0-6-0 Steam loco with Tender – USRA

During the 1st World War US railroads were run under one single central control, the United States Railway Administration. The country found itself with a insufficient number of Locomotives, therefore the USRA had to resolve the problem.

A group of  loco designers, originating from the various different sources in the railway, domain and actual Railway companies, were tasked to make the project  for a standard line of Locomotives, that  were capable of running on all railway lines, and operate all taskings assigned.

Baldwin and  Alco cooperated  with the development  of the 225 “switchers” (shunters) of the war period USRA 0-6-0.

The drive link between the main shaft and the rear motor shaft gave the model a wore fluid drive movement compared to previous production models..

The locomotive was produced for various different Railroad companies.

Lunghezza del modello cm.

Produced by Rivarossi from 1968  to 1985

With various variants and finishings through the years

In the following liveries: Baltimore and Ohio, Central Railroad of New Jersey,  Chicago & North Western, Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Pennsylvania, Union Pacific