If you can get a hold of this TCA book like I have, it says that the couplers used, coincide with the year the pieces were made. The TCA book I have is called, " Second Edition TCA Lionel Book Committee ". If you email me, I can relay the types of couplers your trains used in those years.
Hope this will help .
Thanks, John
Have recently started collecting preware engines and rolling stock.(Engines 150, 248,252, 38, 318E and 8E)So far, three different types of couplers. Would like to find a source for precise dates when used.
Thanks for your input.
Larry
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