USRA Light Mountain


The USRA Light 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 47 locomotives were built under the auspices of the USRA.

Original owners

Copies

None of the originals built by the USRA or any of the subsequent copies were preserved, being scrapped from 1943 to 1959.