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Excellent info guys. Now I know what rapidos are<grin>...i've read about them. I actually thought they were the default Atlas Accumate couplers...thanks MABruce for clearing that up. HO to N isn't as easy as I thought it would be... Thanks with the info on the microtrains truck-mounted couplers...that'll help. What's the truth with body-mounted couplers anyhow? I assume that the longer the car...the more apt they are to have a body mounted coupler? Can you modify a truck-coupler to a body coupler by the way? Just curious. Thanks about the axle info...finding research info about 1950-65 CN/CPR trains to be somewhat difficult. Any idea of an idea of what an ideal truck mounted coupler vs. a body mounted one can take in curve radius? I'm working with about 11" radius...not perfect...but am using short 50' or less cars. I'm in the process of doing the same thing, upgrading a 300-car fleet of old cheap N-scale junk ot the same set of higher standards, relying on weathering to blend them in amongst the better equipment. What I decided to do was to use the truck-mounted couplers that Micro-Trains offers as my standard, so that the coupler heights are uniform regardless of the car body. I do have body-mounted couplers on my engines, though, which forces me to pay attention to curve radius (a body-mounted coupler swings wide on tight curves, while truck-mounted couplers stay centered over the track). Alright...question with the Atlas Accumate...i've got 2 ore hoppers that have these couplers...and have had problems with them coming apart...like literally falling apart...do the MicroTrains ones behave in the same way? I guess I am kind of a perfectionist with things...so haven't yet built up rolling stock...after the $800+ for track and peco switches...doesn't leave much extra<grin>. Another question...is it cheaper to buy a new car with Micro/Atlas couplers or buy a used car (am doing ore/coal...) and retrofit it? The cheapest I have found a car is $5...and the thought of buying 3 cars for $100 seems NASTY. Thanks guys. Justin
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