USRA Heavy Santa Fe Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 2-10-2 • UIC 1′E1′ h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm ) standard gauge Leading dia. 33 in (838 mm) Driver dia.63 in (1,600 mm) Trailing dia. 43 in (1,092 mm) Wheelbase 42 ft 2 in (12.85 m) Length 55 ft 4 in (16.87 m) without tender Width 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) Height 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) Adhesive weight 293,000 lb (133,000 kilograms; 133 metric tons) Loco weight 380,000 lb (170,000 kilograms; 170 metric tons) Total weight 586,000 lb (266,000 kilograms; 266 metric tons) Fuel type Soft coal (bituminous )Firebox: • Grate area 82.2 sq ft (7.64 m2 ) Boiler pressure 190 psi (1.31 MPa) Heating surface: • Firebox 429 sq ft (39.9 m2 ) • Tubes 3,258 sq ft (302.7 m2 ) • Flues 1,469 sq ft (136.5 m2 ) • Total surface 5,156 sq ft (479.0 m2 ) Superheater: • Heating area 1,230 sq ft (114.3 m2 ) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 30 in × 32 in (762 mm × 813 mm) Valve gear Southern (see drawing)
Career Disposition All scrapped between 1953 and 1955
The USRA Heavy 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.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
A total of 175 of these locomotives were constructed under the auspices of the USRA. They went to the following railroads:
The Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives were later refitted with the Pennsy's trademark Belpaire fireboxes . None of the originals built under USRA auspices or any of the subsequent copies were preserved.[ 3]
^ "2-10-2 "Santafe" Locomotives in the USA" . steamlocomotive.com . Retrieved 18 November 2018 .
^ "The Standard Heavy Santa Fe Type Locomotive" . Railway Age . 66 (7): 388–392. 14 February 1919. Retrieved 18 November 2018 .
^ a b c Drury, George (19 November 2015). Guide to North American steam locomotives (2nd Revised ed.). Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1627002592 .
^ "USRA Locomotives" . Steamlocomotive.com . Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19 .
^ Drury, George (19 November 2015). Guide to North American steam locomotives (2nd Revised ed.). Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-1627002592 .
^ Drury, George (19 November 2015). Guide to North American steam locomotives (2nd Revised ed.). Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. 101, 106. ISBN 978-1627002592 .
^ Drury, George (19 November 2015). Guide to North American steam locomotives (2nd Revised ed.). Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. 174, 180. ISBN 978-1627002592 .
^ Drury, George (19 November 2015). Guide to North American steam locomotives (2nd Revised ed.). Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. 136, 138. ISBN 978-1627002592 .