A friend asked for a picture of a Van Dorn coupler link:
It's 2" thick and about 22" long. Here it is mounted in the coupler:
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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- More Painting in 309
- Scenery Photo Reproduction
- Worship This Week
- Painting the Floor in the 309
- Car Card
- Linoleum Installation Completed
- Van Dorn Link
- Ten, Twenty, Thirty Years Ago
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- New Linoleum Installed in 309
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The "Hicks Locomotive and Car Works" banner at the top is taken from original artwork of the company, which was in business from 1897 to 1911. The picture behind it shows the four restored CA&E wood cars at the Museum, starting with #309, which was built by the Hicks Locomotive and Car Works in 1907.
This is not an official website for the Illinois Railway Museum. It represents only the personal views of the authors.
This is not an official website for the Illinois Railway Museum. It represents only the personal views of the authors.
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2 comments:
Thanks for taking the time to post the info. My reason for asking is that the Lake Shore Electric started out with this style coupler on their Niles cars but could not get them to work in two or three car trains because of the roller coaster nature of the line. They eventually ended up with hi-knuckle MCB couplers and these worked fine in three car trains including DUR cars when they were interchanging.
I don't know why the track profile should have been a problem; Van Dorns were designed for use by electric lines with rolling profiles. Compatibility was certainly a consideration, however. The CA&E originally chose Van Dorns for compatibility with the Metropolitan elevated.
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