SA3 couplers or Willison coupler and Russian coupler are railway couplings used primarily in Russia and states influenced by the former Soviet Union, such as Finland, Poland, and Mongolia.
SA3 couplers
SA3 details
End view of SA3 coupler, with release lever to the left.
Unicoupler/Intermat/AK69e coupler on cargo train
A coupling or coupler is a mechanism, typically located at each end of a rail vehicle, that connects them together to form a train. The equipment that connects the couplers to the vehicles is the draft gear or draw gear, which must absorb the stresses of the coupling and the acceleration of the train.
Scharfenberg coupler on a Southeastern Class 395
Three-link coupling on an antique tank wagon
UIC standard screw coupling, shown attached and tightened
A link-and-pin coupler