Power type Steam UIC class 2′C1′ h2 | ||
Builder Total produced Originals: 20Copies: 17 Gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||
The USRA Heavy 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. This was the standard heavy passenger locomotive of the USRA types, and was 4-6-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 2′C1′ in UIC classification.
A total of 20 locomotives were built under USRA control, with the production split between the Baldwin Locomotive Works and the American Locomotive Company's Richmond plant. All 20 went to the Erie Railroad, who also ordered 11 copies from Baldwin, which were delivered between 1923 and 1926. Lima Locomotive Works also built six locomotives based on the USRA heavy 4-6-2 for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, who classified then as their K3 class. None of the originals built under USRA auspices or any of the subsequent copies were preserved.