Reverting back to hook & horn couplers?

[RobertInOntario]

a shelf coupler might be the ticket. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://kadee.com/htmbord/page119.htm">http://kadee.com/htmbord/page119.htm</a><!-- m --> I suspect it is an up and down motion that is the problem.

OK, it's coming back even more now! That's exactly what Gauge members recommended to me a few years ago -- shelf couplers. As far as I can remember, #218 or 219 Kadees were the shelf coupler kind, and these should work well to reduce uncoupling problems. They're prototypical for modern tank cars but you can get away using them elsewhere. I'll continue to try this.

Thanks again, Rob