ALCO Century 430

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime mover	ALCO 251
Alternator	GTA 9

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	ALCO
Model	Century 430
Build date	July 1966 – February 1968
Total produced	16

ALCO Century 430
ALCO Century 430
	Green Bay and Western Railroad 315, an Alco C430 at the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	ALCO
Model	Century 430
Build date	July 1966 – February 1968
Total produced	16
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime mover	ALCO 251
Alternator	GTA 9
Power output
Performance figures
Power output	3,000 hp (2,237 kW)

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.^[1]

Original Owners

Owner^[2]	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

Preservation

Green Bay & Western 315 is preserved at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

References

^ "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.

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External links

Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco C430 Original Owners.

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

^ Pinkepank, Jerry A (1967). Diesel Spotter's Guide (First ed.). Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0890240299.
^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America (first ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 40. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
^ Solomon, Brian (2009). Alco locomotives (1st ed.). Minneapolis, MN: MBI Pub. Company. ISBN 978-0760333389.

[1] "Alco "C430" Locomotives: Roster, Data Sheet, Specs". American-Rails.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[2] Sarberenyi, Robert. "Alco's C430 - Original Owners". Locomotive Rosters. Trainweb. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[3] Pinkepank, Jerry A (1967). Diesel Spotter's Guide (First ed.). Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0890240299.

[4] Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America (first ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 40. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.

[5] Solomon, Brian (2009). Alco locomotives (1st ed.). Minneapolis, MN: MBI Pub. Company. ISBN 978-0760333389.

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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