Jawn Henry telescoping a caboose? Did this really happen?

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Sun Nov 25 16:52:12 EST 2007


Actually it didn't happen that way. the picture is in Louis Newton's
book. The Jawn Henry hard coupled the caboose and crushed it.
Jawn Henry had the TE of 2 SD9's which isn't enough to telescope a
caboose. Or ask Louis he was there and he is on this list.

John Rhodes

On Nov 25, 2007, at 4:03 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:


> Picture and letter on page 60 of May 1958 issue of Trains. Event

> was July 5, 1957. Jawn was pushing a westbound merchandise (thus on

> the east slope of Blue Ridge and running backwards). Wood caboose

> destroyed despite steel underframe. No one injured. Jim Nichols

>

> It really happened. There was a picture in Trains shortly

> afterward. Can't remember which issue, but if I can dig it out I

> will post which issue. Jim Nichols

>

> NW Mailing List wrote:

>>

>> I have read in a couple of different books that the N&W “Jawn

>> Henry” TE-1 actually telescoped a caboose during pusher duty

>> because of its massive tractive effort. I have searched the web

>> but haven’t found any more details about this--is this a true

>> story, and if so, was anybody injured? I’d be interested in

>> knowing the details if anybody knows the story. Thanks,

>>

>>

>> Mike Weeks

>>

>> Charlotte NC

>>

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