Greetings from Port Townsend.
Spent considerable time trying to find out precisely what the suffix “PH” and “PHI” designate, as applied to the EMD passenger locomotives, model F59.
P=
H=
P=
Hi (or I (cap) =
Finally, how can one tell the difference VISUALLY?
Thanks for your assistance,
Robert in Port Townsend
www.oil-electric.com
Greetings from Port Townsend.
Spent considerable time trying to find out precisely what the suffix “PH” and “PHI” designate, as applied to the EMD passenger locomotives, model F59.
P=
H=
P=
Hi (or I (cap) =
Finally, how can one tell the difference VISUALLY?
Thanks for your assistance,
Robert in Port Townsend
www.oil-electric.com
F = Full Cowl Carbody
59 = 12N710G3A diesel (12 cylinder)
P = Passenger
H = Headend Power
I = Isolated Cab (cab rest on rubber isolation bushings)
Diesel Era Magazine May/June 2010 issue and July/August 2010 issue Volume 21 Number 3, 4 has published a great stories about the EMD F59 concept and the history of the program. I think its going to open your eyes about the history of the concept how it was change to later models.
https://secure.witherspublishing.com:7444/catalog/