#E-2

Built by General Electric to pull transcontinental passenger trains through the Cascade Mountains, number E-2 was one of five 1+B-D-D-B+1 gearless bi-polars, meaning its 12 traction motors were mounted directly on the driving axles and eliminated the use of gears. When moving downhill, the motors converted into generators that returned electricity to the distributing system. It is the sole surviving Bi-polar, donated in 1961 by the Milwaukee Road.

Missouri · United States