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 …

The EMD F59PHI is a semi-high speed locomotive produced by Electro-Motive Division (EMD) from 1994 to 2001. It features an isolated cab, lightweight body, and a streamlined shape, features that were absent on the original commuter F59PH it was built from.

The EMD F59PH/F59PHI was a series of 3,000 hp diesel-electric locomotives which served in both the United States and Canada on various commuter and intercity services. The EMD F59PH came to fruition as a result of the Toronto area GO Transit, who was in need of a modern passenger locomotive for its commuter trains serving the greater Toronto area.

The General Motors Electro-Motive Division F59PH series locomotives are a series of four-axle passenger diesel locomotives built as part of the EMD Dash-3 line. The original F59PH was designed at the behest of GO Transit, while the F59PHI was designed for the California Department of Transportation (Amtrak California).

The EMD F59PHI has become a staple and icon of west coast American train travel. With a streamlined wedge shape and three window isolated cab, they sure have an identity and image of their own. The...

The F59PHI is a variant of the F59PH 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. 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.

The EMD (Electro Motive Division) F59PHI is a type of four-axle, 12-cylinder, 3,000hp diesel locomotive built from 1994 to 2001 with 83 built.

F59PHIs, on the other hand, were originally designed to Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) specifications. Caltrans wanted locomotives that looked like something other than boxes on wheels.

TOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: The EMD F59PHI is a high speed locomotive produced by Electro-Motive Divis. on (EMD) from 1994 to 2001. It features an isolated cab, lightweight body, and a streamlined shape, features that were absent on .

The F59PH was a series of diesel-electric powered locomotives developed for people-hauling by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). A total of 155 examples were completed as seventy-two F59PH models and eighty-three F49PHI models.