JHJ HD

Norfolk & Western's JHJ The Jawn Henry Junior the first Practical Steam Turbine Electric Locomotive
the main reason why the N&W's giant Steam Turbine Electric Locomotive the Jawn Henry failed was the cost to build and maintain its drive train and giant articulated frame. see other teething troubles of the Norfolk & Western's Jawn Henry at [link] Built in 1956. The Jawn Henry Junior prototype did away with that by placing a marine type water tube boiler, the Turbine mounted horizontally and the cab on one unit and water and coal on the other. the first unit would be built on a standard diesel locomotive frame and wheel sets having a traditional steam locomotive cab and the second unit is a traditional steam locomotive tender but having a laboratory at the cab end.This design calls for the heat from dynamic braking to be used to help heat the boiler. This is a real technology that belongs to T.W. Blasingame, Inc. Go to www.trainweb.org/tusp/news/Ste… for the PDF.