USRA Light Pacific

USRA Light Pacific
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
Build date1919–1920
Total produced81 original, 234 copies
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte4-6-2
  UIC2′C1′ h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.73 in (1,854 mm)
Wheelbase
  • Coupled: 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
  • Locomotive: 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
  • Loco & tender: 68 ft 7+12 in (20.92 m)
Axle load55,000 lb (25,000 kilograms)
Adhesive weight165,000 lb (75,000 kilograms)
Loco weight270,000 lb (120,000 kilograms)
Tender weight188,000 lb (85,000 kilograms)
Total weight414,000 lb (188,000 kilograms)
Fuel capacity16 t (16 long tons; 18 short tons)
Water cap.10,000 US gal (38,000 L; 8,300 imp gal)
Firebox:
  Grate area66.7 sq ft (6.20 m2)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
  Firebox234 sq ft (21.7 m2)
  Tubes2,091 sq ft (194.3 m2)
  Flues981 sq ft (91.1 m2)
  Total surface3,333 sq ft (309.6 m2)
Superheater:
  Heating area794 sq ft (73.8 m2)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size25 in × 28 in (635 mm × 711 mm)
Valve type14-inch (356 mm) piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort40,750 lbf (181.3 kN)
Factor of adh.4.1
Career
Retired
  • 1939-1955 (Original)
  • 1939-1961 (Copies)
PreservedTwo (Atlantic Coast Line 1504 and Grand Trunk Western 5632)
DispositionOne original under restoration and one copy on static display, remainder scrapped

The USRA Light Pacific 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. It was the standard light passenger locomotive of the USRA types, with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 2′C1′ in UIC classification.