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Post by locodan5416 on Jul 17, 2005 10:21:16 GMT -5
Hey group, I am looking for info on usra 0-8-0's. i have read they were the most built out of all the usra locomotives. Does anyone have any information concerning them? Thanks for the help, any maybe it would be something for someone to create a drawing pool, of everyones personal drawings that people could look it, kind of like a pattern pool for those that use castings...makes more sense then reinventing the wheel. Dan
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Post by GoldenSpike53 on Jul 17, 2005 19:41:15 GMT -5
Hi, Dan.
I"m not sure about where to get drawings or anything. I know that the Sacramento-based California Railway Museum has a working 0-6-0 USRA steamer. I assume they would have the drawings for it somewhere, for maintenance purposes if nothing else. I don't know how much difference there would be between the 0-6-0 and the 0-8-0, beyond the obvious of course. A member of our club runs the steam operation there, and might be able to help, or at least tell us if there are any drawings available. I'll ask him about both.
However, as a primary source, You may want to contact the US Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis, Virginia. The Army Transportation Corps became the proponent organization for the Army for rail services during World War II when it was created out of various units of the Quartermaster Corps. I was stationed at Fort Eustis for five years. I know they have a couple of locomotives on display at the museum, but I don't remember the wheel configurations. (It's been over 18 years since I was back there....) They may not have any drawings there anyway, but it might be worth asking someone or writing a letter.
Good luck!
Dale Dennis
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Post by locodan5416 on Jul 20, 2005 11:04:30 GMT -5
Thanks, from the drawings I have, it looks like the 0-8-0 wheels are closer together as compared to the 0-6-0. I imagine the cylinders are the same size, and i'm sure there are minute differences in the frame. I am told an 0-6-0 was out in Lorain, Ohio but I went to check it out and it was gone. Granted the source saw the loco in the 70's...I might have to go to steamtown usa I think. Dan
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Post by GoldenSpike53 on Jul 20, 2005 18:39:28 GMT -5
I can ask about drawings for CSRM's 0-6-0 if you want. I don't know what it would take to get copies of them, but there's no harm in asking! Red may know what the specific differences would be for the 0--8-0, also, and you could bash the model based on the information you have, and anything else you might be able to find.
Let me know if you want me to follow up on that.
Dale
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Post by liamlocomotive on Jul 21, 2005 6:12:25 GMT -5
There might be a drawing of a USRA 0-8-0 in my Locomotive Cyclopedias. I'll take a look for you and see what I can find. Right now my computer at home is down due to my wife remodelling the bedrooms of our home, so I can't scan it. Get my email from my profile and send me your snail mail address and I'll send you what I find.
Andy Pullen
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Post by Bill Holland on Jul 21, 2005 17:09:02 GMT -5
THere is a side elevation drawing of the USRA in the 1922 Locomotive cyclopedia I got from raildriver.com Probably a few other drawings as well. It is copyrighted though so I cant post it here on the forum.
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