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The '''ALCO Century 430''' was a four-[[axle]], 3000 [[horsepower]] (2.25 MW) [[diesel locomotive]] of the [[road switcher]] type. 16 were built between July [[1966]] and February [[1968]]. 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, 5 C430s have remained in existence.
The '''ALCO Century 430''' was a four-[[axle]], 3000 [[horsepower]] (2.25 MW) [[diesel locomotive]] of the [[road switcher]] type. 16 were built between July [[1966]] and February [[1968]]. 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, 5 C430s have remained in existence.


== Original Buyers ==
== External Links ==

* Sarberenyi, Robert. ''[http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/c430.htm Alco C430 Original Owners]''.



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==References==



* Sarberenyi, Robert. ''[http://users.inna.net/~jaydeet/c430.htm Alco C430 Original Owners]''.


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ALCO Century 430
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderALCO
ModelCentury 430
Build dateJuly 1966 – February 1968
Total produced16
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Performance figures
Power output3000 hp (2.25 MW)

The ALCO Century 430 was a four-axle, 3000 horsepower (2.25 MW) diesel locomotive of the road switcher type. 16 were built between July 1966 and February 1968. Cataloged as a part of ALCO's 'Century' line of locomotives, the C430 was an upgraded version of the C425 model. Since 1992, 5 C430s have remained in existence.


Original Owners


Owner 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