If anyone is still interested in placing orders for these, please do so ASAP as these popular items are at limited quantities, especially the GS-4’s which we don’t anticipate will stay available for long!KATO's newest products will be arriving and begin shipping to PWRS on December 7th, 2021.
Enough orders have been received to confirm the production of the “Post War” version of the GS-4 in her late “Southern Pacific” lettering and rear-mounted number boards, as it looked in the years following WWII. These locomotives will also be available to order with pre-installed DCC and for the first time with DCC + Sound!
The GS-4 runs on eight massive 80” drivers, 300lbs psi boiler pressure, and puts out a roaring 5,500 horsepower at 55mph, with a maximum speed of 110 mph. The large drivers gave the locomotive a high top speed; the telling mark of a steam engine built for passenger service. The GS-4 was built for the Southern Pacific Railroad by the Lima Locomotive Works and delivered in the early 1940’s for the SP’s premier passenger trains, finding its way to the Daylight series of name trains. One of the more unique specifications for the GS-4 by the SP was its Mars light, a necessity with the large amount of grade crossings and fog present on the West Coast. The Mars light, like ditch lights on modern locomotives, was utilized as a warning for grade crossings that a high speed train was approaching, its shifting light patterns serving as an eye catcher in foggy conditions.
Prices are estimates and are subject to change upon release without notice.
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Order Due Date: June 30, 2021
Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2022