ALCO Century 425 explained

ALCO C425
Powertype:Diesel-electric
Builder:Alco Products
Buildmodel:C425
Builddate:October 1964  -
December 1966
Totalproduction:91
Aarwheels:B-B
Trucks:AAR type B
Length:59feet
Width:102NaN2
Height:14feet
Locoweight:280000lb
Fuelcap:1660-1NaN-1
Primemover:Alco 16-251C
Enginetype:Four-stroke diesel
Aspiration:Turbocharger
Displacement:82561NaN1
Cylindercount:16
Cylindersize:9x
Generator:GE DC 5GT-598-D2
Tractionmotors:(4) GE 5GE-752-E50
Maxspeed:700NaN0
Poweroutput:2500-1NaN-1
Tractiveeffort:404251NaN1
Locobrakes:Straight air,
Trainbrakes:Air, Dynamic
Locale:North America

The ALCO Century 425 was a four-axle, 2500-1NaN-1 diesel-electric locomotive. 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


OwnerQuantityNumbersNotes
Chicago and North Western Railway4401–404
Erie Lackawanna Railway122451–2462to BC Rail 801–812
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad102550–2559to Penn Central 2450–2459, then Conrail, same numbers
Norfolk and Western Railway181000–1016, 1011 (2nd)1000–1006 ordered by Wabash Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad312416–2446
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway16310–317, 320–327to Burlington Northern 4250, 4252–4265

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