Rolling Stock Operations And Maintenance Uncoupling Your Cars; Uncoupling Your Hopper And Caboose - Lionel 6-31719 Owner's Manual

Rolling stock operations and maintenance
Uncoupling your cars
L ionel magnetic couplers react to the magnetic field generated by a Lionel Remote-Control
Track section (available separately, 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge; 6-65530 for
O gauge; or 6-12020 for FasTrack layouts).
As illustrated in Figure 5, place the coupler trigger disc over the central coil of a Remote-
Control Track section and press UNCOUPLE on the controller. The magnetic field pulls the disc
downward, and the knuckle opens. You may
also press down on the uncoupling tab to open
the coupler.
One operating technique favored by Lionel
railroaders is the "moving uncouple." Press
the UNCOUPLE button as the locomotive
passes over a Remote-Control Track section.
The magnetic field will open the coupler, and
the consist remains behind as the locomotive
moves on. But be careful—the speed of a
newly uncoupled and moving locomotive
can increase dramatically.
Note!
Refer to the next section to operate the couplers on your hopper and caboose.

Uncoupling your hopper and caboose

T he magnetic couplers on your
hopper and caboose differ
from those found on the tank car
and flatcar. To release the
hopper's couplers, slide the
uncoupling tab on the side of the
coupler shaft toward the car. Do
not push down on the tab. Note
that the caboose's trucks are not
equipped with this tab. To operate
the couplers on your caboose and
hopper with an Remote-Control
Track section (available
separately, 6-65530 for O gauge; 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27; or 6-12020 for FasTrack
layouts), simply position the uncoupling trigger over the magnetic disc on the an Remote-
Control Track section. Refer to Figure 6 for the locations of the uncoupling tab and
uncoupling trigger.
Uncoupling
tab
Figure 5. Coupler operation
Underside of
truck shown
Uncoupling
tab (hopper
only)
Figure 6. Uncoupling tab and trigger locations
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Uncoupling
trigger