ALCO Century 636
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The ALCO Century 636 was the most powerful single-engine diesel locomotive constructed by ALCO. The locomotive had a C-C wheel arrangement and 3600 horsepower (2.7 MW). Visually, it is almost identical to the Century 630.
34 C636s were built in 1967 and 1968. 6 went to Illinois Central, 15 to Penn Central, and 10 to Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. The remaining three were used as demonstrators.
The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad and the leasing company SIXX (engines in question are ex-Cartier Railway, currently leased to New York, Susquehanna & Western) are still operating C636s as of 2005.
| Diesel locomotives built by ALCO | |
| Switchers: | HH series, S-1 / S-3, S-2 / S-4 |
| RS series: | RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-10, RS-11, RS-12 |
| RSC series: | RSC-1, RSC-2, RSC-3 |
| RSD series: | RSD-1, RSD-4, RSD-5, RSD-7 |
| Cab units: | DL-109, FA, PA |
| Century series: | C415, C420, C424, C425, C430, C628, C630, C636, C855 |
| Diesel-hydraulics: | DH643 |
