519023 N GMDD F59PH (DC/Silent): TriRail - Dark Blue Scheme: #830 option-set-067 Highly-detailed underframe including air tanks

Highly-detailed underframe including air tanks with air lines

At a time when many people were tied to their homes and jobs

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'Linda' was designed and built in 1893 by the Hunslet Engine Company for use on the Penrhyn Quarry Railway

and Norfolk Southern

519023 N GMDD F59PH (DC/Silent): TriRail - Dark Blue Scheme: #830 option-set-067 Highly-detailed underframe including air tanksIn 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