Found these 2 in a video about 1950's America,can anyone Identify them?

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First one is definitely an EMD E5, owned by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad. (CB&Q or Burlington)

Second one is definitely an EMD F-unit owned by the Denver and Rio Grande railroad. (D&RG or Rio Grande) As for which model of F-unit, I couldn't tell you.

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u/Gokay_2007 7h ago

Ayyo thx

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u/john-treasure-jones 4h ago

Fun fact: There is one E5 still in existence and she's operational. Her name (from the CBQ days) is Silver Pilot.

https://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=384929

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u/Fimbir 5h ago

Definitely an an E5. I forget when the striping on the nose changed from red to black; that may help with the date.

The Rio Grande had some of the first and last F units. It's fuzzy but at least two are in the multi-stripe paint. I want to say mid fifties but dont remember. From the quality you can't really tell if they're F3s, 7s or 9s.

It could be Glenwood Canyon.

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u/BrokenTrains 4h ago

CB&Q changed the nose striping color in 1958/59.

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u/Fimbir 1h ago

Was it black to red or red to black? I don't remember.

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u/BrokenTrains 1h ago

Black to red, but the red didn’t hold up well, so it would often wear off showing the black stripes underneath.

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u/BioweaponFarts 3h ago

Looks like Glenwood Canyon in the second pic, these are cool screen grabs.

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u/zneave 10h ago

EMD E or F models. I'm not that good at distinguishing between the two enough to know for sure if they are E or F models.

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u/NSHorseheadSD70 6h ago

E units are 6 axles, F units are 4 axles

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u/PC_Trainman 8h ago

The images you posted don't show the loco numbers, so exact identification will be approximate as others have suggested. If you can watch the video and read the cab numbers, then a more precise ID can be made.

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u/Gokay_2007 8h ago

Thats the most clear image i could take. Sorry

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u/Fimbir 1h ago

If it's a video can it be linked?

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u/Gokay_2007 1h ago

Its the time stamps are 0:40 and 1:34

Found these 2 in a video about 1950's America,can anyone Identify them? What is this Train Engine?