Why N&W's Jawn Henry Was Steam's Final Stand, and Why It Failed
5K views · Sep 12, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@catreader9733 · 2 weeks ago (edited)
I am puzzled by seeing different appearances for the locomotive. At <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAoJi6vQCME&t=1">00:01</a>, the streamlined cowling is not the usual appearance, and it doesn't look like that even in the builder photograph (not shown in this video). At <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAoJi6vQCME&t=7">0:07</a>, the locomotive shown is not actually the Jawn Henry; it is some form of altered imagery (just pause the video and examine number on the front with the number on the side and read the name in the side). At <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAoJi6vQCME&t=23">00:23</a>, I think the photo is merely misleading filler. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAoJi6vQCME&t=34">00:34</a> depicts something other than N&W's only steam turbine locomotive. The image in the title photo and at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAoJi6vQCME&t=51">00:51</a> are what Norfolk and Western Railway's Class TE1 ((or TE-1), number 2300 locomotive, often called Jawn Henry, actually looked like throughout its life. At <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAoJi6vQCME&t=56">00:56</a>, the locomotive with an enticing "2300" road number is not a steam turbine. I won't continue pointing out more faked images; I stopped viewing.
@PopPopsTrainRoom · 2 weeks ago
Wow😊
@burntsider8457 · 2 weeks ago
Painfully repetitious script
@DonLawler-g7d · 2 weeks ago
"Jawn" Henry? C'mon, Seriously.
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