The EMC E5 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation, and its corporate successor, General …

Dec 19, 2024 · Per Electro-Motive's common practice for passenger models, the E5 used an A1A-A1A truck setup (meaning the center axle was unpowered) and featured two GM model 567 …

EMD E5A #9909 Silver Bullet was built specially for service with the Silver Streak Zephyr and was fitted with Skirts on the trucks and a covered cowl to emphasize the sleek, streamlined look of …

Named after a movie of the same name which featured the CB&Qs distinctive corrugated equipment, the Silver Streak Zephyr and its specially built EMD E5A unit Silver Bullet was a …

Number 9912A was built in March 1940 (c/n 969) and traded to GE in March 1965. This is a Phase 1 E5, the evidence is the buffer plate (the Phase 2 E5 carried the anti-climber across), …

Feb 1, 2024 · The approximate five-hour journey operated between Lincoln, Nebraska and Kansas City, Missouri (with stops in Omaha, Nebraska and St. Joseph, Missouri) was …

A special feature of the new Kato EMD E5A is that the front coupler cowling can be removed on both the skirted and un-skirted units in order to mount a Kato magnetic knuckle coupler – this …

Here's what Kato has to say about them - EMD E5A #9909 "Silver Bullet" was built specially for service with the Silver Streak Zephyr and was fitted with skirts on the trucks and a covered …

EMC E5A and E5B; Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND: New: 4 August 2006 : Artwork by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builder: Winton: Engines: Two 567 12 …