B&O Railroad coupler pin.

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

I have found a number of different forms of these coupler pins. This is the first marked one I have found. Train cars used to be fastened together using link and pin couplers. Alot of fingers, hands and lives were lost using these things. Thanks for looking! DD.

 

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[jewelerguy]

that's cool. probably worth a few bucks to someone who collects railroad stuff

 

[Mzjavert]

Now that's just cool. Congratulations on finding such a fine specimen.

 

[Wldbil]

I had not seen one of those before... Very cool find.

 

[RiverRat3]

Nice find. My great grandfather was an engineer on the B & O. Always neat to find railroad relics.

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Very cool find !!!!!! Congrats !! My brother and I were walking an old grade awhile back and found a couple of old brake shoes for the Midland Terminal out of Cripple Creek,embossed MT RR.

 

[pa plateau hiker]

Nice find. Most people would have no idea that was a pin from a train, let alone haul it home. And it's not very rusty after not being used for probably 100+ years.

 

[Brian C.]

Rail Road items are always cool.

 

[Woodsman99]

Nice fine, a little bit of history

 

[stewielouie]

Sweet hitch pin

 

[ncsilverspider]

THAT IS AWESOME!!! That has got some REAL history to it! If only it could talk! That's just an unbelievable find! How old do you think it is? WOW!!! Very nice!

 

[DebChuckCof IA]

I have found a number of different forms of these coupler pins. This is the first marked one I have found. Train cars used to be fastened together using link and pin couplers. Alot of fingers, hands and lives were lost using these things. Thanks for looking! DD.View attachment 670711View attachment 670712View attachment 670713

I found this site and your post because I was trying to find out what a coupling pin looked like. I was reading some 1800 newspapers and it seemed as though this was a popular weapon by murderers...

 

[thrifty76now]

Nice find,just where did you unearth that big pin?

 

[Reanm8er]

Great find Chuck and welcome!

This thing must be ancient! It didn't take long for the railroaders to realize that everything needed a safety chain.

Best wishes!

 

[Lanny in AB]

Nicely done, and all the best,

Lanny

 

[Whyme]

Pretty darn cool! Congrats!

 

[creskol]

Way cool! That is a wonderful find!

 

[sandchip]

Man, that is nice. I'd flip to find one of those!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Great Day for sure !


CMD daWg

 

[pa plateau hiker]

Man, that is nice. I'd flip to find one of those!

Sandchip, they are out there. All you have to do is search along old abandoned 125 year old RR grades. It may take days or weeks, but you will find one.