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ALCO Century 420
Ex-Lehigh Valley ALCO C420 in service with the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum, Oak Ridge, TN. |
| Power type |
Diesel-electric |
| Builder |
ALCO |
| Model |
Century 420 |
| Build date |
June 1963 – August 1968 |
| Total production |
131 |
| AAR wheel arr. |
B-B |
| Gauge |
4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
| Power output |
2000 hp (1.5 MW) |
The ALCO Century 420 was a four-axle, 2000 horsepower (1.5 MW) diesel locomotive of the road switcher type. 131 were built between June 1963 and August 1968. Cataloged as a part of ALCO's "Century" line of locomotives, the C420 was intended to replace the earlier RS-32 model.
[edit] References
| Diesel-electric locomotives built by ALCO |
| Switchers: |
HH series, S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, S-5, S-6, T-6, SSB-9 |
| RS series: |
RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-11, RS-27, RS-32, RS-36 |
| RSC series: |
RSC-2, RSC-3 |
| RSD series: |
RSD-1, RSD-4, RSD-5, RSD-7, RSD-12, RSD-15 |
| Cab units: |
Black Maria, DL-103b, DL-105, DL-107, DL-109, DL-110, FA, FB, PA, PB |
| Century series: |
C415, C420, C424, C425, C430, C628, C630, C636, C855 |
| Diesel-hydraulics: |
DH643 |
