The EMD GP59 is a four-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1985 and 1989. A 12-cylinder EMD 710G3A engine produced 3,000 horsepower, and it shared a common frame with the GP60, giving an overall length of 59 feet 9 inches and a 3,700-US-gallon fuel tank. Thirty-six were built, including three demonstrators with an aerodynamic cab, and Norfolk Southern placed the only order. Adding a comfort cab, a full cowl body and a head-end power generator turned the GP59 into the EMD F59PH. Norfolk Southern later upgraded its fleet as GP59E and GP59ECO units.
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Production dates
between 1985 and 1989
Power output
could produce 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW)
Units built
36 examples of this locomotive were built including three demonstrators
Prime mover
Power was provided by a 12-cylinder EMD 710G3A diesel engine
End of production
between 1985 and 1989
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is a 4-axle diesel locomotive model built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1985 and 1989
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is a 4-axle diesel locomotive model built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1985 and 1989
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is a 4-axle diesel locomotive model built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1985 and 1989
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is a 4-axle diesel locomotive model built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1985 and 1989
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