MILW E-2         
By mounting two field magnets on each motor (creating two magnetic poles, hence the term bi-polar), the engine did not need any gearing connecting the axle to the motor. Instead, the axle serves as part of the motor itself.
Date: 6/19/2021 Location: Kirkwood, MO   Map Show Kirkwood on a rail map Views: 85 Collection Of:   Matthew Zisi
Locomotives: MILW E2(2-D-D-2)    Author:  Matthew Zisi
MILW E-2
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