EMD GP59

EMD GP59
SOU 4610, owned by Norfolk Southern
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	GP59
Build date	1985 – 1989
Total produced	36
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	59 ft 9 in (18.2 m)
Fuel capacity	3,700 US gal (14,000 L)
Prime mover	EMD 12-710G3A
Cylinders	12
Power output	3,000 hp (2,200 kW)

An EMD GP59 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive model built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1985 and 1989. Power was provided by a 12-cylinder EMD 710G3A diesel engine, which could produce 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW). This locomotive shared the same common frame with the EMD GP60, giving it an overall length of 59 feet 9 inches. It featured a 3,700-US-gallon (14,000 L) fuel tank. 36 examples of this locomotive were built, all of which were eventually acquired by Norfolk Southern.

By adding a full cowl body and a comfort cab, and also an HEP generator, the GP59 became the EMD F59PH.

External links

• Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP60, GP60M, GP60B, and GP59 Original Owners