ALCO Century 630

Infobox Locomotive
name=ALCO Century 630
powertype=Diesel-electric
gauge=RailGauge|ussg|lk=on
builder=ALCO
Montreal Locomotive Works
buildmodel=Century 630
aarwheels=C-C
primemover=Alco 251
poweroutput=convert|3000|hp|MW|abbr=on|lk=on
builddate=1965 – 1967
totalproduction=77
locale=North AmericaThe ALCO Century 630 was a six-axle, 3000 horsepower (2.2 MW) diesel locomotive built between 1965 and 1967. 77 were built: 3 for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, 4 for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, 8 for Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 10 (with high noses) for Norfolk and Western Railway, 15 for Pennsylvania Railroad, 12 for the Reading Railroad, 15 for Southern Pacific Railroad and 10 for Union Pacific Railroad.

Montreal Locomotive Works produced a C630M variant of the C630, 4 for British Columbia Railway and 8 for Canadian Pacific Railway. MLW M630s were built by Montreal Locomotive Works from 1967 to 1973: 21 for CPR, 40 for Canadian National Railway and 26 for BCR. Eight of the BCR locomotives were designated M630W and were built with a wide nose cab, known as "Canadian safety cab".

Three intact ALCO C630s exist. One each are owned by the Virginia Museum of Transportation, Reading Technical & Historical Society, and by Vintage Locomotive, Inc. (Ed Bowers). Likewise three M-630s exist. One is owned by the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP), and two by Vintage Locomotive. In Australia, the rebuilt frames of three are owned by Robe River Iron Associates. WNYP also has an MLW C630 bought from the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad.

References

* Sarberenyi, Robert. " [http://users.inna.net/~jaydeet/c630.htm Alco C630 Original Owners] ".