Kadee #746 On K-Line Passenger Cars With PSC Diaphragms?

My K-Line cars required a brass plate on each end to mount Kadees.  I would have simply made the plate longer if I had wanted coupling with space between the cars. Mine have the K-Line diaphragms, and they touch.  Even on curves.  Look great.

I think the PSC diaphragms are a touch thicker than the original K-Line parts and that's why 2 Kadee 804s together make them too close.  I'm thinking that an 804 on one end and the new 746 on the other end would be just the thing.  The Atlas coupler was about 1/4" longer than the 804 so it should work.  The trip pin on the Atlas coupler simply fell out.

I always run my cars with the vestibule towards the rear, I read Seaboard did this on their trains (although I have seen a photo that indicates they did not always do it), so as long as I put the same coupler on the vestibule ends it'll be easy to keep from mismatching them.

On page 4 of the "Buy Sell" section i have a package of #806 and a package of #816 Kadees (new) for sale at $7 for both plus shipping. FYI

jackson

FYI.  The 746 will work perfect as you posted. These are some awesome couplers and the exact length for this application. 

Thanks guys!  I'm getting the 746 couplers.

I ran one car last night and noticed both diaphragms were lower than the rear of the engine and the diaphragms on the other cars so I moved them up, almost 3/16".  Now they catch more than ever so a longer coupler is mandatory (don't feel like redoing the coupler pad).