The alco c420: more then just a better RS-32.

YouTube video links:
Amtrak 713 Productions
Alcos on Delaware Lackawanna P074

Socoolds455
Arkansas & Missouri ALCO's 2022, C420's Leading the Monett Turn

Alco Flower
Falls Road Railroad Part #8

rollinswitch
ALCO RS3 Pair Almost Light and Moving Fast

mrjv61
LIRR's Alco C-420's with Freight 1986 and More with my New VHS Video Camera

SP alco rs-32
Drew jacksich CC BY-SA 2.0

[JaredBallou]

"A delayed prime mover is eventually good, but a rushed prime mover is forever bad."

[AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan]

Atleast MLW survived well past the crisis. But still would have loved to have seen a timeline in which ALCO did get to survive into the oil crisis and witness the C420’s performance and fuel efficiency possibly save ALCO. It was just like the Yamato, indeed a grand machine in the wrong era.

[normansilver]

The entire run of the Alco Century series of diesel locomotives was a success story. Many railroads purchased the C-420 424, 425 and 428 locomotives served dependably. Many are still serving today on small railroads. I see them when I visit the Copper mining areas in Arizona. The were succeeded by the -7 series diesel loco's which really establish successor GE in the dependable development of their later locomotives.

[tommythomason]

Alco had a knack of creating some nice looking locomotives, flawed, mechanically, as they were. The short-hood C-420 is one of my favorite Alcos.

[ryansansom]

Great video. Beautiful locomotives. The RS18u was a good looking machine as well. Still quite a few of those still working.

[openeyes-]

Good video - and they did live on for quite a while too!
I WAS going to call you on the production totals - since I know the LIRR had bought 30 just on their own (Road #'s 200 - 229) but I see you corrected that near the end of the video. 😉

I loved watching those smoke bellowing beasts as a kid!

[MLWQC]

Excellent video and description. Well done.

[aaronl_trains_and_planes]

I’ve got lots and lots of pics and videos of the A&Ms Alcos. Since I work next to the main line, we have drop offs and pick ups all the time, I’ve captured a lot of moving and shaking from these old beasts.

[KatyReidproductions]

I loved the ALCO C420 we had them on the Long Island Railroad till 1989 I was born too late to see them in Service I miss them

[jonathanng]

Sad. The c430 was too little too late. We had them on Long Island where I grew up. They lasted until 1989. The D&H acquired one of them and when I went upstate to college, it followed me.

[fficialdregs]

I love this locomotive especially in n scale. I have one in the high food configuration

[LancesLens]

Subbed! I don't know much about Alco this helps. Thanks! Good stuff!

[fascination.sound.and.groove]

*Super great video* 👍👍👍 I can't keep up with my first video.

[themadmahaha]

I never thought I’d see an ALCo lead an SD70ACe

[odenviking]

i think its better to be safe than sorry.
invest in a r&d program witch sadly alco
did not do nor did they test the prime mover.
and rush the production of a prime mover is not a good idea.
keep up your good work.
i enjoy your videos a lot and i re watch them.
👍👍👍👍👍🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[ZombieSlayer-djwb]

Could you make video about your turn table, cause i have the same one

[omaralzagaruiz]

Dos C420 hubo en Mexico al F errocaril unidos de Yucatan

[Tcaauwe]

the SD70ACE units that A&M has aren't UP units. they're former demo units.

[raycooney]

The Alco Century series had the 251 engine, not the 244.

[stuartaaron]

Is this video about the C420, or problems with Alco's design issues?