wear protecting elements for railway cars, namely brake rod protector in the nature of an elongated plastic member attachable to a brake rod, brake beam guide protector in the nature of a U-shaped molded plastic member for slidably supporting the brake beam guide, coil protector in the nature of an elongated plastic plate against which the coil steel edges may engage, sealing member for side wall openings in the nature of an elongated plastic molded member attachable to a side wall, vehicle door protector in the nature of an elongated plastic strip against which vehicle doors may contact, coupler knuckle pin in the nature of a plastic pin pivotally connecting the coupler knuckle to the coupler head, coupler carrier protector in the nature of an elongated plate against which the shank of the coupler slidably engages, door guide protector in the nature of a plastic bearing member engaging a track on which the door is supported, and center plate protector in the nature of a disk shaped plastic member against which a center plate engages