<kuid:45588:4756> Chicago & Eastern Illinois O-2 2-10-2 2007

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Chicago & Eastern Illinois had ordered seven class O-1 2-10-2's to handle long coal trains out of southern Illinois and Indiana. The mines played out rather early, so C&EI struggled to find work for these heavy, hard-on-the-track engines. Meanwhile, the USRA in its infinite wisdom decided to send C&EI 5 lighter, slower 2-10-2's. C&EI predictably refused them, claiming they were too heavy. They were allegedly reassigned to PRR, though PRR didn't operate any light 2-10-2's. Chicago & Western Indiand did operate five light 2-10-2's, however, so they may have been reassigned there. 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 USRA light 2-8-2. 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.
94 of the light USRA 2-10-2s were allocated and delivered. Only 4 copies were built after USRA control ended. That makes the 2-10-2 the 2nd least copied USRA design (after the light Mallet with 0 copies). There were many reported teething problems and small nitpicks initially, but the light 2-10-2s did provide good service until the end of steam on the few roads that got them.

USRA Light 2-10-2
Builder: ALCo (this model), Baldwin
Drivers: 57 inch
Cylinders: 27 by 32 inch
Weight: 352,000 pounds
Tractive Effort: 69,500 pounds
Cost: $62,277 ($780,230 in 2010 dollars)