C-424 Alco hood unit Profile and Models

C-424 Alco hood unit

603 near the CNW Proviso Yards, Chicago in April 1985. ©Roger Puta

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. Several examples can still be seen in mainline use or in preservation to this day.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Diesel-Electric

Builder

ALCO
Montreal Locomotive Works

Build Dates

1963 to 1967

Total Built

190

Tractive Effort

64,200 lbf

Power Output

2,400 hp

Top Speed

75mph

Wheel Configuration

Bo-Bo

Operated By

Belt Railway of Chicago
Erie Lackawanna
Erie Mining Company
Green Bay & Western
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading Lines
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad
Wabash Railroad

Main Duties

Switching & Freight

In Service Until

Present

Surviving Examples

Several still in use or preserved

 

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