Century Series
ALCO announced its "Century Series" of diesel locomotives in 1963 as a leap forward in power and reliability, an attempt to compete more aggressively with GM-EMD and GE in the marketplace.
| Model | Specification | Build date | Total produced |
Wheel arrangement |
Prime mover | Power output | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C415 | DL-415 | 1966–1968 | 26 | B-B | 8-251F | 1,500 hp (1.12 MW) | |
| C420 | DL-721A | 1963–1968 | 131 | B-B | 12-251C | 2,000 hp (1.49 MW) | |
| C424 | DL-640A | 1963–1967 | 190 | B-B | 16-251B | 2,400 hp (1.79 MW) | |
| C425 | DL-640B | 1964–1966 | 91 | B-B | 16-251C | 2,500 hp (1.86 MW) | |
| C430 | DL-430 (2nd) | 1967–1968 | 16 | B-B | 16-251E | 3,000 hp (2.24 MW) | |
| C628 | DL-628 | 1963–1968 | 186 | C-C | 16-251C | 2,750 hp (2.05 MW) | |
| C630 | DL-630 | 1965–1968 | 133 | C-C | 16-251E | 3,000 hp (2.24 MW) | |
| C636 | DL-636 | 1967–1968 | 34 | C-C | 16-251E | 3,600 hp (2.68 MW) | |
| C855 | DL-855 | 1964 | 2 | B-B+B-B | Dual 16-251 | 5,500 hp (4.10 MW) | |
| C855B | DL-856 | 1964 | 1 | B-B+B-B | Dual 16-251 | 5,500 hp (4.10 MW) |
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