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EMC E5

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The EMC E5 is a 2,000 horsepower A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation and its successor General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. It was produced exclusively for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and its subsidiaries in 1940 and 1941, and was distinguished from the otherwise similar E3, E4 and E6 by polished stainless steel cladding to match the Burlington Zephyr trains. It was the sixth model in the E-unit series, with a sloping slant nose and twin 12-cylinder prime movers driving two generators.

Facts
Year
1940 1
Propulsion
Diesel 1
Status
Out of production 1
Power (kW)
1491 1
Engine
Two EMD 12-cylinder 1
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The EMC E5 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation

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of La Grange, Illinois
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1. EMC E5 (Wikipedia)
  • Production dates
    in 1940 and 1941
  • Power output
    The EMC E5 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW)
  • Prime mover
    powered by twin 12-cylinder prime movers
  • End of production
    in 1940 and 1941
  • Lead, locomotive type
    The EMC E5 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation
  • Lead, builder
    The EMC E5 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation
  • Lead, place of building
    of La Grange, Illinois
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
    The EMC E5 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation
  • In Group: American Passenger Diesel Locomotives, Lead, passenger locomotive
    The EMC E5 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation
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EMD E-unit (Wikipedia)
is a version of the model: EMD E-unit, Lead and body, series membership
Quote, is a version of the model: EMD E-unit, Lead and body, series membership
The E3, E4, E5, and E6 had the new GM-EMC 567 purpose-designed locomotive engines, for a total of 2,000 hp (1.5 MW).
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