MTH Premiere F3 - pilot question and location of charging jack?

As to the charging jack, you did not identify the MTH product number.  If an early PS-2 then it would be a 5v system that had NO charging jack.

If a late model PS-2 for some reason, GUESS, I am thinking the PS-2 charging port is located behind the units rear door.

Just a guess about the pilot.  EMD had different pilot foe Passenger, freight, etc. etc.  And we know for the most part our toy train makers are not going to spend the moneys for tooling all variants, plus cost of storage and control to get which one where.

Ron

Ron,  I should have posted the number above - It's  20-20044-1 from the 2010 Vol 1 book.  I've looked at the rear, even pulled the diaphragm and still don't see a jack...

Sam, pull the diaphragm down from the top and the door will open exposing adjustments for smoke, vol and charge jack.  G

Sam, my 2007 DAP NS OCS lead A-Unit.

AHA!  Very clever...

Thanks guys

Ron - What does the pilot look like from the side please?  The newest one, a Southern F7 appears to have the same pilot as mine. Certainly looks awkward. I'd like to replace it with a larger one like the Atlas GM&O in my photo above. This is the first 'modern' scale MTH F3 I've owned.

'Truth in Advertising' dept - Here's the photo from the mTH site of these and the pilot looks fine with the dark background. Compare it with the shot of the actual engine. This huge gap is bothering me...

Sam, same large gap.  Since it is night had to use flash, hope you can see it.