Connecting the Past to the Present: The Enduring Legacy of Jen’s Hook
The story of Jen’s Hook, more formally known as the Janney coupler, begins over a century ago, when railroads were rapidly evolving, and so were the technologies that drove them. Patented by Eli H. Janney in 1873, the Janney coupler was revolutionary, providing a semi-automatic method for linking rail cars and locomotives together. This innovation […]
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