The M-420 was one of the first locomotive models (along with the EMD GP38-2) to use the wide-nosed Canadian comfort cab, pioneered by Canadian National. By the early 1990s, variations on this cab design had become the standard of the industry.

2024年8月13日 · The M420 was essentially MLW's version of the C420 with a B-B trucks. The locomotive measures approximately 61 feet in length and weighed, on average, 272,000 pounds. One of the key innovations of the M420 was the use of a wide cab, often called a “comfort cab.”

Cab Width: 10'-04" Top Walkway Width: 9'-08" Walkway Width: 5'-01" Engine Hood Width: 10'-03" Center Bolster: 36'-05" Center Front Truck to Front Pilot: 7'-08" Center Rear Truck to Rear Pilot: 7'-08" Distance between Truck Centers: 47'-05" / 45'-09" / …

The MLW M420 locomotive is powered by a 2,000 horsepower, four-stroke, twelve cylinder, ALCO 251C prime mover, delivering power to four GE 752 traction motors. The locomotive has a starting tractive effort of 60,400 lbs, and a continuous tractive effort of 35,000 lbs.

The M420's are four axle wide cab Diesel Locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works. Builder: Montreal Locomotive Works. Built date: May 1973 - February 1977. Total produced: 90 + 8 B units. Configuration: Bo-Bo/ Four Axle Wheel Trucks.

The M-420 was one of the first locomotive models (along with the EMD GP38-2) to use the wide-nosed Canadian comfort cab, pioneered by Canadian National. By the early 1990s, variations on this cab design had become the standard of the industry.

The M-420 was a four-axle, 2,000 horsepower freight locomotive produced by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) from 1973 to 1977. Canadian National was the largest customer making three orders for a total of 80 units.

The M-420 was one of the first locomotive models (along with the EMD GP38-2) to use the wide-nosed Canadian comfort cab, pioneered by Canadian National. By the early 1990s, variations on this cab design had become the standard of the industry.

Height to Top Cab Hood: 15'-02" Cab Width: 10'-0" Top Walkway Width: 7'-10" Walkway Width: 5'-01" Engine Hood Width: 10'-02" Center Bolster: 30'-02" Center Front Truck to Front Pilot: 3'-03" Center Rear Tucrk to Rear Pilot: 3'-03" Distance between Truck Centers: 39'-11" Minimum Turning Radious: 30 degrees --

3 天之前 · The M-420 was one of the first locomotive models (along with the GMD-built GP38-2) to use the wide-nosed Safety (or Comfort) Cab, pioneered by Canadian National Railway. By the early 1990s, variations on this cab design had become the standard of the industry.