The EMD E5 was built as a 2000 horsepower (despite the “E” in the name of the locomotive series originally referring to an “Eighteen hundred” horsepower engine specification) locomotive for passenger service specifically for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy.

As of 2012 “Silver Pilot” is the last surviving E5 unit, residing at the Illinois Railways Museum in Union, IL.

Other items decorated in the Chicago Burlington & Quincy livery are also available.

Features

• Directional Amber LED headlights and illuminated, pre-printed numberboards.
  
• De-skirted trucks for a late type appearance, appropriate for operation with both the Silver Streak Zephyr as well as the California Zephyr.
  
• DCC friendly mechanism coupled to a powerful 5-pole motor.
  
• Comes with an optional coupler clip and removable front cowling to portray the locomotive with either an exposed or hidden coupler housing.

Specifications

• Item Number 106-090-DCC
  
• Operator CB&Q Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
  
• Class EMD E5A
  
• Road Number Silver Streak Zephyr