Jawn Henry Steam Turbine - Hauling Coal Over the Mountain [4K HDR]

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My HO scale Norfolk and Western "Jawn Henry" steam turbine hauls a long coal train through the mountains of West Virginia on the North Shore Model Railway Club layout. The first brass locomotive I've done significant work to, it took over a year (of procrastination) to finish the drivetrain modifications, add weight, install DCC & sound, build a custom sound set, paint and decal. At more than 161 feet with its tender, the Jawn Henry was the longest steam locomotive ever built. The locomotive alone was over 111 feet long.
A few details about the model:
Maker: Alco Models
Year made: 1982
Number made: 175
Weight: 75oz
Decoder: Loksound 5L
Speakers: 2x TCS 28mm 4w High Bass
Sound Set: Custom
Paint: Scalecoat I
Finish: Alclad Light Sheen
Decals: Custom
A few details about the real locomotive:
Maker: Baldwin Lima Hamilton, Babcock & Wilcox (Boiler), GE (Electronics)
Year built: 1954
Year retired: 1958
Number made: 1
Class: TE
Horsepower: 4500
Tractive effort: 144,000 Lbs (continuous @ 9mph)
Boiler pressure: 600 psi
Locomotive weight: 818,000 Lbs
The Jawn was intended to prove that a coal powered locomotive could beat diesels and conventional steamers on fuel efficiency and in that regard it succeeded. Unfortunately it proved too complex and unreliable for large scale adoption. Perhaps if it had come along 10 years earlier there may have been time to refine it into a true competitor for diesel locomotives.

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Комментарии : 28

@nottzangel9533 Год назад

Im not an expert on these kind of things not by a long shot but that has to be probably the best layout I've ever seen. As for the train itself how impressive is it pulling all those coal wagons. Weldone to the person who built this work of art............

@elliotsaunders7445 2 года назад

Thanks for a great viewing of a remarkable locomotive and a beautiful layout.

@civax778 Год назад

for me !! American lococomotives are the best!! very nice!!!

@machinist1879 Год назад

Gorgeous engine and a great looking coal drag!

@NorfKhazad Год назад

Thanks, I put a lot of work into it :)

@johannessilver8653 10 месяцев назад

Almost like real....nice work. I have read about this special loco...wonder the reasons of failure cause one thinks that they could have been solved.

@NorfKhazad 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. The main issues with the Jawn Henry were complexity and the electronics not playing well with the water and coal dust. Given more time they probably could have made it work much better, but it was the early 50s by the time they understood all the issues and the writing was on the wall for steam at that point.

@PowerTrain611 2 года назад

I recently decided to build a model of this locomotive in a video game I play. Found a scale blueprint for it online, slapped it into the game, set it to scale and started building... I was immediately in absolute AWE of the size of the thing. It's an absolute monstrous unit, even without the water tender. I wish I could have been alive to see it in operation in real life, I'm sure it was a sight to behold. Fortunately, I have found a clip with real audio. It's really something else. Here's the clip for those interested - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-APzxcyuEVaU.html It should begin to play right at the timestamp where the engine comes into view.

@NorfKhazad 2 года назад

That's the clip I used as a guide when building the sound settings for this. Obviously I didn't match them perfectly since I was just working with Loksound's sound files and that original sound is clearly not recorded with a very good microphone, but I think it's close enough.

@PowerTrain611 2 года назад

@@NorfKhazad Hey, it sounds better than the railsounds that come with the 3rd rail o gauge model, that's for sure. Definitely one of the better versions of the soundset I've come across, so well done!

@rebeccahull9046 2 года назад

Amazing! You're a monster. The sound is excellent! How many coal cars does this have and is that true to the train capacity?

@NorfKhazad 2 года назад

There are 66 hoppers on the train. Based on how steep the grades are I think it's roughly accurate to what this locomotive would have been able to pull.

@ronchickadel5837 2 года назад

wow , that,s awesome

@donnieshaffer8807 2 года назад

Wow! Fantastic Locomotive! Was this unit commercially available or was it a mix of kitbashing and scratchbuiding?

@NorfKhazad 2 года назад

It was made by Alco Models in 1982, they did a run of 175 models. I did some drivetrain modifications, added weight, installed dcc & sound, and painted it.

@donnieshaffer8807 2 года назад

@@NorfKhazad I hate that I missed out on that offer but I didn't get into model railroading until 1996. 😢

@NorfKhazad 2 года назад

@@donnieshaffer8807 you can still find them on ebay or from brass dealers periodically, I bought mine on ebay last year.

@danielkapp9468 10 месяцев назад

What in the world is that car between the tenders and coal hoppers, it looks like two cabooses slapped together with all sorts of vents. Is this some kind of custom crew car, or was it based off of something? I'd love to make or find something like that for O scale.

@NorfKhazad 10 месяцев назад

It's the N&W's dynamometer car, used to measure pulling force and speed, and calculate horsepower. Due to the Jawn Henry's experimental nature it was frequently run with the dynamometer car for testing.

@danielkapp9468 10 месяцев назад

@@NorfKhazad Roger. I've seen Illinois Centrals Dynamometer car at the (NMoT) in STL. That's the same museum that displays the Y6a 2156. The Illinois Central car looks more like a slightly modified coach or baggage car, hence my confusion. Quite a shame that Jawn Henry didn't survive to preservation but that's how it goes sometimes. I just started converting a MTH Y6b to 2156 (as no O scale exists of it) and was just doing research when I came across this video. Everything just looks so realistic it isn't even funny.

@jasperj1000 2 года назад

Great loco and layout ! The only cocern is that things look a bit too "Clean " !

@NorfKhazad 2 года назад

Yeah I need to weather it, I just finished with the painting and decals.

@TDDrummer2 2 года назад

It’s been a while

@NorfKhazad 2 года назад

Yeah, I have another video in the works from my PA trip in the fall, but I've been focusing on modeling recently.

@ThomasFan1465 Год назад

There is no way this is a steamie ○-○

@NorfKhazad Год назад

It was. Experimental steam turbine electric built for the N&W by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, with a water tube boiler built by Babcock & Wilcox running at 600 psi. GE provided the electrical equipment.