Kato N 1765401-DCC EMD E5A, Chicago Burlington and Quincy "Silver Speed" #9910A

DCC EQUIPPED

Alco's beautiful PA-1 is one of America's most famous locomotives. It was Alco's entry into the passenger train diesel craze, competing directly with the E-Units from EMD.

Originally run on the Texas and New Orleans, Southern Pacific PA's #6055 and 6056 were later put into service on the SP's coastal division, pulling trains such as the Morning Daylight.

This locomotive features a DCC-friendly mechanism, allowing for simple "drop-in" installation of decoder for hobbyists operating with digital control. Five-pole motor with dual brass flywheels and equipped with frictionless trucks with blackened metal wheels powers these locomotives. This unit is equipped with fully-automatic magnetic knuckle couplers, with optional long shank couplers included. 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 and Quincy. As of 2012 "Silver Pilot" is the last surviving E5 unit, residing at the Illinois Railways Museum in Union, IL.

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
Comes with an optional coupler clip and removable front cowling to portray the locomotive with either an exposed or hidden coupler housing