Rapido Trains 45047 HO ALCO C-425 Penn Central PC 2453 O PC Bolts and rivets delicately represented

Bolts and rivets delicately represented on hull bottom

Road number 9617 (ex-SP 8153)

The FA-2 was intended for freight service while the FPA-2 included a steam generator and obligatory large water tank for heating passenger cars

Hex Size: 12 mm

Rapido Trains 45047 HO ALCO C-425 Penn Central PC 2453 O PC Bolts and rivets delicately representedRapido Trains 45047 HO ALCO C 425 Penn Central PC 2453 In the 1960s, the American Locomotive Company faced fierce competition from GEs Universal Series and EMDs General Purpose locomotives. ALCOs response was the Century Series of locomotives, designed to outperform their competitors with better quality components. In 1963, ALCO introduced the C 424, designed to replace their RS 27 model, outputting 2,400 horsepower. 98 units were produced from 1963