ALCO Century 424
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.
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Original Owners
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Locomotives built by Alco
| Owner | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
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| Belt Railway of Chicago | 600–605 | At least one (#603) now Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad | |
| Erie Lackawanna Railway | 2401–2415 | ||
| Erie Mining Company | 500 | ||
| Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México | 8100-8144 | ||
| Green Bay and Western Railroad | 311–314 | ||
| Pennsylvania Railroad | 2415 | rebuilt from RS27 demonstrator 640-1 | |
| Reading Company | 5201–5210 | ||
| Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | 300–306 | To Burlington Northern 4240–4246. | |
| Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway | 800–801 | now Morristown & Erie Railway #18 and 19. 19 preserved by Tri-State Railway Historical Society. 18 donated to the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL. | |
| Wabash Railroad | 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
| Owner | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
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| Canadian National Railway | 3200–3240 | ||
| Canadian Pacific Railway | 8300, 4201–4239 and 4247-4252 | 8300 renumbered 4200. 4241 to Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway |
Preservation
- Toledo, Peoria and Western 801 is preserved as Morristown & Erie 19 by the Tri-State Railway Historical Society and in storage in Boonton, NJ[1]
- Canadian Pacific 4237 is preserved at the Canadian Railway Museum in Saint-Constant, QC.[2]
- Reading 5204 is preserved by the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society[3]
- Toledo, Peoria and Western 800 is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL[4]
References
- "M&E C424 LOCOMOTIVE #19". Tri-State Railway Historical Society. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- "Exporail Collections". Exporail. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- "RCT&HS Roster-Locomotives". Reading Company Technical & Historical Society. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- "Save the 800 - Illinois Railway Museum". Retrieved June 16, 2021.
External links
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- Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco C424 Original Owners.
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