N&W in 1910 - Union Station

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You are correct, Gordon. The union station at St. Paul was north of both
the N&W and CC&O main tracks.

Louis Newton
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> Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:53 -0500

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

> Subject: Re: Jawn Henery Boiler

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> Louis Newton's book, Rails Remembered, Volume IV, is the best source to

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> Bud Jeffries

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> 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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> Unlike the conventional locomotive boilers we are used to, it was

> rectangular in shape. Also had a moving grate ? coal in one end and ashes

> out the other. Jim Nichols

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> I have to check, but I believe that in the book written on the Jawn, there

> was a diagram of the boiler.

>

> It may also be in a book titled the N&W the last 25 years of steam. All

> my books are in boxes

>

> so it will take a while to find them. Perhaps someone else may have

> better access.

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>

> Regards,

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>

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> Kurt S. Kramke

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> Nov 6, 2009 08:50:43 AM, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:

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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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> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:28:50 -0500

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> The water tube boiler designed for the 2300 was made by Baldwin and are

> not

> available in the Archives.

>

>

>

> A water tube boiler has the water inside the tubes/flues and not the hot

> combustion gases which pass through the tubes/flues in 'conventional'

> construction. This structure allows a higher pressure to be safely

> maintained in the boiler. There are a number of thermodynamic and heat

> transfer improvements between a water tube boiler operating at high

> pressure

> over the normal locomotive boilers with the water outside the tubes/flues.

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>

> Gary Rolih

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> Secretary N&WHS

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> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:44 AM

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

> Subject: Re: Jawn Henery Boiler

>

>

>

> I have to check, but I believe that in the book written on the Jawn, there

> was a diagram of the boiler.

>

> It may also be in a book titled the N&W the last 25 years of steam. All

> my

> books are in boxes

>

> so it will take a while to find them. Perhaps someone else may have

> better

> access.

>

>

>

> Regards,

>

>

>

> Kurt S. Kramke

>

>

> Nov 6, 2009 08:50:43 AM, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:

>

> 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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> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:40:42 -0500

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

> Subject: N&W in 1910--Union station

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> Bluefield Daily Telegraph

> April 29, 1910

>

> RAILROADS DISAGREE ON UNION STATION PLANS

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> Breach Between Norfolk and Western And Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Stop

> Work at St. Paul

> Work has been stopped on the union station at St. Paul. It is rumored

> that the Norfolk and Western and the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio have

> disagreed upon the plans. The Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio, according

> to the story which is being told, wants the depot placed so that the

> Norfolk and Western shall use one side while the Carolina, Clinchfield and

> Ohio will use the other. The plans as approved before the appropriations

> were made call for both tracks to run on the same side of the depot. This

> has caused a breach which it is said has been big enough to stop work on

> the station. The matter may have to go to the Virginia corporation

> commission before it can be settled. Nearly all the material to be used

> in the construction of the depot is on the ground and ready for the work

> to be pushed.

> ------

> [My recollection is that the station ended up on the north side of the N&W

> track which was north of the CC&O track. Correct? This was in accordance

> with the original plans described in the article.]

>

> Gordon Hamilton

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