. I believe these were refered to as 3/4 size???
Thanks!

wsflco@yahoo.com

Might contact Paul Dalleska at Stuhr Museum and Andrew Dahm at Colorado RR Museum.

dave

irondave@bellsouth.net

> I was wondering if any of you in the narrow
> gauge world have a source for new type E
> couplers that are equivalent to what was
> used on the California narrow gauges. I
> believe these were refered to as 3/4 size???
> Thanks!

The White Pass & Yukon Route currently uses 3/4 size couplers.

The Colorado roads all seem to have used full size couplers. In California the Pacific Coast and the Nevada-California-Oregon used full size couplers.

3/4 size couplers were used by the SPng (Mina to Keeler), the Nevada Central, the Eureka-Nevada, and the Nevada County Narrow Gauge. I believe from looking at photos that the Northwestern Pacific narrow gauge used 3/4 size couplers.

Orange Empire Ry Museum recently obtained a couple of new 3/4 size couplers. I'm not sure what the source was. I will advise our ng equipment forman of this thread; maybe he will then make a post.

Brian Norden

P.S. You might consider posting this inquiry on the narrow gauge discussion board.

Narrow Gauge Railroad Discussion Forum

Sorry no 3/4 size couplers in Nebraska

Paul

> Might contact Paul Dalleska at Stuhr Museum
> and Andrew Dahm at Colorado RR Museum.

> dave


pdalleska@stuhrmuseum.org

See the www.ngdiscussion.net for more on 3/4 size couplers.
> The White Pass & Yukon Route currently
> uses 3/4 size couplers.

> The Colorado roads all seem to have used
> full size couplers. In California the
> Pacific Coast and the
> Nevada-California-Oregon used full size
> couplers.

> 3/4 size couplers were used by the SPng
> (Mina to Keeler), the Nevada Central, the
> Eureka-Nevada, and the Nevada County Narrow
> Gauge. I believe from looking at photos that
> the Northwestern Pacific narrow gauge used
> 3/4 size couplers.

> Orange Empire Ry Museum recently obtained a
> couple of new 3/4 size couplers. I'm not
> sure what the source was. I will advise our
> ng equipment forman of this thread; maybe he
> will then make a post.

> Brian Norden

> P.S. You might consider posting this inquiry
> on the narrow gauge discussion board.


william.barbour@bnsf.com

You might want to check with East Broad Top. They use a smaller coupler then the Rio Grande I believe they are 3/4 size.

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