The hunt for one of 77 Schenectady-built C630s or 56 Montreal-built C630Ms meant traveling to the northern reaches of Quebec, Canada or the Eastern United States -- New York and Pennsylvania. Regrettably for Alco fans, there is now only one of those six-motor Alcos in service, it can still be spotted occasionally racking-up miles on the Western ...

The ALCO Century 630 is a model of six-axle, 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1965 and 1967.

2021年1月1日 · Arguably, there were four different C630 models, each slightly different than the other (depending on builder): C630 - built by Alco in Schenectady, NY (77 units) C630M - built by MLW in Montreal (56 in accordance with Alco C630 specifications) C630 (upgraded C628) - modifiied by NdeM in Mexico (20 units? in-line with Alco specs.)

The C630 was Alco's second model in its six-axle series. Capable of producing more horsepower than its predecessor, the model sold well, but not as well as the C628 with more than 100 purchased between its Schenectady and Montreal plants.

They are a 16 cylinder 251 Alco powered four axle locomotive producing 3000 HP built between July 1966 and February 1968. A whopping total of sixteen are all that were built. Several still exist on the WNYP RR in Western New York (all ex NYC RR) and Green Bay & Western's 315 is preserved at the museum in Green Bay, WI.

ALCO CENTURY C630 DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE. The ALCO Century 630 is a model of six-axle, 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1965 and 1967.

Photo Caption: "Alco C-630 #6329, 3000-hp, at Syracuse, N.Y." Shown here is Penn Central Railroad engine #6329, a C630 built by the American Locomotive Company as PRR number "6329" in December of 1966, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retained the number "6329" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger; it was also the last of the PRR's super-ALCo's.

NW C630 high nose #1136, AC Tower, blt 1967 fr 3480-2 George Elwood: Norfolk and Western C630 #1130, Roanoke, VA 1980 George W. Hamlin: SP C630 #3141, Houston, TX 1979 ... DeWitt shop Syracuse NY 1979 Doug Kroll: CR C636 #6792, DeWitt shop Syracuse NY 1979, DL#3642 Doug Kroll: SP DH643 #9802 Tom Gibson: SP C643H #9152, 1969 Roseville

CR C630 #6777 Built by Alco in December of 1966 as PRR 6327, it became PC 6327 upon the historic PRR/NYC merger. When it hit the Conrail era, it was renumbered CR 6777. The loco was off the roster by 1988, presumedly scrapped. No photographer was listed for the photo.

2024年8月13日 · The C630M/M630 was based from Alco's powerful C630 series. This C-C model was built between 1965 and 1967. It is part of Alco's 'Century' Series, which aimed to compete with EMD and GE's offerings during the highly competitive dieselization era in North America.