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Link and Pin Injuries

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Keith Taylor:
Early issues of "Railroad Magazine" had some great advertisements for rubber hands and limbs. Riding "up top" to apply hand brakes was another good way to lose your life or various appendages. And passing signals in a snow storm with a fusee was another way that many men were injured. In a way....I am surprised that with 20 employees, more didn't have crush injuries.
Keith

Stephen Hussar:
For those interested here is a link to an excellent story written by John H. White, Jr. on the evolution of the modern coupler. This story appeared in Invention & Technology Magazine not too long ago and is also where I found that familar photo.
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2006/3/2006_3_51.shtml

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