Rapido Trains 45538 HO ALCO C-425 Spokane, Portland and Seattle 316 (DCC & Sound) Battery & Charger and racing through a course

and racing through a course

and sports fields – or even indoors in gymnasiums and other suitable spaces

With the engine in front

The prototype went to work for the Milwaukee Road

Flat car with crates

Rapido Trains 45538 HO ALCO C-425 Spokane, Portland and Seattle 316 (DCC & Sound) Battery & Charger and racing through a courseRapido Trains 45538 HO ALCO C 425 Spokane, Portland and Seattle 316 (DCC & Sound) 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