USRA 0-8-0

what is it?

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 locomotive of the USRA types, and had an 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 1,200 copies of the USRA 0-8-0 were built for many railroads, There is a known survivor of this Type, Republic Steel Corp. #285, which is an ALCO (Richmond) product built in 1925.

base stats

• built 1,200made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

spec sheet

built

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number built

1,200

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

American Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Lima Locomotive Works

top speed

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power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-8-0

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