USRA 0-8-0 Type and origin Power type Steam Builder ALCO , Baldwin , Lima Total produced 175 (plus 1200 copies)
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-8-0 • UIC D h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm ) standard gauge Driver dia.51 in (1,295 mm) Wheelbase Locomotive: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)Loco & tender: 10+ 1 ⁄2 in (16.12 m)Length 1+ 1 ⁄2 in (20.15 m)Width 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) Height 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m) Axle load 55,000 lb (25,000 kg) Loco weight 220,000 lb (100,000 kg) Tender weight 144,000 lb (65,000 kg) Total weight 364,000 lb (165,000 kg) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 32,000 lb (15,000 kg) Water cap. 8,000 US gal (30,000 l; 6,700 imp gal) Firebox: 46.6 sq ft (4.33 m2 ) Boiler pressure 175 psi (1.21 MPa) Heating surface 2,781 sq ft (258.4 m2 ) • Tubes 1,796 sq ft (166.9 m2 ) • Flues 773 sq ft (71.8 m2 ) • Firebox 190 sq ft (18 m2 ) Superheater: • Heating area 637 sq ft (59.2 m2 ) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 25 in × 28 in (635 mm × 711 mm) Valve gear Baker Valve type 14-inch (360 mm) piston valves
The USRA 0-8-0 was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration , the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I . This was the standard heavy switcher of the USRA types, and was of 0-8-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation , or "D" in UIC classification .
A total of 175 locomotives were built under USRA control; these were sent to the following railroads:
After the dissolution of the USRA, an additional 1200 copies of the USRA 0-8-0 were built for many railroads, However, there is a known survivor of this Type, Republic Steel Corp. #285 is an ALCO (Richmond) Product built in 1925, is at the Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven, KY. It is unknown if any more USRA 0-8-0's of this type exist.
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Switchers Light Heavy Articulated
