ALCO Century 430
3000-hp 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive
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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]
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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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Original owners
| Owner[3] | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
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| Green Bay and Western Railroad | 1 | 315 | Preserved |
| New York Central Railroad | 10 | 2050–2059 | WNYP 430, 431 and 432 (2050, 2053 and 2054) now owned by the Adirondack Railroad Preservation Society, 433 operating on WYNP roster. |
| Reading Railroad | 2 | 5211-5212 | Scrapped by Conrail in 1981 |
| 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.
- Western New York and Pennsylvania 430, 431 and 432 (formerly New York Central 2050, 2053 and 2054) have been acquired by the Adirondack Railway Preservation Society. 430 was acquired in April 2025, while 431 and 432 were acquired that August. All three units are operating on the Adirondack Railroad.[4][5]
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to ALCO C430 locomotives.
- Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco C430 Original Owners.
