American Steel Foundries (ASF) developed the Janney "Type D" coupler, that was then made the MCB standard coupler for North America; new and rebuilt rolling...
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Railway coupling (redirect from Coupler (railway))
(220 lb). An adapter piece allows a Janney coupler mate with an SA3 coupler. Automatic couplers like the Janney are safer in a collision because they...
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in Russian or "Soviet Auto-latch 3" in English) or Willison coupler and Russian coupler are railway couplings used primarily in Russia and states influenced...
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below or above the mechanical portion of the coupler.[dubious – discuss] The face of the Scharfenberg coupler has a protruding cone and a matching cup. Inside...
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Tightlock coupling (redirect from Titelok coupler)
Type H Tightlock couplers are a variety of Janney coupler, typically used on North American mainline passenger rail cars. They have mechanical features...
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coupler in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Coupler may refer to: Railway coupler, a mechanism for connecting rolling stock on a train Janney coupler...
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Dual coupling (redirect from Dual coupler)
stock tend to use buffers and chain couplers while American rolling stock uses a Janney coupler or "knuckle coupler". These are incompatible with each...
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Eli Hamilton Janney (November 12, 1831 – June 16, 1912) was the inventor of the modern knuckle coupler that replaced link and pin couplers on North American...
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Railway coupling by country (redirect from Railway coupler by country)
UIC, or UK coupler center buffer and chains coupler Digital automatic coupling (DAC) GF coupler Henricot coupler H2C coupler Janney coupler, also known...
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Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an American actress. Known for her performances across the screen and stage, she has received various...
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