City of Kannapolis


 * NCDOT 1984 City of Kannapolis (Debut June 12, 2017) is a EMD F59PH Piedmont train.

1984 was planned to run August 3, 2016, but unknown delays led to the engine finally running successfully on June 12, 2017.

Appearance
1984 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 stripe and a yellow stripe above that. All of the F59PH's are identical, except for the number and name.

Debut
The locomotive made its first run on June 12, 2017 to begin 2 days of testing which ended on June 14th.

Piedmont Career (2017- Present)
1984 City of Kannapolis was the first Piedmont to enter service since 1859 City of High Point, which debuted in 2012. Not much else is known about the locomotive, other than it being the first Piedmont locomotive to enter service since 2012.