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ALCO C424/425 Diesels
First Run - Announced: July 2003, Arrived: November
2003
Second Run - Announced: November
2003, Arrived: June 2004
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INFORMATION: |
| The ALCO Century
424 was produced between April 1963 and May 1967. This 16-cylinder
B-B road switcher developed 2400 horsepower from its 251b diesel
engine. The C425 produced an extra 100 horsepower from the same
engine by using a larger main generator. Both locomotives were offered
concurrently, with the C425 being built between October 1964 and
December 1966. Despite its shorter production run and higher cost,
the C425 outnumbered its stable mate 91 to 53, not counting the
92 Canadian-built C424s. With a total of 236 made, these were among
the most successful of ALCO’s Century series. |
- Powerful
Motor with Skew Wound Armature and Dual Flywheels
- Split
Frame Mechanism
- 8-Wheel
Drive & 8-Wheel Pick-Up
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