ALCO Century 420
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The ALCO Century 420 is a four-axle, 2,000 horsepower (1,491 kW) diesel-electric locomotive. 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.
Original owners
| Owner | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Erie Mining | 3 |
| Ferrocarril del Sureste | 2 |
| Lehigh and Hudson River Railway | 9 |
| Lehigh Valley Railroad | 12 |
| Long Island Rail Road | 30 |
| Louisville & Nashville Railroad | 16 |
| Monon Railroad | 18 |
| Mississippi Export Railroad | 1 |
| New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad | 1 |
| Norfolk & Western Railroad | 8 |
| Piedmont and Northern Railway | 2 |
| Seaboard Air Line Railroad | 27 |
| Tennessee Central Railway | 2 |
| Total | 131 |
Since 2005, roughly 30% of C420 production exists. All units ordered by Mississippi Export, New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad ("Nickel Plate"), and Piedmont & Northern Railway have been scrapped.
The two units delivered to the Piedmont & Northern were the first of the Phase II units.
Preservation
- Lehigh Valley Railroad 405 is currently operating in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as Delaware Lackawanna Railroad 405.
- Lehigh Valley Railroad 408 is at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) as VLIX 2064.
- Lehigh Valley Railroad 414 is on the Delaware Lackawanna Railroad (Scranton, Pennsylvania).
- Long Island Rail Road 213 is active on the Dakota Southern RR DS paint scheme, same number Mitchell, South Dakota. It has since been sold to the A&M and renumbered to 69.
- Long Island Rail Road 220 is at the Yucatan RR Museum as NdeM 220.
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad 1310 is at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum (Oak Ridge, Tennessee).
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad 1315 is at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum (Oak Ridge, Tennessee).
- NdeM 5700 is at the Yucatan RR Museum.
- Seaboard Air Line Railroad 124 is at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (Independence, Ohio) as their 365.
- Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad ex-DCLR, ESHR, VAMD, LIRR 200, currently in operation.
See also
References
- Preserved Alco and MLW-Built Centuries. Retrieved on August 25, 2009
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to ALCO C420 locomotives.
- Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco C420 Original Owners.