Railroad Museum Tours: #38 - Couplers
Keeping trains together is the job of a coupler, and they have a great story. Learn about the "strongest handshake" knuckle coupler on today's episode #38 of our daily video tours of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Learn more about the museum at www.lsrm.org or go back and watch all of our daily videos at: DuluthTrains.com/videotours
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some UK narrow gauge railways used the same coupling system... still do. We hold the link up with an iron rod. No finger loss needed. the knuckle coupler is still a briliant invention.
Couplers and their pins is where the phrase "It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop" comes from.
Love the lost digit jokes. Sounds like a bunch of the union sheet metal workers that I travelled and built huge furnaces and boilers with.
Great video! Very good informative!
I would like to see a story on 1870's siding switch's. Keep up the good work!
Love these videos!
Another great video. My kudos to all who made this video. Thank you very much. Be safe and healthy please.
I had the opportunity to visit the museum several years ago. It was amazing. A must visit for anyone interested in railroads and history.
I like the vintage attire.
Excellent explanation. Wish they were all like this and to the point.👍☘️
Thank you, best video yet on couplers that I have looked at. Should I ever get up your way, I will make sure I visit your museum.
You're an awesome presenter, and exceptional image for the museum. 👍
Pretty cool video can you make a video about types of steam whistles
Nice vid
Thank you for the awesome history!
What great commentary and dress...I'm in!
Please do one on the 1.5 scale 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone. Thanks
I would like to see a tour of the Soo Line caboose. My dad was a brakeman out of Glenwood back in the 40s-50s.
@zachs2391
4 жыл бұрын
formerparatrooper I'm subscribed to your KZread channel. I love your videos.
Interesting. I’ve seen bridges that saw link and pin trains
What is the strength of the couplers and how strong to break ?
Linkin Pin was the less successful precursor to Linkin Park.
EMCO A and B unit
Good except promoting social distancing...
The link and pin coupler is a nice example of capitalism.
@KennethStone
2 жыл бұрын
How so? They didn't want to use 'em, even knowing it cost people their hands.
@richardmillhousenixon
2 жыл бұрын
@@KennethStone Link and pin - Cheap. Significantly more dangerous. Preferred by the guys handling the money. Knuckle coupler - Expensive. Significantly safer. Disliked by the guys handling the money.
@Knirin
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardmillhousenixon the guys handling the money loved it once they actually had them. The first patent of knuckle couplers could handle a train 4 times the length of the link and pin design.
Nice video until the propaganda crap at the end.