ALCO Century 420

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ALCO Century 420
ALCO Century 420
Ex-Lehigh Valley ALCO C420 in service with the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum, Oak Ridge, TN.
Power type Diesel-electric
BuilderALCO
ModelCentury 420
Build dateJune 1963 – August 1968
Total production131
AAR wheel arr.B-B
Gaugeft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Power output2000 hp (1.5 MW)

The ALCO Century 420 was a four-axle, 2000 horsepower (1.5 MW) diesel locomotive of the road switcher type. 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.

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Diesel-electric locomotives built by ALCO
Switchers: HH series, S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, S-5, S-6, T-6, SSB-9
RS series: RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-11, RS-27, RS-32, RS-36
RSC series: RSC-2, RSC-3
RSD series: RSD-1, RSD-4, RSD-5, RSD-7, RSD-12, RSD-15
Cab units: DL-103b, DL-105, DL-107, DL-109, DL-110, DL-203, FA, FB, PA, PB
Century series: C415, C420, C424, C425, C430, C628, C630, C636, C855
Diesel-hydraulics: DH643