Model Forum / General / Railroads / November 2007

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Hi Martin,

Terms vary. The thingies that hold the coupler lift bars (or uncoupling
levers, or...) are usually called brackets or stanchions. They're
basically a ring mounted on a post, or a strap-iron loop formed around
the lever and bolted or welded to the end beam. IMO anything that looks
close is OK. Some people have used brass strip folded over the levers.

A few suppliers make actual coupling lever brackets or stanchions.
Eyebolts are usable, depending on size and construction. The style where
you have to pinch the eye over the wire is hard to use, I agree. The
ones that thread onto the wire are easier to handle. Some lift rings
look usable, too, if you cut away the part you don't need.

The following list is gleaned from the current Walthers catalog.

CalScale:
190-476 coupler lift bar w. stanchions $4.55
190-483 pipe clamps for 0.020" wire pk (10) $2.85
190-501 lift rings pk (20) $2.90

Detail Associates sells coupler lift bar brackets. These look like short
eyebolts:
229-2213 plastic (16) $3.00
229-102213 brass )(8) $2.75

Tichy Train:
293-3037 eyebolts plastic pk (80) $3.00 These are the ones sold in their
car kits, and look right for 0.010" wire (but I haven't measured them.)

Grandt Line:
300-5085 eyebolts assorted pk (108) $3.00 -- These are the type you
thread onto the wire.

Smokey Valley handrail stanchions: these would have to cut down, as they
are designed for diesel handrails. You'd have to examine the different
styles to see which suits.

HTH