Designed by the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalised
rail system of the United States during World War I, the USRA standard
locomotives and railroad cars were the nearest the American railroads
and locomotive builders ever got to standard locomotive types. 1,856
steam locomotives and over 100,000 railroad cars were built to these
designs and after the USRA was dissolved in 1920 many of the designs
were duplicated in number, 3,251 copies being constructed overall. A
total of 97 railroads used USRA or USRA-derived locomotives.
Features
Features include:
DCC ready with connection points for installation of 6- or 8-wire harness decoder
Die-cast frame
Drawbar compatible with many popular brands
NMRA wheel profile
This DCC sound-equipped locomotive includes our Sound Value SoundTraxx® steam package that includes authentic prototypical chuff, short and long whistles, bell, air pump, steam release, and blower...
The 2-8-2 is also known as the “Mikado” after Baldwin delivered the first engines with this wheel arrangement to Japan Railways in 1893. Our DCC sound-equipped USRA Light model includes our Sound...
The latest in Bachmann’s USRA series of locomotives, the 2-8-2 is also known as the “Mikado” after Baldwin delivered the first engines with this wheel arrangement to Japan Railways in 1893. Our...