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Coupler Gauging: Coupler Contour

June 9, 2019 by

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Filed Under: Gauge Usage, Gauging Couplers & Coupler Parts

AAR Open Top Loading Rules (OTLR) Committee

June 9, 2019 by

The OTLR Committee’s mission is to provide rules that ensure the safe, uniform, and economical securement of commodities transported on open-top railcars for the benefit of the rail industry, their shipping customers, and the general public.

 

Committee Website: https://aar.com/standards/OpenTop.html

Filed Under: Industry Organizations

Association of American Railroads (AAR)

June 8, 2019 by

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is the organization which sets the standards which allow freight traffic to seamlessly interchange between North American railroads.
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Filed Under: Industry Organizations

Coupler

June 8, 2019 by

A coupler is the device which allows two adjacent pieces of rolling stock to remain connected in a train such that it can be quickly released without stepping between the equipment.

 

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Filed Under: Part Reference

Drawbar

June 8, 2019 by

A drawbar connects two cars (units) semi-permanently. Unlike a coupler, which allows two cars to be separated quickly, separating drawbar-connected cars requires tools to remove the Y47 pin holding the drawbar into the yoke.

 

Filed Under: Part Reference

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