"Jawn" Henry

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N&W didn't choose it. Comstock, editor of Railroad Magazine, as far as I can tell, was the first to use the name (before the 2300 was delivered). It had been referred to as STEL (steam turbine electric), and Comstock suggested that something more "masculine" was in order. So he suggested Jawn Henry. I think he even suggested that N&W employees were already using that name, but in my opinion this was just editorial license. I believe he was the one who originated the name. It stuck!   Jim Nichols
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  The "steel driving man" was a ledgend on the C&O -- why did N&W choose Jawn Henry??Ron H.

  NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote: 
    The name was taken from the legendary black construction worker "Jawn Henry"
    who pitted his hammer and drill against a steam powered pile driver and died
    in the attempt. Some of us probably know the song. As far as I know, it
    was always "Jawn"

    Bob McKell
    Chillicothe OH



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    Mike,

    I think that was just an attempt to spell the name phonetically as people in

    the area purportedly pronounced it. Kind of like "West--by Gawd--Vujinya.

    Sam Putney

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    > One more quick question. I've always been curious about the name of N&W's
    > steam turbine called "Jawn" Henry. What is with the spelling? Shouldn't it
    > be John Henry?
    >
    > Mike Weeks
    > Charlotte, NC
    >
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