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If you are not worried about coupling on that curve, try body mount on one car and a loco and see how it works.     The SW/NW switchers are short wheelbase, so with 40 ft cars, I think there is a good chance it might work.     You need to worry about the coupler having enough swing to NOT derail the car by pulling it sidways on the curve.  

In the old days we used to mount Kadee couplers without the box and use the little hole on the back of the shank to connect a centering spring.   We would fill in the slot in the coupler and then drill it out for a 2-56 screw clearance.   then body mount the coupler using a 2-56 screw.    The slot in the coupler shank is about 1/4 inch, so you can adjust how far out the coupler is from the body by quite a bit to compensate for tighter curves.    That is what we do in 2 rail if needed on long cars.

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