'N'
Scale Con-Cor
USRA Heavy 2-10-2 Steam Loco
USRA 2-10-2's part of our Summer Sale for 2006.
Sale Price only $188.88** while supplies last.
**Dealers: These sale items have a short discount, call our office for details.
The Con-Cor "N" USRA 2-10-2 was reviewed by Model Railroader Magazine and here are
a couple of quotes from their review:
"The 2-10-2's traction tires deliver enough tractive effort to pull about
54 free-rolling cars on straight and level track."
"It's a good looking model that performs well.- J.D.H. "
The following New Roadnames are now available on the 2nd Run. All
quantities are very limited.
$298.98 ea
0001-3921 Pennsylvania, cab #9634 with Doghouse.
Lettering is Pennsylvania Lines with Doghouse
0001-3922 Pennsylvania, cab #8952 no Doghouse.
Lettering is Pennsylvania Lines with large "U.S." on Tender as delivered to PRR.
0001-3923 Chesapeake & Ohio with Double Pump Set Cab #2001
0001-3924 Chesapeake & Ohio with Double Pump Set Cab #2003
Lettering is large Chesapeake & Ohio on the tender in Dulux Gold
0001-3925 Great Northern with Double Pump Set Cab #2108
0001-3926 Great Northern with Double Pump Set Cab #2112
Lettering is large GN Goat Logo on the tender. Red cab roof, and
graphite Smoke Box and Firebox.
0001-3927 Santa Fe with Double Pump Set Cab #3817
0001-3928 Santa Fe with Double Pump Set Cab #3835
0001-3929 Norfolk & Western with Doghouse Cab #2309
0001-3930 Norfolk & Western with Doghouse Cab #2355
Lettering is Norfolk & Western on the tender in Dulux Gold
0001-3931 Unlettered Black with doghouse and double pump sets
(not shown)
This model was delivered in Dec. 2004. We have a limited quantity of the
lst production run left, but are already sold out on Southern Pacific Cab #2.
See review on this model on page 118/122 of the Jan. 05 Model Railroader Magazine.
They got their off the shelf sample model to pull 54 cars!
Click here to view the Model Railroader Article, page #1
Click here to view the Model Railroader Article, page #2
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The USRA series of designs was born out of necessity for War Production during World War I. The Government needed a lot of steam engines of all sizes
to support the movement of troops and equipment to the sea ports en route to Europe.
A committee was set up with members of the major railroads mechanical departments, as well as representatives from the major manufacturers of steam locos in the USA including: Alco, Brooks, and Baldwin.
Once the committee had decided on various design specifications for different size engines the Government
ordered engines of all sizes from various builders..all using the same design specifications.
While the designs were a plain vanilla in many cases, they proved easy to build, and easy to repair and
maintain. Hence after World War I was over, many railroads built "copies" of the USRA designed engines for
their fleets.
The USRA Heavy 2-10-2 was the forgotten engine among the twelve USRA designs despite its impressive
production totals. They were designed to haul heavy freight.
Of the 344 USRA originals and copies, 130 of them were assigned to the Pennsylvania Ry*, and 125 to the
Illinois Central. When you consider the copies built in later years and the roads that acquired them through
merger or purchase, it is not surprising that the 2-10-2's could be found almost everywhere..
* This engine was one of the few non-Pennsy-designed locomotives used widely by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
(Although in later years the Pennsy shops did tinker with most of them and made changes.)
A huge thank you to Bob Hundman for providing much of the inforamtion on these engines.
Design Features of the USRA 2-10-2
- Flywheel at rear of motor
- Front Boiler weight will be lead, not die-cast for more traction and pulling power
- Tender has die-cast frame
- Engine will come equipped with MicroTrains factory mounted couplers both on pilot and rear tender truck
- Directional Lighting
- Tender mounted PC board "DCC" ready, including ready for tender mount Speaker for optional DCC sound unit
--Modeler can add DCC decoder of his own choosing if he so desires.
--If a modeler decides not to add a DCC decoder or speaker, he may choose
to add more weight inside the tender for more pulling power.
- Rear Driver will have traction tires for increasing pulling power
- 3rd Driver will have "blind flange" so locomotive can negotiate 11 inch radius
Click here to view photos of final
"N" USRA 2-10-2 model.
Shown below is one of the Pennsy 2-10-2's on the opposite side of the one shown above. The other
photos are of other 2-10-2's of other roads, some of which have been modified by their owners.
Please note the Con-Cor Model will be of the "Orginal" USRA 2-10-2 design and not one of the
modified versions. Only one tender will be made, and that will be the 12,000 Gallon USRA Standard Tender
as delivered to the Pennsy and others.
Pennsy Engine Opposite Side
Front of CM&I Engine
Fireman side, 3/4 view
Engineer side, 3/4 view (we are not making this tender)
Modelers! We need more photos of the 2-10-2s to insure decorating accuracy. Please contact our
office if you have any photos to share.
