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{{Short description|North American diesel locomotive class}}
{{Infobox locomotive
| name=EMD F59PH and F59PHI
| powertype=[[Diesel-electric]]
| image=[[File:City of High Point  with the Piedmont at Salisbury, August 2016 (cropped).jpg|300px|frameless]]<br>[[File:Capitol Corridor train crossing Alameda Creek, April 2024.JPG|300px|frameless]]
| caption=Top: F59PH operated by [[Amtrak]] on the ''[[Piedmont (train)|Piedmont]]''<br>Bottom: F59PHI operated by Amtrak on the ''[[Capitol Corridor]]''
| builder=[[Electro-Motive Diesel|Electro-Motive Division]] (EMD)
| builddate = {{Unbulleted list
   | F59PH: 1988–1994
   | F59PHI: 1994–2001
   }}
| totalproduction = {{Unbulleted list
   | F59PH: 72
   | F59PHI: 83<ref name="McDonnell-2015-208" />
   }}
| gauge={{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| aarwheels = B-B
| uicclass = Bo'Bo'
| length = {{Unbulleted list
   | F59PH: {{convert|58|ft|2|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
   | F59PHI: {{convert|58|ft|7|in|m|2|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marre |first1=Louis A. |last2=Withers |first2=Paul K. |year=2000 |title=The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide |publisher=Withers Publishing |location=Halifax, Pennsylvania |isbn=1-881411-25-7 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781881411253/page/112 112–114] |lccn=99069543 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781881411253/page/112 }}</ref>
   }}
| primemover = {{Unbulleted list
   | F59PH: [[EMD 710|EMD 12-710G3A]]<ref>{{cite magazine |issn=0829-3023 |magazine=Canadian Trackside Guide |publisher=Bytown Railway Society |page=1-99 |title=Canadian Trackside Guide |year=2019}}</ref>
   | F59PHI: [[EMD 710|EMD 12-710G3C-EC]]<ref name=cascadesfleet />
   }}
| enginetype =
| cylindercount = 12
| poweroutput = {{Unbulleted list
   | F59PH: {{convert|3000|hp|MW|2|abbr=on|lk=in}}
   | F59PHI: {{convert|3200|hp|MW|1|abbr=on}}
   }}
| maxspeed = F59PHI: {{convert|110|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=cascadesfleet />
<!-- F59PHI stats. Commented out until source is found.| tractiveeffort = Starting: {{convert|290|kN|lbf|0|abbr=on}},<br />Continuous: {{convert|170|kN|lbf|0|abbr=on}} @ {{convert|16|mph|km/h|1|abbr=on}}
-->
| locale = Canada, United States
}}

The ''' EMD F59PH''' is a four-axle {{convert|3000|hp|MW|0|abbr=on}} [[AAR wheel arrangement#B-B|B-B]] [[Diesel-electric transmission|diesel-electric]] [[locomotive]] built by General Motors [[Electro-Motive Diesel|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 (California)|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==
Between May 1988 and May 1994, 72 F59PH locomotives were built for two commuter transit railroads: [[GO Transit]] of [[Toronto]] and [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] of [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="McDonnell-2015-208">{{Harvnb|McDonnell|2015|p=208}}</ref> Based on the [[EMD GP59|GP59]], the locomotives had a turbocharged [[EMD 710|EMD 12-710G3A]], a 12-cylinder, [[Two-stroke diesel engine|two-stroke Diesel engine]] ([[Prime mover (locomotive)|prime mover]]).<ref name="Solomon-2011-159">{{Harvnb|Solomon|2011|p=159}}</ref> [[Head end power]] was supplied by a separate diesel generator.<ref>{{cite book |
url=https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/classic/research/apr/past/a032-169&92-917a.pdf |title=Controlling Locomotive Emissions in California: Technology, Cost-Effectiveness, and Regulatory Strategy |date=March 1995 |publisher=California Air Resources Board |first1=Christopher S. |last1=Weaver |first2=Douglas B. |last2=McGregor |page=27}}</ref>

