| ALCO DL420 (S-5 prototype) | |
| Powertype: | Diesel-electric |
| Builder: | ALCO |
| Buildmodel: | S-5 |
| Poweroutput: | 800hp |
| Aarwheels: | B-B |
The ALCO DL420 was the prototype ALCO S-5 diesel-electric switcher locomotive.
It was built in August, 1951 using an early six-cylinder 251 engine rated at and RS-3 subassemblies in its construction. It rode on two-axle trucks with a B-B wheel arrangement, and was the first ALCO switcher with a front radiator opening. This one-of-a-kind unit spent its time at the Niskayuna test facility, then at Schenectady as a shop switcher (#6). It was scrapped in the late 1950s.