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I remember seeing a website with photos (seems to be no longer be there) where the guy installed cylindrical neodymium magnets between the track ties for uncoupling. I think they were the 1/8" x 3/8" size placed in 3/8" deep holes and looked very inconspicuous. I haven't tried them myself but the idea seemed good and they were about 20 cents per magnet. Two were used at each location so it was about 40 cents per "uncoupler". The neodymium magnets are much stronger than traditional magnets so they did have enough power even with their small size. The only issue was that, since the magnets were only 1/8" , it was somewhat difficult to spot the cars in the correct place for consistant uncoupling.
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