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OK, then here goes! I am very happy with the quality/value of the Plum Cove chassis but I can't get any post sale support on the controller. 4QD controllers have a "dynamic" parking brake, i.e. you can set it so that the controller resists any motion in the rotors thereby "parking&quo...

I have some questions about a battery/electric engine that I am working on. It's a Plum Cove "GE" chassis and their controller. I also need a source for a good headlight. I can't find a forum for this sort of thing, I would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction. Th...

Here are two photos of P4 2422 that a friend sent me. Long and lean, awesome engines.

Doug, your information on how much was rebuilt (for tax reasons) makes a lot of sense to me. I've studied P1 and P4 photos and you can see the heritage, but they are really different engines. That makes sense. I tried to post these photos and video clip earlier, so if two posts show up then chock it...

Thanks for the info. Robert, since they lasted into the 50's, did they see branch line, freight service, etc? Does anyone know where they operated, by chance did any run in Texas?

Thanks,

-Richard

Greetings. I have a LE Pacific, which was designed after the Southern Pacific P4. My engine is very basic, begging for details. I am looking for a Southern Pacific expert that might know the history and background on the P4. I have read what I could on web sites, perused some borrowed books, but sti...