Knuckle couplers for the Acela

[Billm10454]

Does Bachman or anyone else sell knuckle couplers for the Acela train set.

[blwfish]

The simplest answer is that Kadee offers some knuckle couplers that will fit pretty much anything and everything. But precisely which one of their dozens of offerings is the most appropriate I have absolutely no idea.

[WoundedBear]

This from Kadee's site..........the Acela set is listed at the bottom.


BACHMANN SPECTRUM
STEAM
0-6-0 Tank Switcher..........................NO.5®, 148 or MCS
2-8-0 Consolidation........................ 36 Pilot, 38 Tender
2-10-0 Russian "Decapod"...............NO.5®, 148 or MCS
4-6-0 Ten Wheeler............ 22 Pilot, NO.5® or 148 Tender
4-6-2 Pacific (new)............ 32 Pilot, NO.5® or 148 Tender
4-6-2 K4 Pacific ............................... 4 Pilot, 37 Tender
4-8-2 Mountain............................... 39 Pilot, 33 Tender
Shay-Three Truck ............................NO.5®, 148 or MCS
DIESEL
EMC Gas Elec Doodlebug ..........Rear 38, NO.5® or 148
For Small Radius Track ..................................454 w/31
EMD DD40AX........................................................... 38
EMD F40PH ............................................................ 27
EMD GP-30.............................................................. 37
EMD SD-45.............................................................. 33
FM H16-44................................................................ 34
GE 44-Tonner........................................................... 33
GE 70-Tonner .......................................................... 21
GE 70 Ton Switcher.................................................. 22
GE Dash 8-40C ......................... 37, (31 Front w/Plow)
GE Dash 8-40CW Wide Cab...... 37,( 31 Front w/Plow)
ROLLING STOCK
Observation Car ................... Front 27, Rear 27+5 box
Passenger Cars (non obs.) ...................................... 27
When running Bachmann Spectrum Passenger Cars
on tight radius track use...................................454+36
1998 Production Passenger cars ....NO.5®, 148 or MCS
SET
ACELA ..................... 118 on Flex Arm or 454 with 118

Hope this helps,

Sid

[Doneldon]

Bill-

Do you actually expect that you'll be coupling and uncoupling your Acela set? If so, go ahead and add working knuckles but
otherwise you might find that the existing links or even dummy couplers do the job for you just fine.
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[J3a-614]

One of the more interesting things about the Acela equipment sets is that they are, like Bachmann's models, semi-permanently coupled with drawbars.  This is typical of these modern trains around the world.

While looking for something else, I came across this site with plenty of info on the Acela:

http://www.trainweb.org/tgvpages/acela.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express

Have fun.

[Billm10454]

I will not be coupling and uncoupling the cars. When tacking the set off the layout it is hard to uncouple the five cars. Yes Kadee has a solution but it costs about $10 a car. Thanks for the replies