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Milwaukee Road class EP-2
🇺🇸 United States ·built by General Electric· from 1919· class of 5 American electric locomotives
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. MILW Bi-Polar: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
- 2. Milwaukee Road EP-2 class Bipolar E-3 (50577660547): Craig Garver from Tucson, Arizona, United States· CC0
- 3. Milwaukee Road EP-2 electric locomotive: The Milwaukee Road/photographer-Richards Studio, Tacoma· Public domain
what is it?
The Milwaukee Road's class EP-2 comprised five electric locomotives built by General Electric in 1919. They were often known as Bipolars, which referred to the bipolar electric motors they used. Among the most distinctive and powerful electric locomotives of their time, they epitomized the modernization of the Milwaukee Road.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 107 years ago, in 1919.
- 3.3 MW is about 39 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 40 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 23.2 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 42 years (1919–1961).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1919–1953
- in service from
- 1919
- retired
- 1961
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- General Electric
- operators
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 3.3 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3,000 V DC
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-8-0+0-8-4-2
- length
- 23.2 m
- weight
- 240 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q529138, Wikipedia: Milwaukee Road class EP-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.