Hello, I recently bought a Lionel Winner set with a boxcab electric 1010 locomotive and two 1011 passenger cars. All the couplers were missing. I haven't been able to find any clear pictures showing the original couplers and how they attached underneath. Apparently there were at least 2 designs, mine is the one that lacks the additional support bracket towards the axles. I bought some reproduction Winner/ Lionel Jr. tab and slot couplers but they don't work well and I can't figure out how they would have attached to make them function reliably. I'm guessing the design was bad and that it was revised to include the additional support bracket.
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