Posted by stakee on July 23, 2015  I've seen many pictures like this, were the engine is in very fine shape, but the couplings... why are they rusted like that? Posted by Tony King on July 23, 2015  Because due to federal regulations, couplers (and wheels) can't be painted. Posted by Russell Wiggins on July 23, 2015  The couplers (and wheels) are unpainted, bare metal. Posted by Eric S. Clark on July 23, 2015  FRA rules stipulate that couplers cannot be painted. Painting the couplers would make it much harder, if not inpossible to spot cracks or imperfections that could cause an accident or derailment. Posted by Spoony81 on July 23, 2015  You can't paint couplers because it could hide any defects, same goes for the wheels Posted by Marc D on July 23, 2015  The couplers and trucks cannot be painted as it may hide any cracks or fractures in them. Posted by Reinhard Reiss on July 23, 2015  Maybe a change of coupling, and they took one from stock, which was stored outside for a long time. Posted by Tom Starr on July 23, 2015  Wonder how it would look painted into D. & H. RR colours and sub lettered for ALBANY and SUSQUEHANNA RR. Posted by Jeff J. Bray on July 23, 2015  Nice pic! However, what a waste of a perfectly good locomotive. Posted by Jorge Nicolo on May 22, 2016  Dont work this engine??

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