| USRA 0-6-0 | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Builder: | ALCO |
| Builddate: | 1918–1919 (originals) |
| Totalproduction: | 255 originals plus copies |
| Whytetype: | 0-6-0 |
| Uicclass: | C h2 |
| Driverdiameter: | 510NaN0 |
| Length: | 62feet including tender |
| Width: | 10feet |
| Height: | 14feet |
| Axleload: | 55000lb |
| Weightondrivers: | 165000lb |
| Locoweight: | 165000lb |
| Tenderweight: | 144000lb |
| Locotenderweight: | 309000lb |
| Fueltype: | Coal |
| Fuelcap: | 32000lb |
| Watercap: | 8000usgal |
| Boilerpressure: | 1902NaN2 |
| Firearea: | 332NaN2 |
| Tubearea: | 12331NaN1 |
| Fluearea: | 5151NaN1 |
| Fireboxarea: | 1381NaN1 |
| Totalsurface: | 18861NaN1 |
| Superheaterarea: | 4421NaN1 |
| Cylindercount: | Two |
| Cylindersize: | 21x |
| Valvetype: | 10inches piston valves |
| Tractiveeffort: | 391001NaN1 |
| Factorofadhesion: | 4.22 |
| Disposition: | All original locomotives scrapped, three copies and two derivatives preserved. |
The USRA 0-6-0 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 light switcher locomotive of the USRA types, and was of 0-6-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "C" in UIC classification.
A total of 255 locomotives were built under USRA control; these were sent to the following railroads:
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| [3] | |||||
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| Also 15 copies[5] | |||||
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| to GTW 1824–1828, renumbered 7527–7531, Canadian National class O-19-a[9] | |||||
| Renumbered 7522–7526, Canadian National class O-19-a | |||||
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| Also 13 copies[11] | |||||
| New York Central Railroad subsidiary Chicago Junction | [12] | ||||
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| Total | 255 |
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As of 2022, three USRA 0-6-0 copies are known to be preserved. Two are from the Wheeling and Lake Erie: 3960, which is awaiting a cosmetic restoration at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio,[18] and 3984, which is undergoing an operational restoration at the Lorain and West Virginia Railway in Wellington, Ohio, and it is currently known as Nickel Plate Road 384. The third is 63, built by Alco in 1940 for the Alabama State Docks Commission. It has been on public display at the Kokosing Gap Trail in Mount Vernon, Ohio since 2002.[19] 63 is currently in the best cosmetic shape of the three, but unfortunately, there are no plans to further restore it or make it operational.[20]