Heavyweight Passenger Car Coupler Conversion

Starfire was engaged to convert the couplers of a privately owned heavyweight passenger car from type E to type H. The car was constructed by ACF in the late 1920s, and was equipped with type E couplers with a rigid coupler carrier. The car was fitted with Type H80 Tightlock couplers, with the corresponding CY-50 Yokes and Y-25A Radial Connectors to enable the application to utilize a 24-5/8 inch pocket draft gear arrangement. The rigid coupler carrier was part of the end casting of the car as built. The carrier was removed, and a flexible carrier, designed to AAR S-028, was fabricated and applied. A number 6 operating lever arrangement was fabricated and applied, as well.