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 ⓘ
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United States Railroad Administration → notableOutput → USRA Light Pacific 4-6-2 locomotive design ⓘ
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United States Railroad Administration → notableOutput → USRA Heavy Pacific 4-6-2 locomotive design ⓘ
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USRA standard steam locomotive designs → hasPart → USRA 2-10-2 light freight design ⓘ
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USRA standard steam locomotive designs → hasPart → USRA 4-8-2 light dual‑service design ⓘ
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USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive design → category → USRA standard locomotives ⓘ
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USRA Light Pacific 4-6-2 → designFamily → USRA Light locomotive designs ⓘ
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USRA Light Santa Fe 2-10-2 → belongsToFamily → USRA Light locomotive designs ⓘ
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USRA 0-6-0 switcher → belongsTo → USRA standard locomotive family ⓘ
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USRA 2-6-6-2 articulated locomotive → standardizationProgram → USRA standard locomotive program ⓘ
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USRA 2-6-6-2 articulated locomotive → category → USRA locomotive design ⓘ
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USRA caboose design → category → United States Railroad Administration standard designs ⓘ
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USRA Heavy Pacific 4-6-2 → category → USRA standard steam locomotives ⓘ
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USRA 0-8-0 switcher → partOf → USRA standard locomotive program ⓘ
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USRA 0-8-0 switcher → category → USRA locomotives ⓘ
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USRA 2-8-8-2 articulated locomotive → category → USRA standard locomotives ⓘ
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USRA Heavy Mountain 4-8-2 → belongsToCategory → USRA standard locomotives ⓘ
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USRA Heavy Santa Fe 2-10-2 → belongsToProgram → USRA standard locomotive program ⓘ
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USRA 4-6-0 Ten‑Wheeler → isPartOf → USRA standard steam locomotive family ⓘ
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USRA 4-6-0 Ten‑Wheeler → category → USRA standard steam locomotives ⓘ
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