EMD E5

The EMD 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 Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of La Grange, Illinois, and produced exclusively for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (“The Burlington Route”), and its subsidiaries, during 1940 and 1941. The E5 was distinguished from the otherwise very similar E3, E4 and E6 by being clad in polished stainless steel to match the Burlington's Zephyr trains. It also featured unique small grill-like ornamentation on both sides of the upper headlight. Like the other models in the E-series, the E5 had a sloping “slant nose” and it was equipped with two headlights — a regular stationary headlight above a gyrating "Mars" signal light. The E5 was the sixth in the EMD E-unit series.

EMD E5
CB&Q EMD E5 No. 9911A Silver Pilot at the Illinois Railway Museum
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
ModelE5
Build date1940–1941
Total produced11 A units, 5 B units
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARA1A-A1A
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Wheel diameter36 in (0.914 m)
Wheelbase14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Length71 ft 1 in (21.67 m)
Width10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Height15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
Loco weightA unit: 315,000 lb (142,882 kg)
B unit: 290,000 lb (131,542 kg)
Prime moverEMD 567, 2 off
Engine typeV12 Two-stroke diesel
Cylinders12 × 2
Loco brakeD22L
Performance figures
Maximum speed116 mph (187 km/h)
Power output2,000 hp (1,491 kW)
Tractive effortStarting: 56,500 lbf (25,628 kgf)
Continuous: 31,000 lbf (14,061 kgf) @11 mph (18 km/h)
Career
OperatorsChicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and subsidiaries
DispositionOne unit preserved in operating condition at the Illinois Railway Museum

Engine and powertrain

The E5 used twin 12 cylinder 567 engines developing a total of 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) at 800 rpm. Designed specifically for railroad locomotives, this supercharged 2 stroke 45 degree V type, with an 8 1⁄2 in (216 mm) bore by 10 in (254 mm) stroke giving 567 cubic inches (9,290 cm3; 9.29 L) displacement per cylinder, remained in production until 1966. Two D.C. generators, one per engine, provide power to four motors, two on each truck, in an A1A-A1A arrangement. This truck design was used on all E units and on MP 7100 AA6, CB&Q 9908, and CRI&P AB6 power cars. EMC/EMD has built all of its major components since 1939.[1][2]

Original owners
RailroadCab-equipped
A units		Cabless booster
B units		Road numbers
A units		Road numbers
B units		Notes
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
9
3
9910A–9912A,
9909, 9913,
9914A,B, 9915A,B
9910B–9912B
Colorado and Southern Railway
1
1
9950A
9950B
Fort Worth and Denver Railway
1
1
9980A
9980B
Total115

Locomotive names
NameCab/Booster#(as built)
Silver Bullet (cab) 9909
Silver Speed (cab) 9910A
Silver Power (booster) 9910B
Silver Pilot (cab) 9911A
Silver Mate (booster) 9911B
Silver Meteor (cab) 9912A
Silver Comet (booster) 9912B
Silver Wings (cab) 9913
Silver Arrow (cab) 9914A
Silver Swift (cab) 9914B
Silver Carrier (cab) 9915A
Silver Clipper (cab) 9915B
Silver Racer (cab) 9950A (C&S)
Silver Steed (booster) 9950B (C&S)
Silver Chief (cab) 9980A (FW&D)
Silver Warrior (booster) 9980B (FW&D)


Surviving example

Only one E5 unit of the original 16 built survives today. The last surviving EMD E5 diesel, CB&Q No. 9911A Silver Pilot, is owned and operated by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. Last used on the Fort Worth and Denver Railway (a CB&Q subsidiary) on the Texas Zephyr, the E5 is matched with one of the Burlington's Nebraska Zephyrs, a 5 car, articulated, stainless steel 1936 passenger train. This equipment was used in the production of the 1992 film A League of Their Own, and for the 2006 film Flags of Our Fathers, E5 9911A Silver Pilot was used with 4 stainless steel passenger cars relettered to resemble the Zephyr trainset.

See also

References

Notes
  1. Pinkepank 1973, pp. 13, 26, 106, 121-122.
  2. Ross 2003, pp. 273-274.

Bibliography
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