ALCO Century 420

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ALCO Century 420
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 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.

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