I can easily find a list of the railroads who had the original USRA 0-8-0s, but where can I find a list of all the railroads with clones, or does anyone know which ones had them?
Hello “santafe,”
The “Model Railroader Cyclopedia, Vol. 1, Steam Locomotives,” edited by Linn Westcott, has a list of the railroads that owned both originals and copies of the USRA 0-8-0 on page 36. If your local dealer doesn’t have this book, you can order it by clicking the “shop” button at the top of this page.
So long,
Andy
According to the volume cited, the USRA “clones” were owned by the following roads:
AC&Y MKT
AGS MP
ACL NH
Aliq&S NKP
BAR N&W
B&A P&E
B&M P&PU
CNE &
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According to the volume cited, the USRA “clones” were owned by the following roads:
AC&Y MKT
AGS MP
ACL NH
Aliq&S NKP
BAR N&W
B&A P&E
B&M P&PU
CNE &nbs
Seems that I remember that the Union Station swithcher in Dallas was an 0-8-0 that one source says was an SP S-12 with “sausage” (Vandy?) tender, but another reference says was special built for the Union Station company.
I know that more specific and accurate information is somewhere in my library, but a sudden onset of lazyness prevents me from trudging upstains to try to find it.
The loco, known as “7 Spot” for its numerical designation, is on display at the Age of Steam Museum" in Dallas.
Mike
S-12 class is indeed a 0-6-0, perhaps you are thinking of the SE class 0-8-0’s that were built in the company shops utilizing boilers from retired Atlantics for their own use (i’m discounting the various SE classes obtained through mergers that display a distinct non-SP appearance), i’m not aware of any being cloned or operated outside California.
Dave
Well there is something wrong with that list because the Northern Pacific owned 4 actual USRA units (G-1 class, purchased in 1919) numbers 1170-1173. Then clone variations (G-2 class, purchased in 1920) numbered 1174-1193
According to the information HERE, those locos were not copies, but actual USRA engines. [swg]
Wayne