ALCO Century 424

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

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	ALCO Products; Montreal Locomotive Works
Model	Century 424
Build date	April 1963 – May 1967
Total produced	190

Century 424
Century 424
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	ALCO Products; Montreal Locomotive Works
Model	Century 424
Build date	April 1963 – May 1967
Total produced	190
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime mover	ALCO 251
Power output
Performance figures
Power output	2,400 hp (1,790 kW)
Locale
Career
Locale	North America
Disposition	Some still in active service on shortline railroads or excursion trains, 6 preserved, rest scrapped

The Century 424 is a four-axle, 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) diesel-electric locomotive. 183 were built between April 1963 and May 1967. Cataloged as a part of Alco's Century line of locomotives, the C424 was intended to replace the earlier RS-27 model and offered as a lower-priced alternative to the C425. Montreal Locomotive Works as well not only alco did build the locomotives but mlw built this locomotive as MLW C-424 or century 424.