ALCO Century 415
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | ALCO |
| Model | Century 415 |
| Build date | 1966 – 1968 |
| Total produced | 26 |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Engine type | ALCO 251-F |
| Cylinders | 8 |
| Power output | 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) |
The ALCO Century 415 was a diesel locomotive of B-B wheel arrangement produced by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) as part of their Century Series of locomotives.
It was a large switcher or small road switcher equipped with a raised cab mounted slightly off-center, with a lower, narrower hood on either side. The longer one contained the diesel engine, a 1500 hp (1.1 MW) eight-cylinder turbocharged Alco 251-F, while the shorter contained auxiliaries. The C415 could be ordered with three different cab heights; a low one for minimum clearances, a regular height one, and an extra-height one for maximum visibility.
Trucks fitted were either AAR Type B or ALCO Hi-Ad (high adhesion).
The locomotive was not that popular; 26 were built between 1966 and 1968 for seven different owners. The locomotive is still in use today. According to the November 2011 issue of Railfan & Railroad magazine, the Burlington Junction Railway now owns two C145s numbered 701 and 702.[1]
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[edit] Original Owners
- Hamersley Iron in Australia bought the prototype, formerly lettered as ALCO 415. The locomotive was equipped with a medium height cab and AAR Type B trucks.[2]
- Chehalis Western Railroad bought a single high cab unit with AAR Type B trucks.[2]
- Columbia and Cowlitz Railway bought a single high cab unit with Hi-Ad trucks. (Both the Columbia and Cowlitz and the Chehalis Western are Weyerhaeuser properties)[2]
- Monongahela Connecting Railroad bought a single low cab unit with Hi-Ad trucks.[2]
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad bought ten medium cab units with AAR Type B trucks.[2]
- Southern Pacific Railroad bought ten high cab units with AAR Type B trucks.[2]
- Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway bought two medium cab units with Hi-Ad trucks; these were passed to the Burlington Northern Railroad after a merger between the two railroads.[2]
[edit] Preservation
- Southern Pacific Railroad 2406 is in Monterrey, Mexico, lettered as Fundidora Monterrey Steel 25.[3]
- Hamersley Iron 1000, formerly Alco Demonstrator 415 is at the Pilbara Railways Historical Society in Australia.[3]
- Monongahela Connecting Railroad 701 is at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.[3]
- Chehalis Western 684 is at Fife History Museum.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Rare Alco Returns to Service in Iowa". Railfan & Railroad: p. 24. November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alco's C415 - Original Owners". TrainWeb. http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/c415.htm. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Preserved Alco and MLW-built Centuries". The Diesel Shop. 23 November 2006. http://www.thedieselshop.us/PRSVDalcoCC.HTML. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Everyone Loves a Parade". Railfan & Railroad: p. 22. September 2010.
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