Nine of these polished, stainless steel clad, Electro-Motive Corp (EMC-EMD) E5 diesel electric, cab unit, locomotives and three B units, powered by twin 12 cylinder, 567 cubic inch, supercharged engines, each developing 2,000 hp, were produced in 1940 and 1941 to pull the Burlington Route's stainless steel Zephyr series of passenger trains. I saw #9911-A, this, the only survivor, up close and personal during the "Streamliners at Spencer" assemblage at the NC Transportation Museum in 2014.
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Chas Sinklier 29 Mar 2016
Ohh! - Those oh so elegant days of train travel - I can almost hear the Four Preps singing in the background as the Zephyr heads West! - Bewdy James-Mann-the-Man! ~;0) VivaChas!LAURIER Marie josé 29 Mar 2016
very beautiful james !!!ruth sears 29 Mar 2016
This is amazing!Maria Anna Machado 29 Mar 2016
marvelous...Joanie Holliday 29 Mar 2016
"EXCELLENT" WATERCOLOR WORK JAMES... GREAT COLORS, FANTASTIC DETAIL... JOANIE