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NEWS OF THE RAILROADS; The National Law in Regard to Train-Brake Systems and Automatic Couplers. EXTENSION OF TIME WANTED Important Question for the Inter-State Commerce ...
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CAR COUPLER BILL PASSED; THE SENATE ADOPTS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HOUSE MEASURE. IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN 1898 IF APPROVED BY THE LOWER HOUSE -- AUTOMATIC ...
requires the use of automatic couplers and continuous brakes by the railroad companies of the United States. Readers of THE NEW-YORK TIMES are familiar with the points brought out by the friends ...
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April 29, 1873: Railroads Lock and Load
1873: A U.S. patent is issued for a new automatic railroad coupler. Within 20 years it is the standard car coupler on every American railroad. Its inventor, Eli Janney of Alexandria, Virginia ...