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{{Short description|A 3,000 hp 4 axle diesel-electric locomotive}} |
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{{Infobox locomotive |
{{Infobox locomotive |
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| name = ALCO Century 430 |
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| builddate = July 1966 – February 1968 |
| builddate = July 1966 – February 1968 |
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| aarwheels = B-B |
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| primemover = [[ALCO 251]] |
| primemover = [[American Locomotive Company|Alco]] [[ALCO 251|251]] |
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| alternator = GTA 9 |
| alternator = GTA 9 |
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| gauge = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}} |
| gauge = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}} |
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| poweroutput = {{convert|3000|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} |
| poweroutput = {{convert|3000|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} |
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The '''ALCO Century 430''' is a four-[[axle]], {{convert|3000|hp|kW|0|abbr=on|lk=in}} [[diesel-electric locomotive]] |
The '''ALCO Century 430''' is a four-[[axle]], {{convert|3000|hp|kW|0|abbr=on|lk=in}} [[diesel-electric locomotive]]. 16 were built between July 1966 and February 1968.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Foster |first1=Gerald L. |title=A field guide to trains of North America |date=1996 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |location=Boston |isbn=0-395-70112-0 |page=40 |edition=first}}</ref> Cataloged as a part of ALCO's 'Century' line of locomotives, the C430 was an upgraded version of the [[ALCO Century 425|C425]] model. Since 1992, five C430s have remained in existence.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alco "C430" Locomotives: Roster, Data Sheet, Specs |url=https://www.american-rails.com/43013.html |website=American-Rails.com |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> |
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== Original |
== Original owners== |
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! Owner<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sarberenyi |first1=Robert |title=Alco's C430 - Original Owners |url=http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/c430.htm |website=Locomotive Rosters |publisher=Trainweb |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> |
! Owner<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sarberenyi |first1=Robert |title=Alco's C430 - Original Owners |url=http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/c430.htm |website=Locomotive Rosters |publisher=Trainweb |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> |
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[[File:Green Bay and Western Railroad Alco C430 No 315 Rear.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Rear of GBW 315]] |
[[File:Green Bay and Western Railroad Alco C430 No 315 Rear.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Rear of GBW 315]] |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:ALCO locomotives|Century 430]] |
[[Category:ALCO locomotives|Century 430]] |
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{{cite book |last1=Pinkepank |first1=Jerry A |title=Diesel Spotter's Guide |date=1967 |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing Company |location=Milwaukee |isbn=0890240299 |edition=First}} |
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{{cite book |last1=Solomon |first1=Brian |title=Alco locomotives |date=2009 |publisher=MBI Pub. Company |location=Minneapolis, MN |isbn=978-0760333389 |edition=1st}} |
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 Green Bay and Western Railroad 315, an Alco C430 at the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin. | |||||||||||||
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The ALCO Century 430 is a four-axle, 3,000 hp (2,237 kW) 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
[edit]| Owner[3] | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
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| 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
[edit]- Green Bay & Western 315 is preserved at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to ALCO C430 locomotives.
- Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco C430 Original Owners.
References
[edit] | This diesel locomotive-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America (first ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 40. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
- ^ "Alco "C430" Locomotives: Roster, Data Sheet, Specs". American-Rails.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Sarberenyi, Robert. "Alco's C430 - Original Owners". Locomotive Rosters. Trainweb. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
Pinkepank, Jerry A (1967). Diesel Spotter's Guide (First ed.). Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0890240299.
Solomon, Brian (2009). Alco locomotives (1st ed.). Minneapolis, MN: MBI Pub. Company. ISBN 978-0760333389.