Link & Pin Coupler Boxes

Ozark Miniatures makes a beautiful shank-type, spring loaded, link and pin coupler for us 7/8thers. It copies the Maine type, but is also appropriate for industrial models. I know because I was lucky enough, back in ’52, to be a switchman for a summer, on a 3 ft., link and pin, steel plant railroad. Fortunately, I was also lucky (or fast) enough to keep all my fingers!

Unfortunately though, Ozark mated this fine coupler with a less than desirable you-build-it coupler box. I think they looked around at what was already available, and just used it. The customer has to cut and drill some pieces of wood, and combine them with Ozark's cast parts.


Steve King saw the problem, and cast up a perfect little resin coupler box. The Ozark shank and its spring mechanism fit right in, and the unit is easily screw mounted on the underside of the car. The box is narrow, allowing maximum truck swing on 8-wheel cars.


To use this combination, you need one OM6DG78 Link & Pin Coupler w/sprung draft gear (One package contains 2 couplers) @ $7.50 from Ozark, and one #41011 (One package contains 4 coupler boxes) @ $2.80 from 7/8 n2 Equipment Co.

Dave Cummins