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USRA Light Santa Fe

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Power type
  
Steam

UIC class
  
1′E1′ h2

AAR wheel arr.
  
2-10-2

Leading dia.
  
33 in (838 mm)

USRA Light Santa Fe

Builder
  
American Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works

Gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The USRA Light Santa Fe 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. These locomotives were of 2-10-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 1′E1′ in UIC classification; this arrangement was commonly named "Santa Fe" in the United States. At the time, the Santa Fe was the largest non-articulated type in common use, primarily in slow drag freight duty in ore or coal service.

A total of 94 of these locomotives were constructed under the auspices of the USRA. They went to the following railroads:

Only one USRA Light 2-10-2 survives: DM&IR 506 is on display at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin

References

USRA Light Santa Fe Wikipedia