ALCO Century 430 explained

ALCO Century 430
Powertype:	Diesel-electric
Builder:	ALCO
Buildmodel:	Century 430
Totalproduction:	16
Builddate:	July 1966  - February 1968
Aarwheels:	B-B
Primemover:	Alco 251
Alternator:	GTA 9
Poweroutput:	30000NaN0

The ALCO Century 430 is a four-axle, 3000hp diesel-electric locomotive. 16 were built between July 1966 and February 1968.^[1] Cataloged as a part of ALCO's 'Century' line of locomotives, the C430 was an upgraded version of the C425 model. Since 1992, five C430s have remained in existence.^[2]

Original owners

Owner^[3]	Quantity	Numbers	Notes
Green Bay and Western Railroad	1	315
New York Central Railroad	10	2050–2059
Reading Railroad	2	5211-5212
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad	3	1275–1277	ex Alco (demonstrators) 430-1 to 430-3

Preservation

• Green Bay & Western 315 is preserved at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

External links

• Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco C430 Original Owners.

References

Book: Pinkepank . Jerry A . Diesel Spotter's Guide . 1967 . Kalmbach Publishing Company . Milwaukee . 0890240299 . First.

Book: Solomon . Brian . Alco locomotives . 2009 . MBI Pub. Company . Minneapolis, MN . 978-0760333389 . 1st.

Notes and References

1. Book: Foster . Gerald L. . A field guide to trains of North America . 1996 . Houghton Mifflin . Boston . 0-395-70112-0 . 40 . first.
2. Web site: Alco "C430" Locomotives: Roster, Data Sheet, Specs . American-Rails.com . 25 July 2021.
3. Web site: Sarberenyi . Robert . Alco's C430 - Original Owners . Locomotive Rosters . Trainweb . 25 July 2021.