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ALCO Century 415

Diesel and Electric Locomotives

The ALCO Century 415, or C415, was a diesel-electric locomotive with a B-B wheel arrangement, produced by the American Locomotive Company as part of its Century Series. It was a large switcher or small road switcher with a raised cab mounted slightly off-center between a longer hood holding a 1,500 horsepower eight-cylinder turbocharged ALCO 251-F engine and a shorter hood holding auxiliaries. It could be ordered with a low, regular or extra-height cab and with standard Type B or Hi-Ad trucks. The locomotive was not very popular: 26 were built between 1966 and 1968 for seven owners, among them Rock Island, Southern Pacific, Hamersley Iron and Monongahela Connecting. Several are preserved, including Hamersley Iron 1000 and Monongahela Connecting 701.

Facts
Year
1966 1
Propulsion
Diesel 1
Status
Surviving 1
Power (kW)
1118.5 1
Units Built
26 1
Connections

Exemplifies

Rail Transport, Modes
Source ALCO Century 415 (Wikipedia)

Of Make

American Locomotive Company, Networks and Operators
Source ALCO Century 415 (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. ALCO Century 415 (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, build dates
    The locomotive was not very popular; 26 were built between 1966 and 1968 for seven owners.
  • Lead, production total
    The locomotive was not very popular; 26 were built between 1966 and 1968 for seven owners.
  • Lead, power rating
    a 1,500 hp (1.1 MW) eight-cylinder turbocharged Alco 251-F
  • Lead, diesel-electric
    The ALCO Century 415 is a diesel-electric locomotive of B-B wheel arrangement produced by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) as part of their Century Series of locomotives.
  • Survival or fate of the model
    As of 2011, the Burlington Junction Railway owned three C415s numbered 21, 701 and 702.
  • Lead, builder
    The ALCO Century 415 is a diesel-electric locomotive of B-B wheel arrangement produced by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) as part of their Century Series of locomotives.
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, diesel-electric locomotive
    The ALCO Century 415 is a diesel-electric locomotive of B-B wheel arrangement produced by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) as part of their Century Series of locomotives.
  • In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, locomotive type
    The ALCO Century 415 is a diesel-electric locomotive of B-B wheel arrangement produced by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) as part of their Century Series of locomotives.
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Wikipedia: American Locomotive Company
Lead, builder nationality
Quote, Lead, builder nationality
was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969
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