Well folks, it appears Lionel’s redesign of the coupler is a systematic failure. I just placed my new Ford 60’ box car on my layout and it looks as if the same problem exists as on the milk car. Won’t couple, and when it is, no play between the mating couplers. I know I can dremel and file my way into satisfaction, but I understand not everyone wants to do that and what does that do for fixing the problem? I don’t want this to launch into a “let’s bash Lionel” post so I’m clearly stating my intention of offering this post as an FYI so:
A - Lionel sees how widespread the problem is becoming!
B - People can make an informed decision about purchasing these.
I’ll wait a week or two and see if we get a formal response beyond what was stated in the club milk car post. After that I’ll fire up my dremel and close my wallet!