I can not identify this type of coupler. It is on the exhibit train in the Patee House in St. Joseph MO. Any Ideas?
Link and Pin. It was used before the Janey knuckle coupler was intruduced. Nowadays they’re banned from common carrier railroads. People kept getting fingers chopped off be the heavy pins.
Nope!! not link and pin. Link and pin had a separate link with an eye on each end that had to be held in position as the joint was made. This is where accidents happened, the man with the link was frquently crushed. The weight of the pin was the least of his worries. This looks like a giant HO coupler. Give us a hint. What kind of train was it on?
Looks like some kind of coupler for traction equipment. There seems to be provision for swinging around tight curves, with the chain as a backup.
Would that be a Miller hook coupler or some version of it?
http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/woodpas/mlsw63/miller.html
Based on the MC webpage, I’d tend to agree.
The Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad was the first in the nation to extend as far west as St. Joseph on Feb 14, 1859. The last Hannibal steam locomotive and railway mail car are displayed here.
It was difficult to get a good picture in here.
It could be a Stearns & Ward coupler, often used on traction equipment. CTA’s 4000 series cars were equipped with them.
See? That’s why you don’t try to answer a question without doing any reaserch beforehand…[:-^][#oops]
Hey nice shots!!! We have a Hannibal and St Joe Caboose up in Freeport. I will have to check that out when I get back o KC area.
Interestingly, the pilot coupler on the locomotive DOES appear to be a link and pin. Where exactly is this coupler that you ask about in the train?
It is between the tender & the mail car. Sharp eyes you have.