F59PH: 3,000 hp (2.24 MW) F59PHI: 3,200 hp (2.4 MW)
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The EMD F59PH is a four-axle 3,000 hp (2 MW) B-Bdiesel-electriclocomotive 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.
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