ALCO Century 425

ALCO C425

Northbound Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Road Freight in 2007
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Alco Products
Model C425
Build date October 1964 –
December 1966
Total produced 91
Specifications
AAR wheel arr B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Trucks AAR type B
Length 59 ft 4 in (18.08 m)
Width 10 ft (3.05 m)
Height 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m)
Loco weight 280,000 lb (130 t)
Fuel capacity 1,660 US gal (6,280 l)
Prime mover Alco 16-251C
Engine type Four-stroke diesel
Aspiration Turbocharger
Displacement 8,256 cu in (135.3 L)
Generator GE DC 5GT-598-D2
Traction motors (4) GE 5GE-752-E50
Cylinders 16
Cylinder size 9 in × 10.5 in (229 mm × 267 mm)
Loco brake Straight air,
Train brakes Air, Dynamic
Performance figures
Maximum speed 70 mph (113 km/h)
Power output 2,500 hp (1,860 kW)
Tractive effort 40,425 lbf (179.8 kN)
Career
Locale North America

The ALCO Century 425 was a four-axle, 2,500 hp (1,860 kW) diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type. 91 were built between October 1964 and December 1966.

Cataloged as part of ALCO's "Century" line of locomotives, the C425 was an upgraded version of the C424. The C425 employed the same main generator found in General Electric's U25B model.

Original Owners


Owner Quantity Numbers Notes
Chicago and North Western Railway 4 401–404
Erie Lackawanna Railway 12 2451–2462 to Conrail 2475-2489
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 10 2550–2559 to Penn Central 2450-2459, then Conrail, same numbers
Norfolk and Western Railway 18 1000–1016, 1011 (2nd) 1000–1006 ordered by Wabash Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad 31 2416–2446
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway 16 310–317, 320–327 to Burlington Northern 4250-4265

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