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| builddate = July 1966 – February 1968
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| primemover = [[Alco 251]]
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| alternator = GTA 9
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ALCO Century 430
Green Bay and Western Railroad 315, an Alco C430 at the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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) standard gauge
Prime mover[Alco 251]
AlternatorGTA 9
Performance figures
Power output3,000 hp (2,237 kW)
Rear of GBW 315

The ALCO Century 430 is a four-axle, 3,000 hp (2,237 kW) diesel-electric 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