USRA Heavy Pacific

USRA Heavy Pacific
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
Total produced
  • Originals: 20
  • Copies: 88
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′ h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.79 in (2,007 mm)
Wheelbase
  • Coupled: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
  • Locomotive: 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
  • Loco & tender: 70 ft 8+12 in (21.55 m)
Axle load60,000 lb (27,000 kg)
Adhesive weight180,000 lb (82,000 kg)
Loco weight300,000 lb (140,000 kg)
Tender weight144,000 lb (65,000 kg)
Total weight444,000 lb (201,000 kg)
Fuel capacityCoal
Water cap.8,000 US gal (30,000 L; 6,700 imp gal)
Tender cap.32,000 lb (15,000 kg)
Firebox:
 • Grate area70.8 sq ft (6.58 m2)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox284 sq ft (26.4 m2)
 • Tubes2,407 sq ft (223.6 m2)
 • Flues1,090 sq ft (101 m2)
 • Total surface3,808 sq ft (353.8 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area882 sq ft (81.9 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size27 in × 28 in (686 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearBaker
Valve type14-inch (356 mm) piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort43,800 lbf (194.83 kN)
Factor of adh.4.1

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.