ALCO Century 425


The ALCO Century 425 was a four-axle, diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type. 91 were built between October 1964 and December 1966.
Cataloged as part of ALCO's "Century" line of locomotives, the C425 was an upgraded version of the C424. The C425 employed the same main generator found in General Electric's U25B model.

Original Owners

OwnerQuantityNumbersNotes
Chicago and North Western Railway4401–404
Erie Lackawanna Railway122451–2462to BC Rail 801-812
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad102550–2559to Penn Central 2450-2459, then Conrail, same numbers
Norfolk and Western Railway181000–1016, 1011 1000–1006 ordered by Wabash Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad312416–2446
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway16310–317, 320–327to Burlington Northern 4250, 4252-4265