BR&S E1 Class 2-8-4

BR&S E1 Class 2-8-4

During the first World War, the United States government put the nation's railroads under the control of a government agency: the USRA (United States Railroad Administration). The lasting legacy of the USRA was a group of standard locomotive designs, which were used by railroads across the country. The locomotives were designed to use a minimum of materials to conserve vital materials for the war effort. To serve as many roles as possible, the USRA created a set of 12 standard steam loco designs.
The first to be delivered was Baltimore & Ohio 4500, a USRA light 2-8-2. This engine is currently on display at the B&O Railway Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The USRA engines came very late: even 4500 served for only a few months before the war ended; many USRA engines were not delivered until after the war.
94 of the light USRA 2-10-2s were allocated and delivered. Only 4 copies were built after USRA control ended. That makes the 2-10-2 the 2nd least copied USRA design (after the light Mallet with 0 copies). There were many reported teething problems and small nitpicks initially, but the light 2-10-2s did provide good service until the end of steam on the few roads that got them.

BR&S E1 Class 2-8-4
Builder: ALCo (this model), Baldwin
Drivers: 63 inch
Cylinders: 27 by 32 inch
Weight: 320,000 pounds
Tractive Effort: 69,500 pounds
Cost: $62,277 ($780,230 in 2010 dollars)

Author: Ben Neal

BR&S E1 Class 2-8-4
• config.txt 10.03KB
• readme.txt 2.44KB
sound
clank_loop_low.wav 62.30KB
dynamo.wav 41.75KB
piston_stroke1.wav 19.16KB
piston_stroke2.wav 19.34KB
piston_stroke3.wav 19.42KB
piston_stroke4.wav 18.56KB
stokereng.wav 23.11KB
• stack.tfx 532 bytes
• steamlococabindata.gs 10.36KB
• steamlocomotive0905.gs 7.54KB
usra_lcent_art
ebt_mike17_art_512.bmp 192.05KB
ebt_mike17_art_512_a.bmp 192.05KB
ebt_mike17_art_icon.bmp 24.05KB
ebt_mike17_art_icon_a.bmp 24.05KB
usra_lcent_art_512.texture.txt 85 bytes
usra_lcent_art_icon.texture.txt 87 bytes
usra_lcent_body
builder.texture.txt 30 bytes
builder.tga 192.04KB
cabebt.texture.txt 29 bytes
cabebt.tga 48.04KB
chain-chain_a.texture.txt 47 bytes
chain.tga 4.04KB
chain_a.bmp 3.05KB
ebtdriver.texture.txt 32 bytes
ebtdriver.tga 192.04KB
ebtdriver2.texture.txt 33 bytes
ebtdriver2.tga 192.04KB
env_metal.bmp 12.05KB
env_metal.texture.txt 32 bytes
glass.texture.txt 28 bytes
glass.tga 48.04KB
lod1.im 1.10MB
lod2.im 1.10MB
number.bmp 192.05KB
number.texture.txt 47 bytes
number.tga 256.04KB
number1.bmp 191.30KB
number1.tga 190.52KB
shadow1.texture.txt 30 bytes
shadow1.tga 64.04KB
usra482.bmp 3.00MB
usra482.texture.txt 30 bytes
usra482.tga 4.00MB
usra_lcent_body.lm.txt 252 bytes