ALCO Century 628

ALCO Century 628
Delaware and Hudson No. 605 in August 1971
Technical specifications
Manufacturer(s)	ALCO
Type of locomotive	Diesel-electric
Constructed	December 1963 - December 1968
Number built	186
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover	16-251C
Traction system	752E6A
Preservation information
Preserved	See here

The ALCO Century 628 was a six-axle, 2,750 hp (2,051 kW) diesel-electric locomotive. A total of 186 C628s were built between December 1963 and December 1968. There were 135 C628s built for US railroads, 46 C628s built for Mexican railroads, and five C628s for Australia.

The C628 replaced the C624 (DL600C/RSD-41) as a part of ALCO's 'Century' line of locomotives. The C624 was intended to replace the earlier RSD-15 model, but was never built. The C628 was offered instead in August 1963.

Hamersley Iron purchased five to haul iron ore services in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Two were built in Schenectady and three by AE Goodwin in Sydney. All had been retired by 1982 with one preserved on a plinth in Dampier.

The Southern Pacific purchased the four demonstrators in 1964 and an additional 25 C628s were delivered in 1965.

Preserved

Australia

• No. 2000 preserved by the Pilbara Railways Historical Society

North America

• Nacionales de Mexico 610, formerly Delaware and Hudson 610, preserved at the Yucatán Railway Museum in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
• Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico 606, formerly Ferrocarril de Pacifico 606, preserved at the Yucatán Railway Museum in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

References

• Alco Century 628 Study by Win Cuisnier (Preston Cook) Extra 2200 South Issue #54 Oct-Dec 1975 p. 21.
• Alco Century (and predecessors) Spec-Profile by Don Dover Extra 2200 South Issue #54 Oct-Dec 1975 p. 22

External links

• Sarberenyi, Robert. Alco C628 Original Owners.

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