Former NH Alco C-425

[Joetrain59]

Variations of many locos can drive you crazy! And the roads did their own mods, too. The research is fun for me.
 Joe D

[cnw mike]

Thanks for the props, Steve. I always love your "alco updates". Not a lot of late model Century love in N scale.

[unittrain]

Thanks also for the inspiration I had been wanting to model a CR former PC former NH C425 for the last 5 years and this got me to dive in and do it I just ordered a C628 ph 2a shell I plan on doing 2 C425's all together. One thing I noticed about these locos is that for a 4 axle unit they were quite heavy with a weight of 280000 pounds according to this reference http://www.thedieselshop.us/DataC425.HTML which by the way this site is a good source for data on just about any diesel locomotive from Alco,EMD or GE.

[jmlaboda - RIP]

The more I see of folks modeling the more I want to look beyond just the late steam era as a focus of my modeling.  Would love to do some C425ms using the techniques mentioned here and on the Phase II thread (have saved both for future reference) but then too I would look beyond the reasonable service life of units such as these (some still in use on Minnesota Commercial and I think Apache) to where I could do some of the genset switchers like what Buffalo & Pittsburgh and Ohio Central has done from kits.  I love the idea of rebuilts and the switchers done up in GNWR paint but I also love the idea of a branchline passenger train hauled by a Ten Wheeler... I just wish that I could really justify both but for me they really wouldn't fit together.

[jmlaboda - RIP]

A little OT but I think you can see why I would like to do some Brookville GS1400 Gensets...
http://rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=151276
http://rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=148822
http://rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=142628

[mandealco]

Hi Jerry
Those 1400's would make a fun kitbash.  Thanks for showing us the link.  Glad to see you may consider some second generation Alco Power.  They cover a huge time span, from the early 60's through to today.  My favourite Alco Century's turn 50 in September.  There are still a few roads using Alco/MLW Century locos on big trains, though labeled short lines,  the Apache, A&M, D-L, WNY&P, operate trains that are far from short line in appearance.

Cheers
Steve

[fredmoehrle]

Steve,
Any chance of seeing a photo from the 3/4 rear aspect?
I'm getting ready to get started on my kit-bash ('s) and it would help to see where the DB unit was removed and where the bit by the radiators came out.

[jmlaboda - RIP]

Steve... I've been a fan of your ALCO models for quite some time now, as you likely will remember, so bear with me just a moment since I need a point of reference for the appropriate treatment of the radiator shutters.  You posted the image below on the Diesel Detailers in your C-630M... would such alterations be correct for other ALCO Centuries as well???