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Kato N Scale
GS-4 Steam Locomotive
Prototype Information
The GS-4 runs on four 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.
Locomotive Features
Electrical pickup from both driver and tender for constant electrical connection
Directional, operating (simulated) Mars light
Directional headlight
Illuminated number boards as it appeard in 1946
Front and rear kato magnetic knuckle couplers
DCC friendly design
All detail parts installed
About the Southern Pacific GS-4
The GS-4 runs on four 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 by sacrificing low-speed torque; the telling mark of a steam engine built for passenger service instead of freight. 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.
Southern Pacific #4453
In The SP "Daylight" Paint Scheme
2nd Road Number In This Series
MSRP $198.00
Your Price Only $149.95
MTW Part #KA-126-0302 | 
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