John Henry boiler

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The boiler for N&W 2300, sometimes known as "Jawn Henry," was an adaptation 
of a Babcock & Wlicox marine water-tube steam generator with a pressure of 
600 psi and steam temperature of 900 degrees F..  Some of the boiler 
drawings are on file at the James N. Gillum Archives of the Norfolk & 
Western Historical Society in Roanoke.

An account of the construction, testing and operation of N&W 2300 is 
contained in my book RAILS REMEMBERED - Volume 4 - "The Tale of a Turbine," 
which is available through the N&WHS Commisary.

Louis Newton
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>   1. Radford, Pocahontas & Scioto Divisions 1950s (NW Mailing List)

>   2. RE: Excursion train on the Virginian (NW Mailing List)

>   3. RE: Radford, Pocahontas & Scioto Divisions 1950s (NW Mailing List)

>   4. Jawn Henery Boiler (NW Mailing List)

>   5. R&R in Pulaski... (NW Mailing List)

>   6. Re: Jawn Henery Boiler (NW Mailing List)

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> Message: 1

> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:48 -0500

> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> Subject: Radford, Pocahontas & Scioto Divisions 1950s

> To: NWHS <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

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> It seems the older I get the more I wish I could have lived in the past

> to see the Y6s, As, and Js. I guess it is the History buff in me. (After

> all I'm only 23). This email I m sending so that I can learn some more

> about the Divisions west of Roanoke as well as to show ya'll my my

> photos from this past weekend which was a trip west of Bluefield.

>

> So here goes, I know the Pulaski District came off at Walton and went

> down to Bristol. I know the Main to Bluefield was double track this far,

> and I know that it is Double Tracked from Narrows to Bluefield. Now my

> question is was it double track between Walton and Narrows back in the 

> 50s?

>

> As for the Pocahontas Division I know it had the Clinch Valley and

> Pocahontas District, as well as many branches. But my questions are

> mainly for the Pocahontas district. Exactly how far was it electrified?

> I have read to Vivian and I have read Iaeger. I know electrification

> ended when the new alignment came about which was 1950 right? Now for

> the Kicker, where exactly did the old alignment go? This weekend I was

> on the Pocahontas and made it to the west end of Elkhorn Tunnel and I

> think I was able to spot the Old alignment to the North of the current

> one, it was higher and was across the hollow. So where did it tie into

> everything on the East side of the hill? I ask because I was in Coopers

> as well.

>

> Now for the Last question, Where exactly did the Scioto Division begin?

> What all did it include? and what division is it part of in todays NS

> System?

>

> Here is the photo album from this weekend:

> *http://tinyurl.com/pokey-oct09*

>

> Oh one last question, this is for you Virginian folks. Right now the

> Virginian connects to the Christiansburg district at Narrows. Now I

> suspect that the PD district that comes off the Christiansburg at PD jct

> is also old Virginian am I correct on my assumption? and I also assume

> if I am correct that the Virginian originally went stright through, and

> that N&W abandoned the section between Narrows and PD jct. after the

> merger. Is the correct or am I all wrong? Please educate me.

>

> Thanks in advance,

> Nathan

>

> PS I hope I didn't ask too many "Duh" questions, and I would research it

> myself. But at the moment I don't have the time. However after I get

> caught up on things I plan to do some research on some stuff. One thing

> being the Dry Fork Branch.

>

> -- 

> Nathan Simmons

> trainman51 at gmail.com

> http://www.t-51.org

> KI4MSK

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> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:51:15 -0500 (EST)

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> Subject: RE: Excursion train on the Virginian

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> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:42:30 -0600

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> Subject: RE: Radford, Pocahontas & Scioto Divisions 1950s

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> Now my

> question is was it double track between Walton and Narrows back in the 

> 50s?

>

> It was double track all the way until after the merger with Virginian in

> 1959. The old Virginian became the new eastbound main east of Kellysville.

> Later the Virginian right of way was used for a new highway from Glen Lyn 

> to

> Narrows, so the Virginian is now the eastbound main east of Narrows.

>

> Exactly how far was it electrified?

> I have read to Vivian and I have read Iaeger.

>

> Both are right, depending on what year. It eventually was as far as 

> Iaeger.

>

> I know electrification

> ended when the new alignment came about which was 1950 right? Now for

> the Kicker, where exactly did the old alignment go?

>

> It went to the east end of the new bridge at Cooper. The old bridge veered

> to the north of the new alignment, and was demolished when the new bridge

> went in service.

>

> Now for the Last question, Where exactly did the Scioto Division begin?

> What all did it include? and what division is it part of in todays NS

> System?

>

> It was everything west of Williamson. I'm not up to date on the NS 

> division

> names.

>

>

> Oh one last question, this is for you Virginian folks. Right now the

> Virginian connects to the Christiansburg district at Narrows. Now I

> suspect that the PD district that comes off the Christiansburg at PD jct

> is also old Virginian am I correct on my assumption? and I also assume

> if I am correct that the Virginian originally went stright through, and

> that N&W abandoned the section between Narrows and PD jct. after the

> merger. Is the correct or am I all wrong? Please educate me.

>

> Since I don't know what you mean by the PD district, I can't give an

> intelligent answer; but I can tell you that nothing east of Narrows has 

> been

> abandoned. The old Virginian between Narrows and Kellysville, WV has been

> abandoned.

>

> Jim Nichols

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> Message: 4

> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:26:07 -0500

> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> Subject: Jawn Henery Boiler

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> Well,,, this is my first attempt at this N&W mailing list thingie, and the 

> instructions did say to ask questions..

> I remember the "Jawn Henry" in the Bluefield yards in the late 50's, I can 

> also remember conversation from the shop people about the high pressure 

> boiler and their fear of it's 600 lbs of pressure. I was told that it had 

> a Marine "M" type B&W water tube boiler. My question is; what type of 

> boiler was used and are drawings available?

>

> Thank you;

> Gene Arnold

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> http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/local/new_river_valley/article/reconstruction_renovations_start_at_historic_pulaski_train_station/60302/

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> Thanks for the referral, Ned.

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> Good morning,

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> Frank

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