New Product Announcement: GG1 Locomotive
Broadway Limited 10-Car Set / 4-Car Add-On Set & Additional Sleeper
Delivery: August 2008

Update 4-24-08: Our final totals have been submitted.  We ordered extra so we can keep reservations open beyond the deadline.  Once these extras are spoken for reservations will close.

KATO has now implemented a Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy.  Dealers now must advertise all products at the suggested list price however this does not change our discount pricing policy.  To see our discount price simply add the products to your shopping cart.  You can always empty the shopping cart if you are not ready to order or reserve at this time.

Locomotive Features:

Car Set Features:

BM-70
12-Duplex 4 DB
5 DB Bar Lounge
Diner
Kitchen Dormitory
(4) 10-6 Sleeping Cars
Observation

(2) 21 Roomette
(2) 4-4-2 Sleeper

IMPORTANT!  This bundle only includes the car sets,the locomotive must be ordered separately

New Product Announcement: Southern Pacific Daylight Train
New Production Run Coming!
REVISED GS-4 Loco with DCC issue resolved
Delivery: May 2008

Prototype and pre-production models shown

 Overview - Southern Pacific Morning Daylight:

 In the 1940's, the Southern Pacific "Morning Daylight" was possibly the world's most beautiful train, its orange and red striping being reserved for the SP's premier train lines. This "Morning Daylight" consist ran between Los Angeles and San Francisco along the beautiful California coast, past cities such as Ventura, Santa Barbara, Salinas and San Jose. Heading up the "Morning Daylight" was the specially built steam locomotive, the GS-4, one of the most well known steam engines ever designed.

 Locomotive Information:

Southern Pacific GS-4 #4449 is still running today, and is believed to be one of the most well known and most photographed locomotives ever made. 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:

• Drivers are operated by the side rods for smooth performance
• Locomotive has driver and tender electric pickup
• Directional operating (simulated) Mars light
• Directional operating headlight
• Illuminated number boards as it appeared in 1946
• Kato magnetic knuckle couplers on the front and rear of the locomotive
• Detailed cab interior
• All detail parts installed
• DCC friendly

 Morning Daylight 10 Car Set Information:

The SP “Morning Daylight” was an all Pullman built lightweight passenger train consisting of:
Baggage-Chair car (44 seat) #3302

The following 3 cars are articulated together
Coffee Shop car (80 seat) #10258
Kitchen car #10257
Dining car (72 seat) #10256

Chair car (44 seat) #2492
Tavern car (56 seat) #10315
Parlor car (27 seat) #3002
Parlor Observation car (22 seat) #2955

The following 2 cars are articulated together
Chair car (46 seat) #2474
Chair car (46 seat) #2473

The "Daylight" cars are fitted with operating outer diaphragms, which makes the entire train appear as one contiguous unit rather than separate individual cars. Cars were added and subtracted from the consist as traffic warranted.

Morning Daylight 10 Car Set Features:

• Specific interior and exterior details
• Three unit articulated diner set
• Operating outer diaphragms on articulated cars
• Observation car with a continuous lighted drumhead and red marker lights
• All detail parts installed
• Interior of cars can be lighted with optional installation of #11-210 Interior Light Kit with White LED
• DCC friendly

Discount:  Preorder Discount 25% off M.S.R.P. for individual items or 30% off for the bundle

Note:  This is a limited offering.  Reservations will close on Friday March 28th 2008.  Please reserve as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Any units left for stock will be sold at a higher price than shown below so reserve yours in advanced to get our best price and best selection.

GS-4 Steam Engine
(4-8-4) #4449

10 Car Passenger Set

Articulated Coach #1

Articulated Coach #2

Articulated Coach #3

Articulated Coach #4

Due: May 2008

GS-4 Steam Engine
(4-8-4) #4449

10 Car Passenger Set

Due: May 2008

Due: May 2008

Articulated Coach #1

Articulated Coach #2

Articulated Coach #3

Articulated Coach #4

Due: May 2008

Due: May 2008

Due: May 2008

New Product Announcement: Gunderson MAXI-IV 53' Pacer Stacktrain
Delivery: April 2008

Prototype Information for the Gunderson MAXI-IV:

Intermodal container service is one of the most popular types of freight service on rails today. The Maxi-IV car is the mainstay of the U.S. domestic double-stack car fleet. Providing an optimum balance between tare weight and capacity, the Gunderson MAXI-IV is a 3-unit articulated double-stack car that can handle containers from 20-foot to 53-foot long in the well and containers 40-foot to 57-foot in the top, or double-stacked, position. As of a result of its versatility and sturdy construction, the MAXI-IV is now the mainstay of the U.S. domestic double-stack fleet. The popularity of this car on North American rails is underscored by its popularity with model railroaders today!

