ALCO Century 425 - Misplaced Pages

A 2,500 hp 4 axle diesel-electric locomotive

This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

ALCO C425

Northbound Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Road Freight in 2007

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Alco Products
Model	C425
Build date	October 1964 – December 1966
Total produced	91

Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR	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 t)
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)

Career
Locale	North America

The ALCO Century 425 was a four-axle, 2,500 hp (1,860 kW) 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

Owner	Quantity	Numbers	Notes
Chicago and North Western Railway	4	401–404
Erie Lackawanna Railway	12	2451–2462	to BC Rail 801–812
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, 4252–4265

References

Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and North Western Power. Burbank, California: Superior Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 0-87564-715-4.
Pinkpank, Jerry A (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Books. pp. 208, 252. ISBN 0-89024-026-4. LCCN 66-22894.

External links

Sarberenyi, Robert. "Alco C425 Original Owners".

v t e Diesel–electric locomotives built by ALCO
Switchers	ALCO 300 ALCO 600 HH600 HH660 HH900 HH1000 S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 DL420 S-5 S-6 T-6 SB-8/SSB-9
RS, RSC and RSD series	RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 (RS-3M) RS-11 RS-27 RS-32 RS-36 RSC-1 RSC-2 RSC-3 RSD-1 MRS-1 RSD-4 RSD-5 RSD-7 RSD-12 RSD-15
Cab units	Rebel power car DL-103b DL-105 DL-107 DL-108 DL-109 DL-110 DL-202 DL-203 FA FB PA PB
Century series	C415 C420 C424 C425 C430 C628 C630 C636 C855
Diesel–hydraulics	DH643
Export locomotives	DL560C RSD-39
Unproduced locomotives	C428 C620 C624 C636F C636P C650DH
List of ALCO diesel Locomotives

This diesel locomotive-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:

Original owners

See also

References

External links