C-420 Alco hood unit Profile and Models
409 at Pittston, Pennsylvania in June 1969. © Roger Puta
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. 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. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Diesel-Electric |
Builder |
ALCO |
Build Dates |
1963 to 1968 |
Total Built |
131 |
Tractive Effort |
57,200lbf |
Power Output |
2,000hp |
Top Speed |
82.5mph |
Wheel Configuration |
Bo-Bo |
Operated By |
Erie Mining Ferrocarril del Sureste LeHigh & Hudson River Railway Long Island Railroad Louisville & Nashville Railroad Monon Railroad Mississippi Export Railroad New York, Chicago & St Louis Railroad Norfolk & Western Railroad Piedmont & Northern Railway Seaboard Air Line Railroad Tennessee Central Railway |
Main Duties |
Shunting & Light Freight |
In Service Until |
Present |
Surviving Examples |
40 preserved Some still in mainline use |
N Gauge
HO Gauge (1:87 Scale)
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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HO Gauge (1:87 Scale) | Atlas | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | DCC fitted, with sound |
10000016 View |
C420 Phase 1 Alco 412 of the Lehigh Valley | Lehigh Valley |