Bring a piece of railroad heritage to your N scale layout with this Kato GE ES44AC GEVO in CSX Transportation's blue and yellow Boxcar Logo livery as #5327 — featuring the distinctive Western Maryland Sticker that pays tribute to one of CSX's predecessor railroads. The prototype has been in service across North America since 2003 — a 4,400-horsepower AC-traction freight workhorse you'd see on the head end of any modern intermodal, coal, or general freight consist.
Kato's signature smooth, quiet running and tight tolerances are all here: a five-pole motor with dual flywheels, directional LED headlights, all-wheel drive and pickup, blackened low-profile wheels for Code 55 or larger rail, and Kato's reliable knuckle couplers. This is the Standard DC version — DCC-ready by swapping the lighting board for the decoder of your choice (sold separately).
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What's the Western Maryland Sticker about?
CSX honored several predecessor railroads with heritage stickers added to working locomotives. The Western Maryland Railway was absorbed into CSX's lineage through the Chessie System merger, and CSX added the WM logo as a small heritage tribute on selected units like #5327.
Is this DCC-equipped?
No, this is the Standard DC version. It's DCC-ready — Kato uses a swappable lighting board so you can drop in your preferred decoder without hardwiring.
Will it run on Code 55 track?
Yes. The wheels are low-profile and blackened, so they roll cleanly on Code 55, Code 70, and Code 80 rail.
Does it have sound?
No, this is a non-sound DC version. For sound, use a sound-equipped DCC decoder (sold separately) or a Kato 176-8962-S release.
