USRA Light Mikado

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The USRA Light Mikado was a widely used standardized 2-8-2 steam locomotive design developed by the United States Railroad Administration during World War I for freight service across multiple American railroads.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
USRA Light Mikado canonical 2
USRA Mikado designs 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf USRA standard locomotive ⓘ
freight locomotive ⓘ
steam locomotive design ⓘ
boilerPressure 200 psi ⓘ
builder American Locomotive Company ⓘ
Baldwin Locomotive Works ⓘ
Lima Locomotive Works ⓘ
configuration tender locomotive ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
cylinderArrangement simple expansion ⓘ
cylinderCount 2 ⓘ
cylinderPosition outside ⓘ
designedAs standardized locomotive ⓘ
designedFor freight service ⓘ
designedUnder USRA standardization program ⓘ
linked to: USRA
designedWeightOnDrivers approximately 220,000 lb ⓘ
developedBy United States Railroad Administration ⓘ
driverDiameter 63 in ⓘ
era World War I ⓘ
fuelType coal ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
historicalSignificance influential in later American 2-8-2 freight locomotive designs ⓘ
one of the most numerous USRA standard locomotive types ⓘ
introduced 1918 ⓘ
nickname Light Mikado ⓘ
notableFeature light axle loading for widespread route availability ⓘ
standardized components for ease of construction and maintenance ⓘ
operatedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ⓘ
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ⓘ
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Louisville and Nashville Railroad ⓘ
New York Central Railroad ⓘ
Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
Southern Railway (U.S.) ⓘ
powerType steam ⓘ
serviceType general freight ⓘ
road freight ⓘ
standardGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ
successorDesignsBasedOn many railroad-specific Mikado classes ⓘ
tenderType coal and water tender ⓘ
totalEngineWeight approximately 290,000 lb ⓘ
tractiveEffort about 54,000 lbf ⓘ
UICClassification 1′D1′ h2 ⓘ
usedFor heavy freight trains ⓘ
usedIn United States ⓘ
usedOn multiple American railroads ⓘ
valveGear Walschaerts ⓘ
wheelArrangement 2-8-2 ⓘ
WhyteNotation 2-8-2 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2 → nickname → USRA Light Mikado ⓘ
USRA Heavy Mikado 2-8-2 → family → USRA Mikado designs ⓘ
linked to: USRA Light Mikado