USRA 0-8-0

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USRA 0-8-0

Power type	Steam
Builder	ALCO, Baldwin, Lima
Total production	175 (plus many copies)
Configuration	0-8-0
UIC classification	D
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Driver size	51 in (1,295 mm)
Wheelbase	15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
Length	66 ft 1½ in (20.15 m)
Width	10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
Height	15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)

The USRA 0-8-0 was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I. This was the standard heavy switcher of the USRA types, and was obviously of 0-8-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "D" in UIC classification.

A total of 175 locomotives were built under USRA control, and an additional 1200 copies after the end of USRA control.

[edit] References

• Westcott, Linn H. (1960). Model Railroader Cyclopedia - Volume 1: Steam Locomotives. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-001-9. 
• Railroad Master Mechanics' Association (1922). Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practise - 6th Edition, 1922. Simmons-Boardman. 

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