ALCO Century 430

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ALCO Century 430
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder ALCO
Model Century 430
Build date July 1966 – February 1968
Total production 16
AAR wheel arr. B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Power output 3000 hp (2.25 MW)

The ALCO Century 430 was a four-axle, 3000 horsepower (2.25 MW) diesel locomotive of the road switcher type. 16 were built between July 1966 and February 1968. Cataloged as a part of ALCO's 'Century' line of locomotives, the C430 was an upgraded version of the C425 model. Since 1992, 5 C430s have remained in existence.

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Owner Quantity Numbers Notes
Green Bay and Western Railroad 1 315
New York Central Railroad 10 2050-2059
Reading Railroad 2 5211-5212
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad 3 1275-1277 ex Alco (demonstrators) 430-1 to 430-3

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