Once upon a time (1998), I purchased an MTH State Set with a Proto 1.0 381E loco. When the headlight needed replacement, I encountered an issue with the hot contact tab slipping out of the socket. No matter how I tried to reach this tab from the motor side, I could not do it. So I decided to try going thru the window in the front door by snipping out the cross braces and inserting a forceps. I fixed the headlight at the expense of the cosmetic appearance of the front door! My OCD kicked in and I decided I could not live with it, so I tried to sell it to a friend. He actually only needed the shell and frame, and offered me a good price for it. So to make a long story short, I wound up with the large, apparently high-torque Pittman motor, the front and rear trucks, and the complete drive wheel sets. So, that is why I have these spare MTH 381E parts!
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