EMD F69PHAC

EMD F69PHAC
F59PHAC in ICE paint.
Specifications
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Electro-Motive Division and Siemens
Model	EMD F69PHAC
Build date	June 1989
Total produced	2
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
UIC classification	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	58 ft 2 in (17.73 m)
Locomotive weight	262,000 lb (118,841 kilograms)
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 engine
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Cylinders	V12
Top speed	110 mph (177 km/h)
Power output	3,000 hp (2.237 MW) (No HEP) 1,930 hp (1.439 MW) (Max HEP)
Train heating	800 kW HEP inverter
Train brakes	Air
Career
Railroad(s)	US DoT
Number	Amtrak 450–451
Nicknames	Winnebago, Zephyr
Locale	United States
Retired	1999
Disposition	Sold for scrap

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 9969543. 

External links

• Photograph
• EMD Sell Sheet