GO Transit began retiring its F59PH locomotives in 2008 in favor of newer [[MPI MPXpress]] locomotives.<ref name="Solomon-2011-159" /> Most were purchased by other operators including [[Exo commuter rail|Exo]] (10 locomotives),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.railwayage.com/mechanical/locomotives/siemens-mobility-chargers-for-montreal/ |newspaper=Railway Age |title=Siemens Mobility Chargers for Montreal |date=January 31, 2022 |first=William C. |last=Vantuono}}</ref> [[Metra]] (3),<ref>{{Cite press release |publisher=Metra |url=https://metrarail.com/about-metra/newsroom/metra-buy-three-used-locomotives |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125000412/https://metrarail.com/about-metra/newsroom/metra-buy-three-used-locomotives |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |date=November 9, 2018 |url-status=dead |title=Metra to buy three used locomotives}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/09-metra/ |title=Metra's first F59PH is now in service |newspaper=Trains Newswire |first=Tom |last=Danneman |date=November 9, 2015}}</ref> [[North Carolina Department of Transportation|NCDOT]] (11) for use on the ''[[Piedmont (train)|Piedmont]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://on-track-on-line.com/amtk-roster-engines.shtml#NCDOT |title=Amtrak Motive Power Roster: North Carolina DOT Equipment |date=March 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320030325/http://on-track-on-line.com/amtk-roster-engines.shtml |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |website=On Track On Line |first1=David |last1=Warner |first2=Harry |last2=Sutton}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/04-ncdot-adds-two-refurbished-locomotives-to-passenger-fleet/ |title=NCDOT adds two refurbished locomotives to passenger fleet |newspaper=Trains Newswire |date=August 4, 2017}}</ref> and [[Trinity Railway Express]] (7).<ref name=DART /><!--needs RS: leasing company RB Railway Group (12)--> Five of the NCDOT units<!--101 to 105--> were rebuilt into [[cab car|cab control units]] without prime movers.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WasteManagement/ElectronicFile.aspx?dbid=0&docid=256994& |chapter=Attachment 3E: Statement of Work (February 2014) |title=Brownfields Property Application: Charlotte Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility |page=2 |date=September 9, 2014 |publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation}}</ref>

Seven Metrolink units were rebuilt as '''F59PHR'''. The non-rebuilt Metrolink locomotives were retired by 2020.<ref name=metrolink2020>{{cite book |url=https://metrolinktrains.com/globalassets/about/agency/rail-fleet-management-plan/metrolink-rail-fleet-management-plan-update---full-report.pdf |year=2020 |title=Metrolink Rail Fleet Management Report FY2020 – FY2040 |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority |chapter=Part 2: Existing Fleet and Facilities |pages=32–35}}</ref> Five of those were purchased by NCDOT in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://metrolink.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=metrolink_e779591bb378feaa1920d45825a58f59.pdf&view=1 |title=Board of Directors Meeting Minutes – December 14, 2018 |page=4 |date=January 4, 2019 |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|+Original owners
|-
!Owner
!Number
!Year built
!Unit numbers
!Refs
|-
|[[GO Transit]]
|49
|1988–1994
|520–568
|<ref name="McDonnell-2015-208" />
|-
|[[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]
|23
|1992–1993
|851–873
|<ref name=metrolink2020 />
|}

==F59PHI==
The F59PHI is a variant with a fully enclosed streamlined [[Cab unit|carbody]]. The first nine units were purchased by [[Caltrans]] for use on [[Amtrak California]] services and entered service in 1994.<ref name="age94">{{cite magazine |title=F59PHI debuts in California|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15991684.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924142642/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15991684.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |magazine=[[Railway Age]] |date=December 1, 1994}}</ref> Like the F59PH, the F59PHI is equipped with a secondary electrical generator – rated between {{convert|500|and|750|kW|hp|abbr=on|lk=on}} – for HEP.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Foster |first1=Gerald L. |title=A field guide to trains of North America |date=1996 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |location=Boston |isbn=0-395-70112-0 |page=94}}</ref> A total of 83 locomotives were built, most for commuter rail and Amtrak corridor services on the West Coast.<ref name=classic/>

Two F59PHI locomotives were built in 1995 for [[Altria|Philip Morris Companies]] to haul the ''[[Marlboro (cigarette)|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.<ref name=scene>{{cite magazine |url=https://bytownrailwaysociety.ca/phocadownload/branchline/1996/1996-02.pdf |title=The Motive Power and Equipment Scene |page=26 |magazine=Branchline |date=February 1996 |volume=35 |issue=2 |issn=0824-233X}}</ref><ref name=pm>{{cite book |url=http://metrolink.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=metrolink_dc41b75f5d4a18d72606c87a6e9857cd.pdf&view=1 |title=Metrolink Fleet Management Plan FY2015–FY2025 |date=October 2015 |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority |pages=42–45}}</ref>

