I NEED TWO (2) ARISTOCRAFT COUPLERMATES. ANY ONE HAVE TWO, OR ONE, TO PART WITH?
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What are couplermates? Do you just mean couplers?
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Aristocraft made a series of rail cars that were just, simply, a semi trailer with two 4 wheel trucks on each end. On one of the ends, of the 3 pack of cars, was a truck that had a seperate coupler on it so you could hook it up to another car or locomotive. Without that "Couplermate", the train was going nowhere. Look it up on Google or look for one on eBay with the listing of Aristocraft Roadrailer with Couplermate.
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Road railers?
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Tommy, not familiar with the exact item you are looking for, but would a regular Aristocraft coupler attach to one of the other type do what you want?? May have to add some weight to the coupler side to balance it, I'm sure I have at lease one I can send you.
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No. That won't work. Thanks for the offer.
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Tommy, is the picture I posted what you are talking about?
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He is looking for those "Adaptions", which attach to the road trailer .' The prototype was called a "RoadRailer", or something like that. I'm not sure that they are used by any railroads these days, at least not in Canada.
Aristo marketed them at one time, but I don't think they were very popular items. If he wants more of the end pieces, he must have some trailers that he thinks will work with them.
The Idea was that road trailers could be linked together to form a string, pulled on rails by a standard freight locomotive, without involving the extra weight and unloading facilities needed with flat cars or the newer "Intermodal" cars. (Piggy-Back cars).
It was the Railroads' marketing efforts to transport trailers long distances without the need of a driver for every truck, and avoiding heavier and heavier traffic on highways. And, of course regain some of the freight business lost to road transport (Trucks).
All was lost to the now VERY familiar, Containers, which now rule, on rail, or road transport. "Intermodal" transportation is the big game these days, nationally, and Internationally.
As far as the actual "Coupler". Any coupler can be used, even a draw bar, between modules. Standardizing on one make of coupler is best, but some people enjoy having certain cars, in certain trains, and only need same type couplers in those trains. Drawbars, can be used between cars if the price of couplers hurts one's budget.
I often send out "Care packages" of 3 pairs of Bachman, Aristo, USTrains, and Lionel trains couplers to friends, free of charge, just to brighten the day for Friends....!!
FJM
Aristo marketed them at one time, but I don't think they were very popular items. If he wants more of the end pieces, he must have some trailers that he thinks will work with them.
The Idea was that road trailers could be linked together to form a string, pulled on rails by a standard freight locomotive, without involving the extra weight and unloading facilities needed with flat cars or the newer "Intermodal" cars. (Piggy-Back cars).
It was the Railroads' marketing efforts to transport trailers long distances without the need of a driver for every truck, and avoiding heavier and heavier traffic on highways. And, of course regain some of the freight business lost to road transport (Trucks).
All was lost to the now VERY familiar, Containers, which now rule, on rail, or road transport. "Intermodal" transportation is the big game these days, nationally, and Internationally.
As far as the actual "Coupler". Any coupler can be used, even a draw bar, between modules. Standardizing on one make of coupler is best, but some people enjoy having certain cars, in certain trains, and only need same type couplers in those trains. Drawbars, can be used between cars if the price of couplers hurts one's budget.
I often send out "Care packages" of 3 pairs of Bachman, Aristo, USTrains, and Lionel trains couplers to friends, free of charge, just to brighten the day for Friends....!!
FJM
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Yes.
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Very hard to find them as Fred says, you should try to modify some trucks, perhaps make friends with a guy who has a 3d printer
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