USRA Heavy Mountain


The USRA Heavy Mountain 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 light freight locomotive of the USRA types, and was of 4-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 2′D1′ in UIC classification.
A total of 15 locomotives were built under the auspices of the USRA.
RailroadQuantityClassRoad numbersNotes
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway5J-2543-547Built 1918 by Baldwin. Renumbered from 133-137. Scrapped 1940-1947.
Norfolk and Western Railway10K2116–125Built 1919 by ALCO. Scrapped 1951-1952.
Total15

Neither the originals built by the USRA or any of the subsequent copies were preserved, being scrapped between 1940 and 1959.