EMD F69PHAC

EMD F69PHAC

F59PHAC in ICE paint.

Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder Electro-Motive Division and Siemens Model EMD F69PHAC Build date June 1989 Total produced 2

Specifications AAR wheel arr B-B UIC class Bo'Bo' Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Length 58 ft 2 in (17.73 m) Loco weight 262,000 lb (118,841 kg) Fuel type Diesel Fuel capacity 1,800 US gal (6,800 l; 1,500 imp gal) Prime mover EMD 710 Engine type Two-stroke diesel V12 Aspiration Turbocharged Cylinders 12 Train heating 800 kW HEP inverter Train brakes Air

Performance figures Maximum speed 110 mph (177 km/h) Power output 3,000 hp (2.237 MW) (No HEP) 1,930 hp (1.439 MW) (Max HEP)

Career Operators US DoT Numbers Amtrak 450–451 Nicknames Winnebago, Zephyr Locale United States Retired 1999 Disposition Both units sold to National Rail Equipment Co.

The EMD F69PHAC locomotive, built in a joint venture between EMD and Siemens, was designed to test AC locomotive technology. Only two examples of this locomotive were made. The engine used the same carbody as the EMD F40PHM-2, with just a few differences.

They were built in 1989 for the United States Department of Transportation and loaned to Amtrak in 1990, sporting Phase III paint. They were returned to EMD and later used with the German ICE train demonstration that was on loan to Amtrak in 1992–1993. They were repainted in ICE paint. The two F69PHAC locomotives were again returned to EMD. Both of the locomotives still exist in a scrap yard, more specifically National Railway Equipment, in Mount Vernon, Illinois stripped of numerous parts.

References

• Marre, Louis A.; Withers, Paul K (2000). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Halifax, Pennsylvania: Withers Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 1-881411-25-7. LCCN 99069543.

External links

• Photograph
• EMD Sell Sheet