PS1 Engine Info needed

Is it 20-2152-1? See catalog pages 24-25 here. Only the leading A is powered, no smoke.
The only feature of note is a (simulated) Mars light.
It is PS1, so upgrading is not directly possible, but certainly can be accomplished.

from the MTH site, (I think this is the right model);

"Each is equipped with one dummy and one powered A unit containing two motors."

The link to the model here

Thanks for the info.  That helps a lot. Does anyone know if the dummy A and B units of 1997 vintage are lighted? Can't tell from description.

Now the question is can the powered A unit be upgraded to PS3 including MARS light and add a smoke unit? Can lights (if needed) and possibly smoke be added to the other A or B units?  Then what would a ballpark cost to have this done? 

I'm thinking it may be better to find an already existing PS3 ABA.  Does anyone know if the shells of the 1997 premiers would fit a current premier PS3 model (i.e in order to change the road name)?

Since the trailing dummy A has the electrocoupler, one would presume it also has lighting.

You may be better off just buying a PS/3 set of F3's and getting them painted.  These don't have smoke according to the user's manual.  I have a similar A-B-A set from the same time period for Reading RR, none of them have smoke.  In looking at the cost to upgrade and add smoke to all of them, I've come to the same conclusion, probably not worth the effort.  Remember, I give myself a big discount on the work as well.

You might be able to swap the shells to a new PS/3 set, but keep in mind there will be significant work involved.  You'll have to move any lighting over, and you'll have to fit the smoke funnel to the L&N shells.

Here some of what I can see that was made:

there was this set of PS2

https://mthtrains.com/20-2652-1

a set of E6s

https://mthtrains.com/20-2546-1

A single E8a shows in stock at 2 dealers

https://mthtrains.com/20-21050-1

here's an E8b in stock at 2 and at MTH

https://mthtrains.com/20-21050-3

The MTH product locator doesn't always show every model produced.

Thanks again for everything. I'm going to recommend that the person with the PS1 sell it and look for a used PS2 3V L&N like the 20-2652-1. That way he will have command control, lights and two units with smoke. I doesn't look like that has a MARS light.

Kenjr posted:

Thanks for the info.  That helps a lot. Does anyone know if the dummy A and B units of 1997 vintage are lighted? Can't tell from description.

Now the question is can the powered A unit be upgraded to PS3 including MARS light and add a smoke unit? Can lights (if needed) and possibly smoke be added to the other A or B units?  Then what would a ballpark cost to have this done? 

I'm thinking it may be better to find an already existing PS3 ABA.  Does anyone know if the shells of the 1997 premiers would fit a current premier PS3 model (i.e in order to change the road name)?

How handy are you? Comfortable working with electronics? If you can get the set cheap (i.e. under $200) the PS3 diesel upgrade kit might make it worth while, if you install it yourself. The installation of the kit is not hard, just time consuming routing and shortening wires. It will be easier in something like the F3, as you'll have more room inside the carbody than a SD40-2 for example. I've installed a PS3 diesel kit in both a Premier SD40-2 and a Premier E8 for a friend and the E8 was a much easier experience. The biggest issue you would run into in your case is some sort of tether arrangement to get the wiring to the coupler on the dummy A unit and installing smoke, if you must have it.