by Tadman
Every CTA car has a handle or two painted orange, on either side of the "A" end of the car. Is this an uncouple lever?
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by byte
It is! The "newer" old CTA cars at IRM have these too, and they're used to "pull the pin" when coupling/uncoupling.
That old car might be worth money!
by Milwaukee_F40C
How come only at the A end? 
by Tadman
Married pairs. B-ends cannot be uncoupled except by crews in the shop with wrenches. It's basically a drawbar.
The new Acela: It's not Aveliable.
by dinwitty
Thomlinson style coupler? Won't be a knuckle. Orange probably helps you locate it from all the grungy workings underneath.
by byte
CTA cars do not use a Tomlinson coupler, but instead the Ohio Brass form 5. See here for a picture of mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidfulla ... 991134579/
There is indeed a knuckle there, but it's kept taut and virtually slack-less by the pins/holes. Any CTA car, from the 1947-built 5000-series all the way up through the 2009-built 5000 series can mechanically couple.
There is indeed a knuckle there, but it's kept taut and virtually slack-less by the pins/holes. Any CTA car, from the 1947-built 5000-series all the way up through the 2009-built 5000 series can mechanically couple.
That old car might be worth money!