EMD F59PH

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EMD F59PH and F59PHI

Top: F59PH operated by Amtrak on the Piedmont
Bottom: F59PHI operated by Amtrak on the Capitol Corridor
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderElectro-Motive Division (EMD)
Build date
  • F59PH: 1988–1994
  • F59PHI: 1994–2001
Total produced
  • F59PH: 72
  • F59PHI: 83[1]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B
 • UICBo'Bo'
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length
  • F59PH: 58 ft 2 in (17.73 m)
  • F59PHI: 58 ft 7 in (17.86 m)[2]
Prime mover
Cylinders12
Performance figures
Maximum speedF59PHI: 110 mph (177 km/h)[4]
Power output
  • F59PH: 3,000 hp (2.24 MW)
  • F59PHI: 3,200 hp (2.4 MW)
Career
LocaleCanada, United States

The EMD F59PH is a four-axle 3,000 hp (2 MW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division from 1988 to 1994. A variant, the F59PHI, was produced from 1994 to 2001. The F59PH was originally built for GO Transit commuter operation in the Toronto region. Metrolink in Southern California also purchased a fleet for its 1992 launch. The streamlined F59PHI was designed for Amtrak California intercity service. A total of 72 F59PH and 83 F59PHI locomotives were built.

F59PH

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Between May 1988 and May 1994, 72 F59PH locomotives were built for two commuter transit railroads: GO Transit of Toronto and Metrolink of Los Angeles.[1] Based on the GP59, the locomotives had a turbocharged EMD 12-710G3A, a 12-cylinder, two-stroke Diesel engine (prime mover).[5] Head end power was supplied by a separate diesel generator.[6]

GO Transit began retiring its F59PH locomotives in 2008 in favor of newer MPI MPXpress locomotives.[5] Most were purchased by other operators including Exo (10 locomotives),[7] Metra (3),[8][9] NCDOT (11) for use on the Piedmont,[10][11] and Trinity Railway Express (7).[12] Five of the NCDOT units were rebuilt into cab control units without prime movers.[13]

Seven Metrolink units were rebuilt as F59PHR. The non-rebuilt Metrolink locomotives were retired by 2020.[14] Five of those were purchased by NCDOT in 2018.[15]

Original owners
Owner Number Year built Unit numbers Refs
GO Transit 49 1988–1994 520–568 [1]
Metrolink 23 1992–1993 851–873 [14]

F59PHI

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The F59PHI is a variant with a fully enclosed streamlined carbody. The first nine units were purchased by Caltrans for use on Amtrak California services and entered service in 1994.[16] Like the F59PH, the F59PHI is equipped with a secondary electrical generator – rated between 500 and 750 kW (670 and 1,010 hp) – for HEP.[17] A total of 83 locomotives were built, most for commuter rail and Amtrak corridor services on the West Coast.[18]

Two F59PHI locomotives were built in 1995 for Philip Morris Companies to haul the Marlboro Unlimited, a custom built luxury train to carry winners of a Philip Morris sweepstakes around the country. After Philip Morris cancelled the train, the units were stored before being sold to Metrolink in 1998.[19][20]

Some units are still in service with the original owners, while others have been retired. The 21 ex-Amtrak units were sold to Metra in 2018.[21]

Original owners
Owner Number Year built Unit numbers Refs
Amtrak (for Pacific Surfliner and Cascades) 21 1998 450–470 [21][4][22]
Caltrans (for Gold Runner and Capitol Corridor) 9 1994 2001–2009 [22][23]
6 2001 2010–2015
Exo 11 2000–2001 1320–1330 [18]
Metrolink 10 1995 874–883 [14][19][20]
4 2001 884–887
NCDOT (for Piedmont) 2 1998 1755, 1797 [18][24]
North County Transit District (Coaster) 2 2001 3001–3002 [25][26]
Sound Transit (Sounder Commuter Rail) 11 1998–2001 901–911 [27]
Trinity Railway Express 2 2001 569–570 [12]
West Coast Express 5 1995 901–905 [28][29]

Notes

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