Broadway Limited Imports HO 6075 Plymouth Switcher, Pittsburgh Coal #4 (Dual Mode DC and DCC)

Plymouth locomotives were first built in 1910 by the J. D. Fate Company, which became Fate-Root-Heath in 1919. The J.D. Fate patent application filed in 1917 shows the engine driving a clutch and a continuously variable transmission that allowed varying the speed through zero to reverse the locomotive. The output of the transmission drove a transverse jackshaft through a chain drive, with additional drive chains to the two driving axles. All early Plymouth locomotives used this drive scheme. The Fate-Root-Heath patent application filed in 1925 shows a far-more conventional 4-speed transmission and reverse gears driving the jackshaft and final chain drive to the 2 driving axles. All early Plymouth locomotives were powered by gasoline-burning internal combustion engines, but in 1927 the first diesel was produced. The company changed its name to match its locomotive plant in the late 1950s, becoming Plymouth Locomotive Works, changing again to Plymouth Industries in the late 1970s.

Out of the box operation for DC and DCC (dual mode)
Available in many paint schemes and road names
Die Cast Construction for heavy weight and traction
Premium caliber painting with many separately added details
Premium motor with superior low-torque gearing for precision switching
Constant Intensity Directional Lighting
Full cab detail with driver figure
2 - Scale operating metal #58 Kadee couplers
Minimum curve radius: 10"