In the mid-eighties, GO Transit was looking to replace its aging locomotive fleet with a specially designed locomotive that could meet the growing demands for service across the Greater Toronto Area. The locomotive needed to be able to quickly accelerate while pulling up to 10 of the new BiLevel coaches. In close consultation with GO Transit, GMD developed the F59PH. It is equipped with a turbocharged 12-cylinder two-stroke diesel prime mover (12-710G3A), a full-width North American comfort cab, with HEP provided by a smaller 600hp GM 8-cylinder diesel.

Due to the success of the locomotives with GO Transit, Metrolink in California placed an order for 22 F59PHs, which were delivered between 1992 and 1993. In the mid-2000s, GO would begin retiring part of their fleet which saw many of these locomotives sent to other commuter agencies across North America.

• FIRST TIME IN N SCALE — COMPLETE WITH DCC AND SOUND FROM THE FACTORY
  
• THE NEW WAVE OF PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVES EQUIPPED WITH A 710 PRIME MOVER
  
• MATCHING BILEVEL COMMUTER CARS TO COMPLETE YOUR PASSENGER TRAIN CONSISTS
  
  

The Rapido Trains N Scale F59PH locomotive features:

• Scaled from field measurements and blueprints
  
• Unique F59PH body and details — First time in N!
  
• Incredible underbody detail including separate piping
  
• Separate wire grab irons
  
• Working headlight, ditch lights and marker lights
  
• Lit American-style red marker lights housings per prototype
  
• Accurate F40PHM-2 sounds on sound-equipped models
• Will operate smoothly on DC and DCC layouts

Please note that in order to achieve full functionality of the ditch lights on the N scale F59PH, we have narrowed the spacing due to the F59PH’s open front stepwells. There’s simply nowhere to hide the LED and lightway! However, we recognize that many Rapido customers enjoy the precision and detail of our models. As such, each model will include an interchangeable anti-climber with non-operating ditch light assembly in a polybag for your prototypically accurate display purposes!