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.

The USRA 0-8-0 was a USRA standard class, designed by the United States Railroad Administration during World War I. This was the standard heavy switcher locomotive of the USRA types, of which 175 examples were built by ALCO , Baldwin and Lima for many different railroads in the United States.

The last steam locomotive built for a Class I railroad in the United States, an 0-8-0 built by the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1953, was a USRA design. A total of 97 railroads used USRA or USRA-derived locomotives.

Jul 4, 2006 · Norfolk & Western 0-8-0 switcher No. 244 holds the distinction of being the last U.S. reciprocating steam locomotive built for an American Class 1 railroad. It was the final steam engine to emerge from N&W's Roanoke Shops, delivered to the railroad in December 1953.

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.

0-8-0 "Switcher" Locomotives in the USA The last locomotives built for a US railroad were Class S 0-8-0 switchers from the Roanoke shops built for the Norfolk & Western Railroad. The list shown below is incomplete.

The USRA 0-8-0 was a USRA standard class, designed by the United States Railroad Administration during World War I. This was the standard heavy switcher locomotive of the USRA types, of which 175 examples were built by ALCO , Baldwin and Lima for many different railroads in the United States.

Apr 21, 2015 · Number 549 was the last of ten USRA design 0-8-0's allotted to the CB&Q during World War I (road #'s 540-549). It was built by the Brooks Works of Alco in 1919 (c/n 61242) and sold for scrap in August 1956.

Gene Connelly's Baldwin list shows two more 0-8-0s following immediately. They had smaller drivers (46") and smaller cylinders (17" x 22"). Their works numbers were 379 in December 1850 and 380 in June 1851. Boiler pressure is a Locobase estimate.

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.