Kato N 126-0309-LS-DMW with DCC/ESU LokSound V5 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive GS-4 Southern Pacific Lines ‘Postwar Black’ SP #4445

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Kato N 126-0309-LS-DMW with DCC/ESU LokSound V5 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive GS-4 Southern Pacific Lines ‘Postwar Black’ with Rear Mounted Number Boards SP #4445

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. 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. 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.

‘Postwar’ Black - Like the wartime black, these GS-4's had rear mounted train number boards but replaced the traditional ‘Southern Pacific Lines’ lettering with the larger ‘Southern Pacific’ on the tender.

FULLY LOADED by Duford Model Works exclusively for Lombard Hobbies:

Model Features:

• Designed to accompany the Kato Southern Pacific Daylight Passenger Train Sets
• Powerful enough to pull all 18 Daylight Series passenger cars
• Drivers are operated by functional side rods for smooth performance
• Electrical pickup from both driver and tender for constant electrical connection
• Directional, operating ‘simulated’ Mars light
• Directional headlight
• Illuminated number boards
• Detailed cab interior
• Front and rear Kato magnetic knuckle couplers
• All detail parts installed
• Tender includes installed operational lights
• Exclusive DCC/ESU LokSound V5 model from Duford Models

**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.

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Who is Duford Model Works? Well, if you know him then nothing else need be said. If you don’t then you should know DMW is Kelley Duford, the past Kato employed master DCC/Sound specialist who up to his new employment with ScaleTrains in 2021, was the sole person responsible for installing thousands of custom DCC/Sound packages in ALL Kato engines both HO & N scales. No one knows Kato and DCC better...and no one brings better value to your train dollar than Lombard Hobbies.  Get these unique, limited quantity custom installs while you can!