Amtrak Passenger Cars

[usher42]

I have amtrak phase 3 passenger cars but the couplers dont hook together much,Should i get couplers with longer shafts?

[Conrail Quality]

Are you trying to couple them on a curve? You should couple them on straight track whenever possible.

Timothy

[usher42]

yes i'm trying the curve on both 18 radiius and 22 curves track

[sour rails]

     18" r. curves are the worst to couple cars together, even with the 40' replicas.  When coupling cars together on curves, the wider the curve, the better;  with longer cars, such as these, you will need even wider curves still.  Putting it all on track, it is absolutely undesirable to couple cars together on curves, since each couple is at an angle instead of straight.

[Guilford Guy]

Are they at different heights? Do they uncouple at certain points around the track? or at Random?

[sour rails]

     He did not say they uncouple; he simply said they don't couple.

[usher42]

Are you trying to couple them on a curve? You should couple them on straight track whenever possible.

Timothy

I have 22"radius curves , how can i put 9" straights on each ends. i can do it with 18" radius curves with 9"straghts but it wont with 22 " curves. any suggestions

[Guilford Guy]

Use 8 pieces of 22" radii on each end of the oval, and 9" straights to connect these 2 semi circles.