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Here's the fix for Atlas freight cars, hopefully the passenger cars are the same.

1. Remove the truck from the car.  It can dangle by the pickup wires, you just need to be able to get to the top of the truck.

2. From the bottom of the truck, loosen the screw holding the coupler coil spring.  Loosen it about 2 or 3 turns of the screwdriver.

3. From the top of the truck, use a very small screwdriver (usually a Phillips) to tighten the screw where the coupler mounts to the truck and pivots.  Tighten it until the coupler won't swing, then loosen it about 1/4 turn so the coupler will swing and self-center.  The coupler droop should be gone.

4. Tighten the screw on the bottom of the truck that holds the coupler coil spring.  Tighten it all the way and check that the coupler still swings and doesn't droop.  Adjust the screws as necessary to achieve this.

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