The Century Series was the line of road switcher diesel locomotives that ALCO introduced in Chicago on 29 January 1963 in a bid to win back ground from EMD and General Electric. It was a complete redesign of ALCO's road locomotive line, with the ALCO 251 engine, a redesigned air system, improved traction control and easier maintenance access. The model numbers give the axle count in the first digit and the rounded horsepower in the rest, as in the C420, C424, C425, C430, C628, C630 and C636, with the C415 switcher, the C855 twin engine units and the C643DH hydraulic drive units alongside. Production ran from 1963 to 1972, continuing at Montreal Locomotive Works and, under licence in Australia, at A E Goodwin after ALCO stopped building locomotives in 1969. In all, 841 locomotives were produced in eleven variants.
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The ALCO Century Series locomotives were a line of road switcher locomotives produced by Alco, the Montreal Locomotive Works and AE Goodwin under license in Australia.
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The series was first introduced on January 29, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois
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Production of the Century Series began in 1963 and ended in 1972.
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A total of 841 locomotives, in eleven variants, were produced over the ten years of production.
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The ALCO Century Series locomotives were a line of road switcher locomotives produced by Alco, the Montreal Locomotive Works and AE Goodwin under license in Australia.
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The series was first introduced on January 29, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois
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The ALCO Century Series locomotives were a line of road switcher locomotives produced by Alco, the Montreal Locomotive Works and AE Goodwin under license in Australia.
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The ALCO Century Series locomotives were a line of road switcher locomotives produced by Alco, the Montreal Locomotive Works and AE Goodwin under license in Australia.
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The ALCO Century Series locomotives were a line of road switcher locomotives produced by Alco, the Montreal Locomotive Works and AE Goodwin under license in Australia.
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