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Re: Engine Identity Problem
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 03:15:03 GMT
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Hello Kai,

The Amtrak site shows a EMD F59PHI and GO site shows a EMD F59PH. According
to my Field Guide to Trains, both are essentially GP59's wit different body
work. Both are the same length @ 59' 2" but the F59PHI has 3200 horse power
compared to the F59PH's 3000. Hope this helps.

Robert Powell



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(...) I feel like giving a bit of insight: The Amtrak F59PHI is a standard built F59PHI... The Go Transit F59PH, is a Wide bodied form of another loco, possibly GP35/38/40... Go transit names it an F59PH, because of their OWN classification rules (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)

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  Engine Identity Problem
 
Hello All, Over the past couple of months I have been researching several train models that I plan on, eventually, making into LEGO models. I have come across a very odd problem. It seems that there are two types of engines under the F59PH model (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)

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