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Here are photos of 3rd Rail's post 1958 Red Stripe E5A #9914B with no Silver name.

When delivered to CB&Q by GM-EMC-EMD, #9914B had black nose stripes, truck skirts, and the name Silver Swift.  In 1958, the CB&Q modernized its image with repainting of its GP & SD freight diesel locomotive livery into the Chinese red & gray "Redbird" scheme.  The Zephyr E units livery was updated with red nose & vent stripes to replace the "as delivered" black nose & vent stripes.   

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Above is a right side view of 3rd Rail's #9914B.  Notice the "prototypical for post 1958" red nose stripes, nose grab irons,  and #9914B numbers and E5 plate on the cab sides.

Although not prototypical for 1958, this 3rd Rail model also includes the removable truck skirts !!!  I love having these track skirts !!!

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The above view shows the nose of 3rd Rail's #9914B model.  The red stripes and grab irons are clearly visible on the nose and the #9914B numbers, builder plates, & E5 model plates on the cab sides.  The removable truck skirts are also visible.

Both views also show the blank name plates of the sides below the first rectangular side window.  CB&Q "removed" the Silver names from the prototype locomotives simply by removal of the name plates, turning them around to the blank side, and then reattaching the plates with the blank side visible.  IRM turned the name plates around to display the Silver Pilot name on #9911A for several years while still in red stripes and before the black stripes were restored.

In 2019 after I received my Run 1 E5A Silver Carrier & Run 1 E5B Silver Power, Scott Mann had sent to me name plates for E5A Silver Speed.  I plan to apply these Silver Speed names to the sides of my red striped E5A #9914B and to also change its number to #9910A (to correspond to Silver Speed's prototypical cab number).  Then I will have another matched set of E5A Silver Speed #9910A with E5B Silver Power #9910B !!!

Thanks again to Chicagoland Hobbies & 3rd Rail teams for these great CB&Q E5 A&B models !!!

CB&Q Bill     

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