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by bobthepanda 622 days ago
I’m not sure what load bearing means in this context.

Generally speaking mechanical coupling takes a while because you really, really do not want an errant car to detach during its journey. In the worst possible case scenario, a rear carriage has decoupled from a train and then the following one has crashed into said carriage. https://localtvkstu.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/crews-respond-t...