Winfield, Illinois, USA. Freight car knuckle couplers linking cars that appear on every North American railroad.

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Freight car knuckle couplers linking cars that appear on every North American railroad. The knuckle coupler or Janney coupler, was invented by Eli H. Janney, dates back to the 19th century when Janney received a patent on the device in 1873.

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Size: 6048px × 4024px
Location: Winfield, Illinois, USA
Photo credit: © Bruce Leighty / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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