C-420 Alco hood unit Profile and Models

C-420 Alco hood unit

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.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

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

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
HO Gauge (1:87 Scale) Atlas No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled DCC fitted, with sound 10000016
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C420 Phase 1 Alco 412 of the Lehigh Valley Lehigh Valley