how to couple prewar box with postwar knuckle

Here is a picture of the page from the Lionel instructions of how to use these parts.  From your description it sounds like you need the TS-162, $1.25 from The Train Tender.

Hope this helps.

Yes! I will contact Jeff at the Train Tender immediately.

thank you.

Some people just take a piece of rolling stock and put a pre-war and post-war coupler at opposite ends.

Alan

I just took a postwar boxcar and attached a prewar truck on one side. It's reliable for my purposes.

Alan and Joe, good suggestion. Next train meet I will look for a prewar truck with a box coupler.

Jeff....go with the transition car....the adapters don't work that well.....Joe

joe krasko posted:

Jeff....go with the transition car....the adapters don't work that well.....Joe

I agree with Joe. Go with a transition car just for that purpose. 

I was searching for a alternative way to couple a postwar to prewar , I used a original prewar coupler bent it and used a  MPC plastic coupler with what was in my parts bin I think a O gauge track  bar.

I  used my dermal tool and  made it lock in  ..   I needed to add the extra bar underneath because it wanted to turn when you first pulled out..So far no problems and not too bad looking....danie

I was searching for a alternative way to couple a postwar to prewar , I used a original prewar coupler bent it and used a  MPC plastic coupler with what was in my parts bin I think a O gauge track  bar. and I had to add a top part from keeping it from unlatching , it can swivel away if necessary, but if your postwar coupler works just uncouple it and latch it on with out moving the top part, the part I used was from a prewar Lionel  lock-on arm..

I  used my dermal tool and  made it lock in  ..   I needed to add the extra bar underneath because it wanted to turn when you first pulled out..So far no problems and not too bad looking, after much testing it works great......daniel