The ALCO Century 420 is a four-axle, 2,000 horsepower (1,491 kW) diesel-electric locomotive. 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.
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Owner | Quantity |
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Erie Mining | 3 |
Ferrocarril del Sureste | 2 |
Lehigh & Hudson River Railway | 9 |
Lehigh Valley Railroad | 12 |
Long Island Rail Road | 30 |
Louisville & Nashville Railroad | 16 |
Monon Railroad | 18 |
Mississippi Export Railroad | 1 |
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad | 1 |
Norfolk & Western Railroad | 8 |
Piedmont and Northern Railway | 2 |
Seaboard Air Line Railroad | 27 |
Tennessee Central Railway | 2 |
Total | 131 |
Since 2005, roughly 30% of C420 production exists. All units ordered by Mississippi 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.