Just replaced a piston with new rings in our 12-251C, what a bitch getting that cap on with the bearing boss pin aligned. That C-420 is a needy-high-maintenance hanger queen but worth it.
Old, crude, leaky engines but I love them. A tugboat I worked on had two of them. Unlike the EMDs in the other boats the ALCO sounds like a real engine. Too bad the sound in this vid doesn't do it justice.
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ford9572 1 month ago
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ford9572 1 month ago
SWEET Sounding 251!!! I just LOVE the healthy & throaty sound of ALCO diesels!!!!
ford9572 1 month ago
SWEET! Thanks for the tour! =)
joedrummer2010 1 year ago
44211 is a very fine locomotive
TrainBuffProductions 2 years ago
Just replaced a piston with new rings in our 12-251C, what a bitch getting that cap on with the bearing boss pin aligned. That C-420 is a needy-high-maintenance hanger queen but worth it.
I'm impressed, no oil diapers on the deck!
choirboyfromhell1 2 years ago
What a beast!! Great engine and vid!
Xx69roadrunnerxX 2 years ago
Old, crude, leaky engines but I love them. A tugboat I worked on had two of them. Unlike the EMDs in the other boats the ALCO sounds like a real engine. Too bad the sound in this vid doesn't do it justice.
nalegu 2 years ago