Hi Bud --
While I have a lot of friends who were and are in the real railroad
business, the closest I got to these locos was a tour through the ALCo
Schenectady plant while they were building the last of the Century 630s
(1967). An interesting tour given by a friend who was on ALCo’s
engineering design team (I think he took credit for that wallowing Hi-Ad
truck), the place was a shadow of what it must have been at one time. The
GE plant next door was even worse... That fellow was a true nut – he used
an ALCo diesel piston for a pillow on his bed. He went to MLW when ALCo
closed it's doors, and I lost track of him.
Have fun!
Bill Winans
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Andre, The C-420's were a great engine, so much better than the 628's the LV
had. I know the A&M has several ex LV 420's. I only ever ran one once when
it was D&H power after the LV's went to D&H, but it was borrowed power on
the Susie-Q where I got my "running" experience. The Susie-Q had a few ex
NYC C-430's and except for the wallowing ride from the Hi-Ad trucks were
also good pullers. The constant banging of the handbrake chain against the
short hood would drive ya nuts after a few hours.
As for "S" content, the Susie-Q's Alco's had had their "S" logo on the nose!
I would be overjoyed if either of these units were ever produced in S scale!
Bud Rindfleisch
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