[N&W] Re: N&W Alco question
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Mon May 31 15:24:38 EDT 2004
Sir;
Two corrections: regard C430 and C630
N&W did not have any C430, there were no hi hood versions ever. N&W did
have hi
hood C420 and C425 locomotives. Inherited from NKP was a lone lo hood
C420, and
from Wabash came several C424 and C425 in lo hood form.
N&W seemed much more pleased with the C630 than the C628. The C628 were
all sold
to C&NW at a bargin price, while the asking price for the C630 was much much
higher, and C&NW was not interested at the higher price. All of the C630 were
later modified for use in yard service with slug built from FM
Trainmasters. The
C630 and two slugs (~300,000 lbs continuous tractive effort) moving whole
trains,
including locomotives. The N&W, later NS keep the C630 for approaching 30
years, with one at the VT restored to orginal blue paint.
Nigel
<<snipped:>>
> As for what demonstrators made of ALCO's made it to the N&W for a visit. I
> would guess the C628's as N&W had quite a few of them and maybe the C430's.
> The reason I say maybe on the C430's is speculation because the N&W got some
> via merger and probably later ordered the hi-hood version. The N&W's
> experience with the C630 was not too favorable, so I doubt if the late
set of
> C636's would have made it to the N&W.
>
> <<snipped>>
>
> A.J. Gemperline
______________________________
==N&W rostered the C430? This is news to me. The
highest HP B-B Alcos on the N&W were C425 (#1000 to
1016).
Mark Peele
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