City of Burlington

NCDOT 1893 City of Burlington, (Debut December 2011) is an EMD F59PH Piedmont train.

The original locomotive was ruined in a 2012 truck crash, and a remake was made almost immediately after, sharing salvaged parts.

Appearance
1893 is a EMD F59PH, with N C in front of her in yellow, and under that is a large, white Star. Her front gate is white, 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 F59PH's are identical, except for the number and name.

Debut
1893 City of Burlington entered service in December 2011. The locomotive debuted shortly after 1869 City of Durham.

While they were not the newest built F59PH units, they were christened first.

Piedmont Service (2011 - 2012)
1893 battled many mechanical problems, similar to former locomotive 1768 City of Charlotte. Although 1893 was never taken out of service, the locomotive was ruined in a crash instead.

2012 Crash
1893 City of Burlington, leading 1810 City of Greensboro, were travelling in Jamestown NC when 1893 crashed into a truck carrying limestone. The engine was ruined from limestone damage, leaving it out of service. 1810 survived the crash, however.

Remake
Another engine entered service and replaced this engine, immediately after. The original locomotive was scrapped on January 10, 2016.

Piedmont Service (2012 - Present)
The replacement engine serves the Piedmont as a newer remake of the ill-fated original locomotive. This is not counted as another engine, however.