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Re: (erielack) Railway Age Article on C-424 delivery 1963

Here's the ad from a March '68 Trains mag posted to the list in August of '03.

http://www.railfan.net/lists/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-08-28-03/EL-EMD-SD45_Ad-03-68_TRAINS.jpg

The blurb was "These two SD-45s are doing the work of five older Diesels."

Quite some time ago I had read that Alco had intended to produce a 624, but
there were no takers. The RA article was June 10, 1963 and the first 628
wasn't built until December that year. The 630 was first built in 1965 and the
636 followed in 1967. The double engine 855 (two 628's) was built in July of
1964.

Many of us have heard the story of the C-425 coming into existence because EL
(and maybe others?) wanted Alco to use the same main generator that was in the
U25B. The first 425 was built in October of 1964, in fact all of EL's 425's
were built in October of 1964.

Henry

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On Tue, 31 Jan 2012, Paul Brezicki wrote:

> 
> I have a copy of an EMD ad for the SD45 that appeared in Railway Age in the
> late 60's. It stated, in part: "The Erie-Lackawanna replaced five
> 1500-horsepower units with two SD-45s on its fastest manifest trains
> operating between Chicago and Jersey City.In a recent month, they averaged
> more than 18,000 miles per unit-a record for the line's long freight hauls."
> BTW, if anyone happens to have a copy of the RA that contains this ad,
> please contact me.
> 
> The announced "Century 624" is either a typo, or else Alco planned to use
> the same engine as the C424 in the first six-axle Century. The C628
> generated 2750 hp and when production began in 1963, it was promoted as the
> most powerful single engine locomotive in North America.
> 
> Paul B


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