ALCO Century 420

Infobox Locomotive
name=ALCO Century 420
powertype=Diesel-electric
builder=ALCO
buildmodel=Century 420
gauge=RailGauge|ussg

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caption=Ex-Lehigh Valley ALCO C420 in service with the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum, Oak Ridge, TN.
aarwheels=B-B
poweroutput=2000 hp (1.5 MW)
totalproduction=131
builddate=June 1963 – August 1968
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.

Original Buyers

Since 2005, roughly 30% of C420 production exists. All units ordered by Mississippi State Export, New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad ("Nickel Plate"), and Piedmont & Northern Railway have been scrapped.

The two units delivered to the Piedmont & Northern were the first of the Phase II units.

Phase break down: http://www.calclassic.com/alco/century.htm

References

* Sarberenyi, Robert. " [http://users.inna.net/~jaydeet/c420.htm Alco C420 Original Owners] ".