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alco century 424 restoration

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alco century 424 restoration
Posted by bngreen on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 12:48 AM
I've got an old AHM Alco Century 424 that I've noticed, after many years of being in storage, has some split drive wheel gears which causes the teeth to not mesh properly anymore. If I could just order replacement gears, I would...but I figure they're long out of production...UNLESS, the IHC C628 uses the same drive wheels/gears...anyone know?

If not, then I guess the next option would be to replace the entire chassis/drive/trucks. Is there another Alco/Baldwin/GE diesel out there that has a similar wheelbase to the C424? U28B? AS-16?

Any and all suggestions are welcome...thx!
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  • From: Shelbyville, Kentucky
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Posted by SSW9389 on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:05 AM
Atlas/Kato C424/C425 same wheelbase, much better detail.
COTTON BELT: Runs like a Blue Streak!

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