I just got a new Bachmann engine. It appears to have a different coupler that won't fit with my existing cars. Am I imagining this? What do I need to do?
Describe, different.
Rich
It is significantly smaller, though the shape is roughly the same.
You must be comparing Rapido couplers to a knuckle coupler.
Rapido couplers are for the most part dead and gone.
Rapido coupler - [_|----
Knuckle coupler - shown on the car below..
(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/1263/End_Detail.jpg) (http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showphoto.php/photo/145004/title/fvm-b-amp-o-m53-wagontop-boxcar/cat/1263)
Many Bachmann loco's come with a Rapido coupler stuffed under the cradel so that you can retro fit them back to Rapidos but everything new you buy from this point on will come with a knuckle coupler on it. Rapido couplers are still used in Europe but in the US, the kuckle coupler has taken over.