ALCO Century 424
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | Alco Products Montreal Locomotive Works |
| Model | Century 424 |
| Build date | April 1963 – May 1967 |
| Total production | 190 |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Prime mover | Alco 251 |
| Power output | 2,400 hp (1.8 MW) |
| Locale | North America |
The Century 424 was a four-axle, 2400 horsepower (1.8 MW) diesel locomotive of the road switcher type. 190 were built between April 1963 and May 1967. Cataloged as a part of Alco's Century line of locomotives, the C424 was intended to replace the earlier RS-27 model and offered as a lower-priced alternative to the C425. Montreal Locomotive Works also built this locomotive as MLW Century 424.
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[edit] Original Buyers
[edit] Locomotives built by Alco
| Owner | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
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| Belt Railway of Chicago |
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600–605 | |
| Erie Lackawanna Railway |
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2401–2415 | |
| Erie Mining Company |
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500 | |
| Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México |
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8100–8144 | |
| Green Bay and Western Railroad |
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311–314 | |
| Pennsylvania Railroad |
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2415 | rebuilt from RS27 demonstrator 640-1 |
| Reading Company |
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5201–5210 | |
| Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway |
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300–306 | |
| Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway |
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800–801 | now Morristown & Erie Railway #18 and 19 |
| Wabash Railroad |
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B900-B906 | Built to NDM specifications, prohibited from being used as lead unit |
| Total | 98 |
[edit] Locomotives built by MLW
| Owner | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
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| Canadian National Railway |
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3200–3240 | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway |
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8300, 4201–4250 | 8300 renumbered 4200 |
| Total | 92 |
[edit] References
- Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco C424 Original Owners.
- thedieselshop [1].
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