City of High Point

NCDOT 1859 City of High Point (Debut April 22, 2012) is an EMD F59PH Piedmont train.

1859 was the newest Piedmont until 1984 City of Kannapolis debuted in 2017, ending the streak.

1859 debuted shortly after 1810 City of Greensboro. 1859 is currently the fastest F59PH.

Appearance
1859 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.

Piedmont Service (2010 Testing)
In 2010, 1859 City of High Point and 1810 City of Greensboro were used a few times to test the F59PH response and such. They later returned in 2012.

Debut
1859 made its debut in April of 2012, after a long wait. It is unclear if there is any footage of 1859's christening.

Piedmont Service (2012 -)
1859 is the fastest F59PH unit, and was once in danger of being sold. Although the locomotive was the newest to debut, being in April 2012, the locomotive is a very common sight. City of High Point and City of Greensboro are often seen paired up.

2015 Incident
On November 30, 2015, 1859 City of High Point hit a car that was stalled on the tracks. The car had apparently tried to cross the tracks at the last second, and got stuck. The locomotive's brakes were not activated until after hitting the car.

The locomotive was repaired and returned not long after.