<kuid:45588:4493> Baltimore & Ohio Q-4b 2-8-2 4493

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During the first World War, the United States government put the nation's railroads under the control of a government agency: the USRA (United States Railroad Administration). The lasting legacy of the USRA was a group of standard locomotive designs, which were used by railroads across the country. The locomotives were designed to use a minimum of materials to conserve vital materials for the war effort. To serve as many roles as possible, the USRA created a set of 12 standard steam loco designs.
The first to be delivered was Baltimore & Ohio 4500, a light 2-8-2 and the first of 100 engines numbered 4500-4599. This engine is currently on display at the B&O Railway Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The USRA engines came very late: even 4500 served for only a few months before the war ended; many USRA engines were not delivered until after the war. This particular engines, as shown on page 130 of 'B&O Power' (Sagle and Staufer, 1964) was used in helper service. Since it would return after dark running in reverse, the headlight was centered on the smokebox front - unusual for B&O power - and a red marker light was mounted in the usual high headlight location.
During the USRA era, the light 2-8-2 was the most common design with 625 delivered. Following the war, the design was copied by many railroads, including several that had not received any originals. Once these copies are factored in, there were 1266 light 2-8-2s. In those 1266 engines must be at least 40 skins that could be done. Well... get to it, then.
I fixed the dark cab number problem by making the cab numbers in white. There is a more accurate gold lettering file included if you wish to use it and think you can solve the problem, but odds are you won't see the cab number without a better fix.

USRA Light 2-8-2
Builder: Baldwin (this model), ALCo, Lima
Drivers: 63 inch
Cylinders: 26 by 30 inches
Weight: 292,000 pounds
Tractive Effort: 54,700 pounds
Cost: $53,600 (1918 dollars - $764,425 in 2009)