Pacer Stacktrain Information:

The Pacer Stacktrain network spans the service areas of all major North American railroads. With some 50,000 miles of track, Pacer Stacktrain is the most extensive rail distribution system in the marketplace.  Pacer Stacktrain maintains the largest fleet in the industry, with approximately 30,000 48' & 53' containers, the majority of which are 53’ high-cube units with 110" door openings. Pacer Stacktrain also controls a fleet of specially designed, fuel-efficient railcars that accommodate containers stacked two high. This "double-stack" technology virtually eliminates slack action and other forces that damage freight. The result: improved cost-effectiveness and ride quality for customers' shipments.

Model Features:

• The powerful appearance of this articulated car is achieved using a metal injection-molded frame, enhanced by the extensive detail of piping and running board.

• Like the prototype, the model features two different sized wheels! The two end trucks have 33” scale wheels while the two middle trucks have 38” scale wheels. This is done on the prototype for weight bearing reasons, with the greater weight of the load being borne by the wheels of the mid-car trucks than by the wheels of the trucks on each end.

• Shock absorber construction provides smooth and stable operation, with or without the container loads. The KATO Kinematic trucks maintain the prototypical appearance on straight track while delivering smooth operation on curved track.

• KATO magnetic knuckle couplers allow for automatic coupling and uncoupling action.

• Each set includes six removable and individually numbered 53-foot containers.

• Packaging is designed for the separated storage of the articulated unit, providing ease and security when not in use.

Discount:  Preorder Discount 25% off M.S.R.P. for individual items or 30% off for the bundle

Note:  This is a limited offering.  We will take reservations until our allocations are sold out.  Please reserve as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Any units left for stock will be sold at a higher price than shown below so reserve yours in advanced to get our best price and best selection.

New Product Announcement: SD40-2 Locomotive BNSF ("Swoosh" Logo)
Delivery: May 2008

Prototype photo shown

New Product Announcement: E8/9 & Smoothside Cars
Delivery: February/March 2008

Prototype photo shown

 Prototype Information:

Model Information:

• Body mounted KATO magnetic knuckle couplers

• Illuminated preprinted numberboards

• Powerful five pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup and blackened wheels

• DCC friendly

Discount:  Preorder Discount 20% off M.S.R.P.

Note:  This is a limited offering.  We will take reservations until our allocations are sold out.  Please reserve as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Any units left for stock will be sold at a higher price than shown below so reserve yours in advanced to get our best price and best selection.

Baggage
Coach
Diner
Dome

Note: Photo shows
previous release
set which is
similar

RPO
Dome
Sleeper
Observation

Note: Photo shows
previous release
set which is
similar

New Product Announcement: SD70MAC Locomotive - BNSF/CR/CSX
Delivery: August/September 2007

Previous production models shown

 Prototype Information:

The General Motors Locomotive Group (GMLG) Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SD70MAC is one of the most common locomotives plying the rails today. Originally introduced in late 1993 with an order for the Burlington Northern, the production now totals over 900 units, exceeding the combined production of the SD80MAC and SD90MAC locomotives by over 300 units. Designed to be a solid locomotive to upgrade the Burlington Northern fleet, the SD70MAC has its origins in the SD60MAC design demonstrated on the BN. At this time, the SD70MAC, in all of its versions, has been operated by six different railroads in a total of eight different paint schemes. The railroads that operate this locomotive span from East to West and from Mexico to Alaska! The locomotives are used to haul all kinds of freight, and even passenger trains (Alaska Railroad). For comparison, the SD80MAC has been operated in three paint schemes and the SD90MAC has been operated by three railroads in four paint schemes.

