USRA 0-6-0 switcher

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The USRA 0-6-0 switcher was a standardized American steam locomotive type designed for yard and switching duties under the United States Railroad Administration during World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf USRA standard locomotive design ⓘ
steam locomotive class ⓘ
switcher locomotive ⓘ
administration United States Railroad Administration ⓘ
belongsTo USRA standard locomotive family ⓘ
brakeType air brakes ⓘ
category USRA standard switcher ⓘ
linked to: USRA
configuration 0 leading wheels, 6 driving wheels, 0 trailing wheels ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
designAuthority US federal government through USRA ⓘ
linked to: USRA
designedAs standard USRA switcher type ⓘ
designedFor low-speed operation ⓘ
short-distance movements ⓘ
switching duties ⓘ
yard service ⓘ
designedToBe simple and robust ⓘ
designer United States Railroad Administration ⓘ
designPeriod 1910s ⓘ
era World War I ⓘ
fuelType coal ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
hasDrivingAxles 3 ⓘ
hasLeadingAxles 0 ⓘ
hasTrailingAxles 0 ⓘ
historicalContext US federal control of railroads in WWI ⓘ
historicalRole standard US switcher design during WWI federal control ⓘ
introducedBy United States Railroad Administration ⓘ
introducedDuring World War I ⓘ
locomotiveType tender locomotive ⓘ
operatorType common-carrier railroads ⓘ
powerType steam ⓘ
primaryUse industrial switching ⓘ
switching freight cars in yards ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
serviceType freight switching ⓘ
yard switching ⓘ
standardizationGoal to provide a common switcher design for US railroads ⓘ
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ
UICClassification C n2 ⓘ
usedBy multiple American railroads ⓘ
usedIn industrial plants ⓘ
railroad classification yards ⓘ
wheelArrangement 0-6-0 ⓘ

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USRA standard steam locomotive designs → hasPart → USRA 0-6-0 switcher ⓘ