181 "City of Bay City"      

ALCO  C425M-AC

 

Model: C425M-AC

Builder: American Locomotive Co.

Built: 1965

Horsepower: 2000

Ex: CR #5077, exx PC #2443, nee PRR #2443

Namesake: "City of Bay City"

Nickname: Big Bertha

Notes: Originally built for the Pennsylvania RR as a Century 425, it was later modified in 1981 by General Electric in Hornell, NY and degraded to 2000HP for use on the Detroit and Mackinac Railway. Converted to AC traction by the LSRC Alpena Shops in 1998, this was the first C425M unit to receive the attractive LSRC paint scheme.

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