The two circa 1920s seen below show both types of heavy electrical motive power needed to haul passenger trains through the mountains on The Milwaukee Road. The first card gives us a good look at the front of one of the road's boxcab locomotives.
The card below provides us with a close-up view of one of the five General Electric EP-2 heavy electric locomotives built for the railroad in 1919. Among the most powerful electric locomotives ever made, their pulling power was created by mounting individual electric motors directly to the wheel axles creating a powerful, completely gearless, and silent locomotive.
The card below provides us with a close-up view of one of the five General Electric EP-2 heavy electric locomotives built for the railroad in 1919. Among the most powerful electric locomotives ever made, their pulling power was created by mounting individual electric motors directly to the wheel axles creating a powerful, completely gearless, and silent locomotive.
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