 BNSF Executive Paint Scheme Information:

The SD70MAC evolved from the EMD/BN SD60MAC demonstrators. The first SD70MAC was delivered to the BN in 1993 and established a standard locomotive type that remains a favorite on BNSF today. Even after the BN+ATSF=BNSF merger, the SD70MAC continued to be painted in the classy "Executive" scheme. BNSF #9837, manufactured in March, 1997, was the final new locomotive to be painted in the BN Executive scheme.

Discount:  Preorder Discount 25% off M.S.R.P.

Note:  This is a limited offering.  We will take reservations until our allocations are sold out.  Please reserve as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Any units left for stock will be sold at a higher price than shown below so reserve yours in advanced to get our best price and best selection.

New Product Announcements:

Santa Fe Super Chief Starter Set
Santa Fe Dome Car

Delivery: July 2007

Discount:  Preorder Discount 20% & 25% off M.S.R.P.

Note:  This is a limited offering.  We will take reservations until our allocations are sold out.  Please reserve as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Any units left for stock will be sold at a higher price than shown below so reserve yours in advanced to get our best price and best selection.

New Product Announcement: SD80MAC Locomotive - Conrail
& SD90MAC Locomotive - UP
Delivery: July/August 2007

Previous production models shown

 Prototype Information:

The EMD SD90MAC is a 6000 horsepower (4.5 MW) C-C diesel-electric locomotive produced by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. It is, with the SD80MAC, one of the largest single-engined locomotives produced by that company, surpassed only by the dual-engined DD series. The SD90MACs feature radial steering trucks and an isolated cab which was mounted on shock absorbers to lessen vibrations in the cab. All SD90MACs use AC traction motor technology. They are all hood units fitted with safety cabs. The SD90MAC, like the SD80MAC, SD70ACe, and SD70M-2, has a wide radiator section, nearly the entire width of the locomotive, which along with their size makes them easy to spot.

Discount:  Preorder Discount 25% off M.S.R.P.

Note:  This is a limited offering.  We will take reservations until our allocations are sold out.  Please reserve as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Any units left for stock will be sold at a higher price than shown below so reserve yours in advanced to get our best price and best selection.

New Product Announcement: AC4400CW Locomotives - BNSF/CP "Flags"
Delivery: July & September 2007 (as noted below)

Previous production models shown

 Prototype Information:

In 1994, GE delivered the first AC4400CW locomotive, their answer to EMD's successful SD70MAC. Nearly 10 years later, the AC4400CW has become one of the most successful locomotives in the history of North American railroading. The AC4400CW is operated by railroads from East to West and Canada to Mexico. Union Pacific's large fleet of AC4400CW locomotives, with hundreds of locomotives on the roster, is full of variation. Some of UP's locomotives have come through mergers with Southern Pacific and Chicago & North Western. The main spotting feature for the AC4400CW, when compared to the similar C44-9W is the large Inverter Cabinet behind the helper's side of the cab (conductor/brakeman's side).

Discount:  Preorder Discount 25% off M.S.R.P.

Note:  This is a limited offering.  We will take reservations until our allocations are sold out.  Please reserve as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Any units left for stock will be sold at a higher price than shown below so reserve yours in advanced to get our best price and best selection.

New Product Announcement: NW2 Locomotives:
Union Pacific
Delivery: May 2008

 Prototype Information:

EMD’s NW2 switcher’s lifetime was nearly cut short just three years after its introduction, with the establishment of the War Production Board in 1942, which dictated that EMD was to halt all production of switching locomotives, manufacturing only road diesels during the years of 1942 to 1945. However, such was the popularity of this end cab switching locomotive that after the restriction was lifted, the NW2 sprung back as many railroads placed orders for this little 1000hp powerhouse; today these locomotives can still be found enjoying continued service in rail yards.

Discount:  Preorder Discount 25% off M.S.R.P.

Note:  This is a limited offering.  We will take reservations until our allocations are sold out.  Please reserve as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Any units left for stock will be sold at a higher price than shown below so reserve yours in advanced to get our best price and best selection.