Abstract: A gage for measuring a force at which hooks of couplers used to couple passenger transit type vehicles together are biased when such vehicles are coupled together by such hooks. Such gage including a bracket member having at least one guide pin disposed thereon. Such at least one guide pin being sized and located to seat in at least one guide hole disposed in a railway transit coupler. An elongated tubular housing member is mounted on such bracket member. There is a main coil spring disposed within such elongated tubular housing member. A shaft member is disposed along a longitudinal axis of such main coil spring.

Abstract: An improved coupler control circuit board which can be positioned in an environmentally protected location for controlling an uncoupling operation of a mechanical type coupler mechanism utilized to connect adjacently disposed ends of a pair of passenger transit type railway cars. Such coupler control circuit board includes a power supply device connected to receive a predetermined input voltage. The power supply device reduces such predetermined input voltage received therein to a suitable predetermined output voltage. A timer/sequencer device is connected to receive as inputs thereto both such predetermined output voltage from such power supply device and an uncoupling command signal from a momentary input command for providing a pair of output signals.

Abstract: An electric coupler engages a mechanical coupler disposed on a passenger transit vehicle to enable necessary electrical connections required to operate such vehicle to be achieved. Such electric coupler includes an interface device engaging both such mechanical coupler and such electric coupler for positioning the electric coupler on such mechanical coupler. A first securing device engages each of such interface device and such mechanical coupler for securing them together. A second securing device engages each of such interface device and such electric coupler for securing them together. A pair of bearing shaft members and a pair of shaft support members connected to a respective one of such pair of bearing shaft members are provided. A third securing device engages each of such interface device and such pair of shaft support members for securing them together. A pair of electric coupler box members and a pair of linear bearings are provided.