City of Salisbury

NCDOT 1755 City of Salisbury (Debut February 2002) is a EMD F59PHI Piedmont train.

1755, and her twin, 1797 City of Asheville, form the F59PHI Fleet.

Appearance
1755 is a EMD F59PHI, with N C in front of her in yellow, and under that is a large, white Star. Her front is mostly blue and her back is white with NORTH CAROLINA written in black. Above her wheels is a red strip and a yellow stripe above that. All of the F59PHI's are identical, except for the number and name.

Construction and Debut
1755 was under construction in 1998, and the locomotive construction was halted when its twin, 1797 City of Asheville, was purchased.

Construction on the locomotive restarted when deactivated Piedmont 1768 City of Charlotte was sold to Virginia Railway Express, in 2001. The money from the auctioning lead to the construction restarting.

In February 2002, 1755 finally debuted. The engine was often used along with its twin, 1797 and the flagship 1792 City of Raleigh.

Piedmont Career (2002 - Present)
1755 was used slightly more than its twin. Although the locomotive was new, it was not used more than the Piedmont flagship engine, 1792 City of Raleigh. A possible result was because of the sudden debut and lack of planned use for the locomotive.

2005 Crash
On September 24, 2005, 1755 City of Salisbury crashed into a boat trailer, knocking it onto its side, and pushing it for nearly 20 seconds. By that time, the front of the locomotive was seriously damaged, giving it a poor nose restoration.Because of this incident, several safety measures were made, including a new engine generator for the brakes, and newer brake upgrades. This was also given to sister locomotive, 1797, but not given to 1792, due to its older and already upgraded features.