EP-2 loco for the C M S Railway

NEW 3000-VOLT DIRECT-CURRENT GEARLESS PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE, WEIGHING 265 TONS, FOR THE ST. PAUL CASCADE ELECTRIFICATION St. Paul Locomotive Tested at Erie New Type of Machine with Bi-polar Motor Demonstrates Capability of Handling High-SpeedPassenger Trains on Othello-Seattle-Tacoma Electric Zone IN THE PRESENCE of railroad experts and othersgathered at Erie, Pa., on Nov. 7 to witness the demon-stration, the 3000-volt, direct-current locomotive builtby the General Electric Company for the Chicago, Mil-waukee & St. Paul Railway was given a series of operat-ing tests. This machine is of the passenger type and isdesigned for use on the new Cascade electrification. It isequipped with bi-polar motors, gearless type, with motorarmatures mounted directly upon the driving axles. Inthis fundamental feature the new locomotive follows thedesigTi of the gearless machines in use on the New Yorkterminal of the New York Central Railroad. T