USRA Light Mikado

what is it?

The USRA Light Mikado 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 light freight locomotive of the USRA types, and was of 2-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 1′D1′ in UIC classification. This wheel type was known as Mikado, after the Emperor of Japan. A total of 614 locomotives were built under the auspices of the USRA, with a further 641 copies built after the end of the USRA's control.

base stats

• speed 105 km/htop speed
• power 2.2 MWpower output
• weight 133 tin working order
• built 641made 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.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 108 years ago, in 1918.
• 🚗2.2 MW is about 26 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 22 African elephants (~6 t each).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1918–1929

number built

641

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

American Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Lima Locomotive Works

top speed

105 km/h

power

2.2 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-2

weight

133 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.