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This will be an interesting conversion. According to the Kalmbach book "E units, Electro-Motive's classic streamliners", the E5 was "An E3 or E6 custom-built for the CB&Q". The main detail differences listed are the fluted sides that you mention, as well as "skirts" above the trucks (not all E5s appear to have carried these) and some differences in window arrangement and size. I'm not sure if a kit exists to create one of these, and I'd really like to see one RTR - ideally as a Proto 1000 as we need some more affordable E-units.
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