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.<ref name=metra/>
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{|class="wikitable"
|+Original owners
|-
!Owner
!Number
!Year built
!scope="col" width="80px"|Unit numbers
!Refs
|-
|[[Amtrak]] (for ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'' and ''[[Amtrak Cascades|Cascades]]'')
|21
|1998
|450–470
|<ref name=metra>{{cite news |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/05-metra-f59phis-get-ready-for-service/ |title=Metra F59PHIs get ready for service |newspaper=Trains |date=November 5, 2018}}</ref><ref name=cascadesfleet>{{cite book |url=https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10/Rail-FleetManagementPlan-Nov2017.pdf |title=Amtrak Cascades Fleet Management Plan |date=November 2017 |pages=29, 95 |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation}}</ref><ref name=amtrak20 />
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Caltrans]] (for ''[[San Joaquin (train)|San Joaquin]]'' and ''[[Capitol Corridor]]'')
|9
|1994
|2001–2009
|rowspan="2"|<ref name=amtrak20>{{cite book |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/businessplanning/Amtrak-Equipment-Asset-Line-Plan-FY20-24.pdf |title=Amtrak Five Year Equipment Asset Line Plan: Base (FY 2019) + Five Year Strategic Plan (FY 2020–2024) |publisher=Amtrak |date=2018 |chapter=Appendix A: Asset Inventory |pages=56–57, 104}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=http://libraryarchives.metro.net/dpgtl/CalDOT/california-state-rail-plans/2005-california-state-rail-plan-2005-2006-to-2015-2016.pdf |chapter=Chapter II: Capital Program |page=18 |title=California State Rail Plan 2005–06 to 2015–16 |date=December 2005 |publisher=California Department of Transportation}}</ref>
|-
|6
|2001
|2010–2015
|-
|[[Exo commuter rail|Exo]]
|11
|2000–2001
|1320–1330
|<ref name=classic />
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]
|10
|1995
|874–883
|rowspan=2|<ref name=metrolink2020 /><ref name=scene /><ref name=pm/>
|-
|4
|2001
|884–887
|-
|[[North Carolina Department of Transportation|NCDOT]] (for ''[[Piedmont (train)|Piedmont]]'')
|2
|1998
|1755, 1797
|<ref name=classic>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uSWaAAAAQBAJ |pages=510, 527–529 |title=Classic Locomotives: Steam and Diesel Power in 700 Photographs |first=Brian |last=Solomon |publisher=Voyageur Press |isbn=9780760345283 |year=2013 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/research/RNAProjDocs/2010-12FinalReport.pdf |page=28 |title=Measurement and Evaluation of Fuels and Technologies for Passenger Rail Service in North Carolina |chapter=Chapter 2: Rail Yard Testing |first1=H. Christopher |last1=Frey |first2=Brandon M. |last2=Graver |date=August 13, 2012 |publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation}}</ref>
|-
|[[North County Transit District]] ([[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]])
|2
|2001
|3001–3002
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lfportal.nctd.org/weblink/0/edoc/118515/011%20TOA%20to%20BT%20for%20COASTER%20Main%20Generator%20Replacement.pdf |title=Staff Report |date=February 21, 2019 |publisher=North County Transportation District}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.railjournal.com/rolling-stock/nctd-introduces-new-cleaner-locomotives-and-refurbished-coaches/ |title=NCTD introduces new cleaner locomotives and refurbished coaches |newspaper=International Railway Journal |date=February 12, 2021 |first=Marybeth |last=Luczak}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sound Transit]] ([[Sounder Commuter Rail]])
|11
|1998–2001
|901–911
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/Motion%20M2016-123.pdf|title=Motion No. M2016-123 Sounder Locomotive Overhaul Contract Amendment |date=December 15, 2016 |publisher=[[Sound Transit]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226214302/http://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/Motion%20M2016-123.pdf |archive-date=February 26, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[Trinity Railway Express]]
|2
|2001
|569–570
|<ref name=DART>{{cite web |url=https://www.dart.org/newsroom/trefacts.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120211700/https://www.dart.org/newsroom/trefacts.asp |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |title=TRE Facts |publisher=Dallas Area Rapid Transit}}</ref>
|-
|[[West Coast Express]]
|5
|1995
|901–905
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/west-coast-express/ |title=West Coast Express |publisher=Trains Magazine |first=Matt |last=van Hattem |date=June 30, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://bytownrailwaysociety.ca/phocadownload/branchline/1996/1996-02.pdf |title=The Long-Awaited "West Coast Express" |page=10 |magazine=Branchline |date=February 1996 |volume=35 |issue=2 |issn=0824-233X}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
{{Commons category multi|EMD F59PH locomotives|EMD F59PHI locomotives}}
* {{McDonnell-Locomotives-2nd}}
* {{Solomon-Modern Diesel}}

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