4-8-4 GS-4 Southern Pacific Postwar Black #4433 w/ Preinstalled DCC

Description 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 1940s 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. Model Features: Three unique body styles to match the railroads who use them. Prototype-accurate bolsterless non-radial HTSC truck and five chime airhorn Exceptional and crisp molding to accentuate the distinct angular lines of the nose and high dynamic brakePowerful five-pole KATO motor with dual brass flywheels Directional Headlight and illuminated, preprinted numberboards Illuminated ditch lightsKato magnetic knuckle couplerDCC Friendly mechanism ready for drop-in decoder installation