<kuid:45588:4768> Illinois Central 2-10-2 2901

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Illinois Central operated 125 2-10-2 'Centrals' numbered 2901-3025 and built by Lima in 1920 and in 1923. Most accounts state that these engines were derived from the USRA heavy 2-10-2 (oh well!). Fifty-six were rebuilt into 73 1/2-inch drivered 4-8-2's and numbered 2500-2555. The remaining 69 engines were rebuilt and numbered 2700-2747, 2750, and 2800-2819. 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.

Illinois Central 2-10-2
Builder: Lima (1920,'23)
Drivers: 63 inch
Cylinders: 30 by 32 inch
Weight: 382,000 pounds
Tractive Effort: 73,829 pounds
Cost: $62,277 ($780,230 in 2010 dollars)