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ALCO Century 630

Diesel and Electric Locomotives

The ALCO Century 630, or C630, was a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive of 3,000 horsepower built by the American Locomotive Company between 1965 and 1967 around the ALCO 251 prime mover. Seventy-seven were built for United States railroads, among them the Atlantic Coast Line, Chesapeake and Ohio, Louisville and Nashville, Norfolk and Western, Pennsylvania, Reading, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific. Montreal Locomotive Works made a C630M variant for Canadian railways and continued the design as the M630 after Alco stopped building locomotives. Preserved C630s include Norfolk and Western 1135 in Roanoke, Reading 5308 in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, and Union Pacific 2907 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Facts
Year
1965 1
Propulsion
Diesel 1
Power (kW)
2237.1 1
Units Built
77 1
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1. ALCO Century 630 (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, build dates
    The ALCO Century 630 is a model of six-axle, 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1965 and 1967.
  • Lead, production total
    77 were built: 3 for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, 4 for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, 8 for Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 10 (with high noses) for Norfolk and Western Railway, 15 for Pennsylvania Railroad, 12 for the Reading Company, 15 for Southern Pacific Railroad and 10 for Union Pacific Railroad.
  • Lead, power rating
    The ALCO Century 630 is a model of six-axle, 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1965 and 1967.
  • Lead, diesel-electric
    The ALCO Century 630 is a model of six-axle, 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1965 and 1967.
  • Lead, builder
    The ALCO Century 630 is a model of six-axle, 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1965 and 1967.
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, diesel-electric locomotive
    The ALCO Century 630 is a model of six-axle, 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1965 and 1967.
  • In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, locomotive type
    The ALCO Century 630 is a model of six-axle, 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1965 and 1967.
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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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