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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Fri Mar 23 10:35:38 2001, in response to Great Picture !,
posted by Joe V on Thu Mar 22 20:24:35 2001.
I had the same doubts; however, Train Dude explained all of that and set me straight. Basically, the R-10s had the same H-2-C couplers and electric portions as all other SMEE cars, with the same pin assignments. Their doors responded to whatever control device being used (trigger, lever, key switch, or button). While their door engines were pneumatic, their door controls themselves were electric. (Even the R-1/9s had electric door controls with pneumatic door engines.) Because of this, the R-10s were indeed fully compatible with all other SMEE cars, and while they could be found intermixed in trains with other cars as the photo attests, this wasn't done often. And as with the R-12s and R-14s, the R-10s were kept on the ends of trains when intermixed with other cars so the conductor would not have to assume the position.
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