1. An emergency release mechanism for a railway drawbar comprising:
a) a stud threaded at first and second ends and having an unthreaded intermediate body having a flat radial surface adjacent
the first threaded end, said stud passing through an opening in a drawbar body with said first threaded end screwed into a
release rail; and
b) a fastener screwed to a second threaded end to hold said release rail proximate to said drawbar body, wherein a recess
is formed in said release rail around a threaded opening in said release rail to receive said first threaded end of said stud,
said recess having a flat surface being wider than a width of said intermediate unthreaded body of said stud and being abuttingly
engageable with the flat radial surface of the body of said threaded stud.
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