Southern Pacific Cab-Forward Project Site

Our practice at Kohs & Company has been to select historically significant as well as unique prototype classes as subjects for our modeling efforts, the Southern Pacific 'AC' series of cab-forwards certainly fits that criteria. Among the most uniquely adapted prototypes ever to operate on American rails, the AC's played a major role in moving large quantities of freight during some of the most critical years in our countries history. Not only did these giants move important freight, they did so under some of the most demanding geographic and environmental circumstances possible. We look forward to applying our cumulative talents to the challenge of bringing these great locomotives to life in miniature. We will be modeling the AC-10, 11 & 12 series locomotives.

(Products bearing Southern Pacific marks are made under trademark license from Union Pacific Railroad Company)

MODEL FEATURES

  • A Twin Function Custom Built Dallee Electronics Sound System with Specially designed Speaker System
  • Twin Custom Wound Ball-Bearing Equipped Pittman Motors
  • Purpose Designed Ball-Bearing Equipped Drive Mechanism
  • Stainless Prototypically Dimensioned Wheel Sets
  • Nickel Silver Rods and Valve Gear
  • Constant Voltage Lighting System
  • Full Under-body Detail on Locomotive & Tender
  • All directional lighting can be controlled both automatically and manually using the included control box which is also used to control the sound functions.  All remote features are assignable as DCC functions
  • Fully Equalized and Sprung Suspension with Fabricated Leaf Springs
  • 58 Ball-Bearing Units used throughout the model
  • Ball-Bearing Equipped Side & Main Rods
  • User Controlled Electronically Operated Valve Gear on both Engines
  • Full Cab Detail: Wood Liner, Brass Gauge Bezels & Lenses
  • Real Glass Window Glazing
  • Prototypical Operating Buffer Assembly between Loco & Tender
  • All Hatches and Compartments are Operational
  • A now standard feature is the prototypically built and hung running boards which are mounted on miniature brackets extending from the boiler jacket, you can see daylight between the running board and boiler
(all photos courtesy oft the Jay Williams collection)
Above is AC-10 cab-forward #4233.
Above is AC-11 cab-forward #4270.
Above is AC-12 cab-forward #4278.

 

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