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- 1. Milwaukee ES-1: Electric Railway Journal· Public domain
what is it?
The Milwaukee Road's class ES-1 comprised a single electric switcher locomotive built in 1915. It was designed to run on the unique 1,500 V DC electrification in the yard at Great Falls, Montana. It was originally numbered #10000 and was numbered E85 in March 1939.
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 111 years ago, in 1915.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 24 years (1915–1939).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1915
- in service from
- 1915
- retired
- 1939
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- General Electric
- operators
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- 236 kW
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- weight
- 44.9 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6861825, Wikipedia: Milwaukee Road class ES-1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.