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The ALCO Century 628 was a six-axle 2750 hp (2051 kW) diesel-electric locomotive. A total of 186 C628s were built between December 1963 and December 1968. There were 135 C628s built for U. S. railroads 46 C628s were built for Mexican railroads and five C628s for Australia.The C628 replaced the C624 (DL600C/RSD-41) as a part of ALCO’s ‘Century’ line of locomotives. The C624 was intended to replace the earlier RSD-15 model but was never built.