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Coupler replacement is a SNAP.. so watch out! I just switched my IHC passenger cars couplers to NMRA standard from the orig. hook and horn style. I did so by just unclipping the arm of the coupler from the mounting pin and attaching the McHenry 42s to the same mounting pin. Easy and the...

Peacemaker, when you say you "cut coal on the Southern", does that mean you worked on the Southern Pacific Railroad? Switching coal cars? Please explain. Thanks for the question...'the Southern' means "THE" Southern, as in the Southern Railroad (now Norfolk/Southern RR). I was the guy on top...

Recently medically retired Police Chaplain. Getting back into MRR after 40 year hiatus. Living in E. TN. Married, three kids; four grandkids and a Westie. Cut coal on the Southern in college. Grew up by the FEC in Miami Shores, FL.