USRA Light 4-8-2

USRA Light 4-8-2

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.
Due to a focus on freight operations in USRA locomotive allocations, relatively few of the USRA passenger engines were built. There were only 47 of these light 4-8-2s built under the USRA, which made it the second most common USRA passenger engine (after the 81 light 4-6-2s). However, the design was modified and copied often following the end of the war. Many roads ordered similar 4-8-2s before and after the war, so this model can easily be a stand in for many 4-8-2 types around North America.

USRA Light 4-8-2
Builder: Baldwin (this model), ALCo, Lima
Drivers: 69 inch
Cylinders: 27 by 30 inch
Weight: 296,000 pounds
Tractive Effort: 54,000 pounds

Author: Ben Neal

USRA Light 4-8-2
• config.txt 10.05KB
• readme.txt 2.52KB
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_lmount_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_lmount_art_512.texture.txt 85 bytes
usra_lmount_art_icon.texture.txt 87 bytes
usra_lmount_body
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 1.11MB
lod2.im 545.26KB
number.texture.txt 47 bytes
number.tga 256.04KB
shadow1.texture.txt 49 bytes
shadow1.tga 64.04KB
usra482.texture.txt 30 bytes
usra482.tga 4.00MB
usra_lmount_body.lm.txt 252 bytes