1218 Feedwater

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When I was doing shift work at the Shaffers Crossing roundhouse the 
summer of 1956 and got off the third shift one morning, I learned that 
the 2300 had been called for a Blue Ridge pusher, so I took advantage of 
this opportunity and my pass which had the inscription "good on engines 
and freight trains," and hopped aboard.  My rest could wait!  As we 
pushed a freight train up the Blue Ridge grade the main water pump went 
out and the emergency pump had to be placed in service.  After that one 
push, we returned to the roundhouse for repairs.  A not-too-unusual 
routine for Big Jawn.

I also remember another occasion when the loco was on the roundhouse 
turntable and one of the shopmen saw it there and remarked, "Is that 
thing in here again?"

Gordon Hamilton

On 2/26/2019 5:12 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> This was certainly a big problem.  Other problems were the turbine and 
> generator leading to its demise among other things.
> Bud Jeffries
> *From:* NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2019 11:43 AM
> *To:* 'NW Mailing List'
> *Cc:* NW Mailing List
> *Subject:* RE: 1218 Feedwater
>
> I think this was one of the most troublesome items on the JH. If this 
> had been resolved who knows what might have developed. A series build 
> of JH clones perhaps?
>
> Phil Mortimer
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> *From:*NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On 
> Behalf Of *NW Mailing List
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1:34 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: 1218 Feedwater
>
> Jawn Henry’s locmotive diagram does not list a feedwater heater per 
> se.  It lists a “feedwater pump – Ingersoll-Rand and Coffin”.
>
> Bud Jeffries
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> *Sent:*Monday, February 25, 2019 9:26 PM
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> *To:*nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
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> *Subject:*Re: 1218 Feedwater
>
> I don’t remember offhand, but you’re probably right.  I forgot.  You 
> never say never . . .
>
> EdK
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> *From:*NW Mailing List
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> *Sent:*Monday, February 25, 2019 1:24 PM
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> *To:*nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
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> *Subject:*RE: 1218 Feedwater
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> Ed, Seems like I remember NW used a Coffin on the Jawn Henry and it 
> was problematic to say the least. Pls correct if mistaken.  Thx, John 
> Garner
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> *From:*NW Mailing List [mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org]
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 24, 2019 3:19 PM
> *To:* NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> *Subject:* Re: 1218 Feedwater
>
> Mike -
>
> The A class engines used a Worthington 6-SA feedwater heater system.  
> There was a turbine pump under the left side of the cab to provide the 
> cold water and there was a hot water pump under the left running board 
> at its forward end.
>
> All the Js and the Y-6bs used Worthington SA systems.  N&W had 
> hundreds of engines equipped with the earlier Worthington BL feedwater 
> heaters, which appeared under the left running board and incorporated 
> the pump and heater in one casing.  The Worthington systems were very 
> efficient and dependable and, AFAIK, N&W never used feedwater heater 
> systems from any other manufacturer (Elesco, Coffin, etc.) nor did it 
> feel it necessary to build its own.
>
> Ed King
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> *From:*NW Mailing List
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> *Sent:*Sunday, February 24, 2019 11:31 AM
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> *To:*NW Mailing List
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> *Subject:*1218 Feedwater
>
> In this topside view of 1218 can be seen what I assume is the 
> feedwater heater forward of the stack. Was this an in-house design or 
> a product of an outside manufacturer?
>
> Mike Pierry, Jr.
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