USRA standard steam locomotive designs

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USRA standard steam locomotive designs were a series of standardized steam locomotive types created during World War I to simplify and unify locomotive production and maintenance across U.S. railroads.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway locomotive standardization scheme
standardized steam locomotive design program
appliesToJurisdiction United States railroads
appliesToPart locomotive boilers
locomotive frames
running gear
tenders
characteristic classification into light and heavy versions
designed for both freight and passenger service
interchangeable parts across railroads
standardized drawings and specifications
country United States
developer United States Railroad Administration
endOfProduction early 1920s
follows pre‑USRA railroad‑specific locomotive designs
hasPart USRA 0-6-0 switcher
USRA 0-8-0 switcher
USRA 2-10-2 light freight design
USRA 2-6-6-2 articulated locomotive
USRA 2-8-8-2 articulated locomotive
USRA 4-6-0 Ten‑Wheeler
USRA 4-8-2 light dual‑service design
USRA Heavy Mikado 2-8-2
USRA Heavy Mountain 4-8-2
USRA Heavy Pacific 4-6-2
USRA Heavy Santa Fe 2-10-2
USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2
USRA Light Mountain 4-8-2
USRA Light Pacific 4-6-2
USRA Light Santa Fe 2-10-2
inception 1918
influenced post‑USRA locomotive designs on many U.S. railroads
locomotiveWheelArrangementStandard 0-6-0
0-8-0
2-10-2
2-6-6-2
2-8-2
2-8-8-2
4-6-2
4-8-2
mainSubject steam locomotives
purpose efficient wartime locomotive supply
simplification of locomotive production
standardization of locomotive maintenance
usedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
New York Central Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southern Railway (U.S.)
useDuringConflict World War I

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United States Railroad Administration introducedDesign USRA standard steam locomotive designs
United States Railroad Administration notableOutput USRA Heavy Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive design
linked to: USRA standard steam locomotive designs
United States Railroad Administration notableOutput USRA Light Pacific 4-6-2 locomotive design
linked to: USRA standard steam locomotive designs
United States Railroad Administration notableOutput USRA Heavy Pacific 4-6-2 locomotive design
linked to: USRA standard steam locomotive designs
USRA standard steam locomotive designs hasPart USRA 2-10-2 light freight design
linked to: USRA standard steam locomotive designs
USRA standard steam locomotive designs hasPart USRA 4-8-2 light dual‑service design
linked to: USRA standard steam locomotive designs
USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive design category USRA standard locomotives
linked to: USRA standard steam locomotive designs