ALCO Century 430

ALCO Century 430

Green Bay and Western Railroad 315, an Alco C430 at the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder ALCO
Model Century 430
Build date July 1966 February 1968
Total produced 16
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Performance figures
Power output 3,000 hp (2,237 kW)
Rear of GBW 315

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.

Original Owners

Owner 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

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