ALCO Century 425

ALCO C425

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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 (130,000 kilograms) 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)

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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

See also

• List of ALCO diesel locomotives

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco C425 Original Owners.