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The '''Norfolk and Western Railway 2300''' (nicknamed "'''Jawn Henry'''") was a single experimental [[steam turbine locomotive]] of the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]]. The N&W placed it in class '''TE'''. It was nicknamed Jawn Henry after the legend of [[John Henry (folklore)|John Henry]], a rock driller who famously raced against a steam drill and won, only to die immediately after. It was designed to demonstrate the advantages of steam turbines espoused by Baldwin Chief Engineer Ralph P. Johnson. It was the longest steam locomotive that was ever built.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28715/|title=[The "Powatan Arrow" passing the "Jawn Henry"]|first=Burt C.|last=Blanton|date=May 29, 1955|website=The Portal to Texas History}}</ref> The unit looked similar to the [[C&O M1|C&O turbines]] but differed mechanically; it was a C+C-C+C with a Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boiler with automatic controls. The boiler controls were sometimes problematic, and (as with the C&O turbines) coal dust and water got into the electric [[traction motors]]. Number 2300 was retired, stricken from the N&W roster on January 4, 1958 and scrapped later that same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.american-rails.com/jawn-henry.html|title=N&W "Jawn Henry" Locomotive: Data, Photos, History & More|website=American-Rails.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trn.trains.com/railroads/railroad-history/2006/06/the-jawn-henry|title=The Jawn Henry | Trains Magazine|website=TrainsMag |
The '''Norfolk and Western Railway 2300''' (nicknamed "'''Jawn Henry'''") was a single experimental [[steam turbine locomotive]] of the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]]. The N&W placed it in class '''TE'''. It was nicknamed Jawn Henry after the legend of [[John Henry (folklore)|John Henry]], a rock driller who famously raced against a steam drill and won, only to die immediately after. It was designed to demonstrate the advantages of steam turbines espoused by Baldwin Chief Engineer Ralph P. Johnson. It was the longest steam locomotive that was ever built.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28715/|title=[The "Powatan Arrow" passing the "Jawn Henry"]|first=Burt C.|last=Blanton|date=May 29, 1955|website=The Portal to Texas History}}</ref> The unit looked similar to the [[C&O M1|C&O turbines]] but differed mechanically; it was a C+C-C+C with a Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boiler with automatic controls. The boiler controls were sometimes problematic, and (as with the C&O turbines) coal dust and water got into the electric [[traction motors]]. Number 2300 was retired, stricken from the N&W roster on January 4, 1958 and scrapped later that same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.american-rails.com/jawn-henry.html|title=N&W "Jawn Henry" Locomotive: Data, Photos, History & More|website=American-Rails.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trn.trains.com/railroads/railroad-history/2006/06/the-jawn-henry|title=The Jawn Henry | Trains Magazine|website=TrainsMag.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trn.trains.com/railroads/railroad-history/2006/06/the-jawn-henry|title=The Jawn Henry | Trains Magazine|website=TrainsMag.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/transportation/dp-nws-train-talk-0204-20200203-oyh6clttjnbsxa6qdi4gm7qyci-story.html|title=Free train presentation explores a real-life “John Henry”|first=Mike|last=Holtzclaw|website=dailypress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trn.trains.com/railroads/locomotives/2020/03/locomotive-profile-gas-electric-turbine-locomotives|title=Locomotive profile: Gas-electric turbine locomotives|first=Jim|last=Wrinn|website=trains.com}}</ref> |
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The Norfolk and Western Railway 2300 (nicknamed "Jawn Henry") was a single experimental steam turbine locomotive of the Norfolk and Western Railway. The N&W placed it in class TE. It was nicknamed Jawn Henry after the legend of John Henry, a rock driller who famously raced against a steam drill and won, only to die immediately after. It was designed to demonstrate the advantages of steam turbines espoused by Baldwin Chief Engineer Ralph P. Johnson. It was the longest steam locomotive that was ever built.[1] The unit looked similar to the C&O turbines but differed mechanically; it was a C+C-C+C with a Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boiler with automatic controls. The boiler controls were sometimes problematic, and (as with the C&O turbines) coal dust and water got into the electric traction motors. Number 2300 was retired, stricken from the N&W roster on January 4, 1958 and scrapped later that same year.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ Blanton, Burt C. (May 29, 1955). "[The "Powatan Arrow" passing the "Jawn Henry"]". The Portal to Texas History.
- ^ "N&W "Jawn Henry" Locomotive: Data, Photos, History & More". American-Rails.com.
- ^ "The Jawn Henry | Trains Magazine". TrainsMag.com.
- ^ "The Jawn Henry | Trains Magazine". TrainsMag.com.
- ^ Holtzclaw, Mike. "Free train presentation explores a real-life "John Henry"". dailypress.com.
- ^ Wrinn, Jim. "Locomotive profile: Gas-electric turbine locomotives". trains.com.
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