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EMD F69PHAC
Amtrak 450 and 451, the only two F69PHAC units ever built, leading the demo ICE Train westward out of Galesburg, IL.
Type and origin Power type Diesel Model EMD F69PHAC Build date June 1989 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC 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 12-710 Engine type Two-stroke diesel V12 Aspiration Turbocharged Traction motors 1TB 2626-0TA02 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. in derelict condition.

The EMD F69PHAC was an experimental locomotive built in 1989 in a joint venture between EMD and Siemens. It 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 spotting differences.

They were built 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, where they were finally retired in 1999. Both of the locomotives still exist in a scrap yard, more specifically National Railway Equipment, in Mount Vernon, Illinois, stripped of numerous parts.

References

1. Fischer, J. W. (1989). "AC three-phase power transmission system for Amtrak's new locomotives F69PH-AC". Proceedings., Technical Papers Presented at the IEEE/ASME Joint Railroad Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. doi:10.1109/RRCON.1989.77275.
2. "Pictures of NREX 451". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
3. Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 96. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.

• 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.

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• Photograph in Amtrak Phase III paint

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