USRA 0-6-0
PRR #5281
With production beginning in 1918, the USRA 0-6-0 was one of a
selection of locomotives designed by the United States Railroad
Administration during the brief period in World War 1 when the
US rail network was nationalized under government ownership. Classified
as a light switcher, the type saw widespread success in both light
freight and yard duties, and many railroads went on to run these plucky
workhorses for several decades, once the rail system was turned back to
the original operators.