USRA 2-8-8-2 articulated locomotive

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The USRA 2-8-8-2 articulated locomotive was a heavy freight steam engine design developed under the United States Railroad Administration during World War I, known for its powerful compound articulated configuration used by multiple American railroads.

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instanceOf USRA standard locomotive design ⓘ
articulated locomotive ⓘ
freight locomotive ⓘ
steam locomotive design ⓘ
administration United States Railroad Administration standardization program ⓘ
administrationPeriod United States Railroad Administration era 1917–1920 ⓘ
articulationType Mallet-type articulated ⓘ
boilerType fire-tube boiler ⓘ
category USRA standard locomotives ⓘ
articulated steam locomotives ⓘ
freight steam locomotives ⓘ
configuration Whyte notation 2-8-8-2 ⓘ
controlAuthority United States Railroad Administration ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
cylinderConfiguration compound ⓘ
cylinderUse high-pressure cylinders and low-pressure cylinders ⓘ
designedFor heavy coal trains ⓘ
mountain grades ⓘ
designer United States Railroad Administration ⓘ
designType compound articulated ⓘ
developedDuring World War I ⓘ
fuelType coal ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
historicalContext wartime federal control of U.S. railroads ⓘ
introducedBy United States Railroad Administration ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1910s ⓘ
notableFeature articulated engine units for negotiating curves ⓘ
compound expansion for improved efficiency ⓘ
powerType steam ⓘ
primaryUse slow heavy freight trains ⓘ
purpose heavy freight service ⓘ
regionOfOperation North America ⓘ
roleInProgram standard heavy articulated freight design ⓘ
serviceType road freight ⓘ
tractionCharacteristic high tractive effort ⓘ
usedBy Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ⓘ
Norfolk and Western Railway ⓘ
Virginian Railway ⓘ
other American railroads ⓘ
wheelArrangement 2-8-8-2 ⓘ

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