A coupler FYI

[Toolbelt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1784376443503587449

 

[migalyto]

Very cool video.

I guess I never paid attention, but I never realized the real ones allow as much slack as they do.

 

[Rico]

Cool video, thanx!
I often wonder why some countries still use links or chains, guess it’s a budget thing.

 

[Toolbelt]

Very cool video.

I guess I never paid attention, but I never realized the real ones allow as much slack as they do.

If you every stood beside a freight train when they first start moving, you'd hear all the slack being taken up at each coupling with an echo of clunks all the way to the last car.

 

[Toolbelt]

Slack sounds

 

[GuilfordRailman]

Very cool video, thanks for sharing!