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built in 1989 in a joint venture between EMD and

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. It was designed to test AC locomotive technology. Only two examples of this locomotive were made. The engine used the same carbody as the

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, with just a few spotting differences. They were built for the

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and loaned to

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in 1990, sporting Phase III paint. They were returned to EMD and later used with the

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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

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, more specifically National Railway Equipment, in

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stripped of numerous parts.

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Photograph in Amtrak Phase III paint
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