page_title: EMD F40PH
section_title: Original owners
hierarchical_section_title: EMD F40PH / Original owners
caption_attribution_description: MK F40PHL-2 Locomotive.
context_page_description: The EMD F40PH is a four-axle 3,000–3,200 hp B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in several variants from 1975 to 1992. Intended for use on Amtrak's short-haul passenger routes, it became the backbone of Amtrak's diesel fleet after the failure of the EMD SDP40F. The F40PH also found widespread use on commuter railroads in the United States and with Via Rail Canada. Additional F40PH variants were manufactured by Morrison-Knudsen and MotivePower Industries between 1988 and 1998, mostly rebuilt from older locomotives.
  Amtrak retired its fleet of F40PHs in the mid-1990s in favor of the GE Genesis, but the locomotive remains the mainstay of Via Rail's long-distance trains and an image of the locomotive hauling the Canadian was featured on the frontier series of the Canadian $10 bill. The F40PHs are still a common sight on many other commuter railroads throughout the United States, and a semi-rare sight on freight railroads. In addition, Amtrak has kept a number of de-engined F40PHs in use as cab cars.
context_section_description: Electro-Motive Division manufactured 475 F40PHs of all types between 1975–1992. The orders for GO Transit and Via Rail Canada were built by General Motors Diesel (GMD), the company's Canadian subsidiary. Morrison-Knudsen and its successor MotivePower Industries remanufactured another 31 locomotives between 1988–1998.
caption: Tri-Rail M-K F40PHL-2 No. 803 at Hollywood station in 2013
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