The EMD F59PH is a four-axle 3,000 hp (2 MW)B-Bdiesel-electriclocomotive built by General MotorsElectro-Motive Division from 1988 to 1994. A variant, theF59PHI, was produced from 1994 to 2001. The F59PH was originally built forGO Transit commuter operation in theToronto region.Metrolink inSouthern California also purchased a fleet for its 1992 launch. The streamlined F59PHI was designed forAmtrak California intercity service. A total of 72 F59PH and 83 F59PHI locomotives were built.
Seven Metrolink units were rebuilt asF59PHR. The non-rebuilt Metrolink locomotives were retired by 2020.[14] Five of those were purchased by NCDOT in 2018.[15]
The F59PHI is a variant with a fully enclosed streamlinedcarbody. The first nine units were purchased byCaltrans for use onAmtrak 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 forPhilip Morris Companies to haul theMarlboro 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]
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