American class of steam locomotives
USRA Heavy Pacific |
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Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 4-6-2 |
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• UIC | 2′C1′ h2 |
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Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Driver dia. | 79 in (2,007 mm) |
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Wheelbase | - Coupled: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
- Locomotive: 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
- Loco & tender: 70 ft 8+1⁄2 in (21.55 m)
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Axle load | 60,000 lb (27,000 kg) |
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Adhesive weight | 180,000 lb (82,000 kg) |
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Loco weight | 300,000 lb (140,000 kg) |
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Tender weight | 144,000 lb (65,000 kg) |
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Total weight | 444,000 lb (201,000 kg) |
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Fuel capacity | Coal |
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Water cap. | 8,000 US gal (30,000 L; 6,700 imp gal) |
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Tender cap. | 32,000 lb (15,000 kg) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 70.8 sq ft (6.58 m2) |
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Boiler pressure | 200 psi (1.38 MPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 284 sq ft (26.4 m2) |
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• Tubes | 2,407 sq ft (223.6 m2) |
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• Flues | 1,090 sq ft (101 m2) |
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• Total surface | 3,808 sq ft (353.8 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Heating area | 882 sq ft (81.9 m2) |
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Cylinders | Two, outside |
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Cylinder size | 27 in × 28 in (686 mm × 711 mm) |
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Valve gear | Baker |
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Valve type | 14-inch (356 mm) piston valves |
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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.