ALCO Century 424

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The Century 424 was a four-axle, 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) diesel-electric locomotive. 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.

Century 424
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderAlco Products
Montreal Locomotive Works
ModelCentury 424
Build dateApril 1963 – May 1967
Total produced190
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime moverAlco 16-251B
Performance figures
Power output2,400 hp (1,790 kW)
Career
LocaleNorth America

Original owners

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Reading Railroad ALCO C424 5202 at Rutherford Yard in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1970

Locomotives built by Alco

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Owner Quantity Numbers Notes
Belt Railway of Chicago 6 600–605 At least one (#603) now Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad
Erie Lackawanna Railway 15 2401–2415
Erie Mining Company 1 500
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México 45 8100-8144
Green Bay and Western Railroad 4 311–314
Pennsylvania Railroad 1 2415 rebuilt from RS27 demonstrator 640-1
Reading Company 10 5201–5210
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway 7 300–306 To Burlington Northern 4240–4246.
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway 2 800–801 Later sold to the Morristown & Erie Railway as #18 and 19. #19 preserved by Tri-State Railway Historical Society. #18 preserved by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL.
Wabash Railroad 7 B900-B906 Originally supposed to be NDM 8100–8106, but the order was canceled and the units were sold to Wabash. They were prohibited from being used as lead units due to the controls being labelled in Spanish.
Total 98

Locomotives built by MLW

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Owner Quantity Numbers Notes
Canadian National Railway 41 3200–3240
Canadian Pacific Railway 51 8300, 4201–4250 8300 renumbered 4200. 4241 to Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway
Total 92

Preservation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "M&E C424 LOCOMOTIVE #19". Tri-State Railway Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Save the 800 - Illinois Railway Museum". Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Exporail Collections". Exporail. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "RCT&HS Roster-Locomotives". Reading Company Technical & Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2003-04-25. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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