USRA Light Mountain explained

USRA Light Mountain
Powertype:Steam
Whytetype:4-8-2
Uicclass:2′D1′ h2
Builddate:1918-1930
Totalproduction:47 (90 plus copies)
Driverdiameter:690NaN0
Axleload:55000-2NaN-2
Weightondrivers:220000-2NaN-2
Locoweight:320000-2NaN-2
Tenderweight:172000-2NaN-2
Locotenderweight:492000-2NaN-2
Fueltype:Coal
Fuelcap:32000-2NaN-2
Watercap:10000usgal
Boilerpressure:200sigfig=3NaNsigfig=3
Firearea:70.8square feet
Tubearea:2598square feet
Fluearea:1176square feet
Fireboxarea:329square feet
Totalsurface:4130square feet
Superheaterarea:957square feet
Cylindercount:Two
Cylindersize:27x
Valvegear:Baker, then Walschaerts
Valvetype:140NaN0 piston valves
Tractiveeffort:539002NaN2
Factorofadhesion:4.1
Scrapdate:1943-1959
Disposition:All scrapped

The USRA Light Mountain 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 freight locomotive of the USRA types, and was of 4-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 2′D1′ in UIC classification.

A total of 47 locomotives were built under the auspices of the USRA.

Original owners

USRA originals

Railroad Quantity Class Road
numbers
Notes
align=left 7 MT-69 5301–5307 align=left Built 1919 by ALCO. All scrapped, 1943-1947.
align=left 5 J1-54 550–554 align=left Built 1919 by ALCO-Richmond. All scrapped, 1945-1949.
align=left 10 R-1 3300–3309 align=left Built 1919 by ALCO-Schenectady. All scrapped, 1949-1951.
align=left 25 Ts-1 1475–1499 align=left Built 1919 by ALCO. Three to AGS 6692–6694,
five to CNOTP 6495–6499. All scrapped, 1950-1955.
Total 47

Copies

Railroad Quantity Class Road
numbers
Notes
align=left Louisville and Nashville Railroad 22 L-1 400–421 align=left Built 1926-1930 by Baldwin . All Scrapped 1953-1957
align=left 8 J1-54 555–562 align=left Built 1922 by Baldwin. All scrapped, 1955-1956.
align=left 30 R-1-a 3310–3339 align=left Built 1919 by ALCO. All scrapped, 1943-1958.
align=left 9 R-1-b 3304–3348 align=left Built 1918-1919 by ALCO. All scrapped, 1943-1945.
align=left align=left
align=left Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line) 21 N-20 4000–4020 align=left Built 1926-1930 by ALCO and Soo Line. All scrapped, 1944-1959.
Total 90
None of the originals built by the USRA or any of the subsequent copies were preserved, being scrapped from 1943 to 1959.

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