well that explains it--yes it does appear to be the kato SP GS4--after looking closer i noticed white stars in center hub of all 8 wheels -and using a photo online it totally matches up---apparently it was attempted to be worked on and "hidden" covering the loco and tender with what may be...
hi-i'm new to n scale and recently acquired the above mentioned locomotive-it apparently is a dcc unit-barely familiar with dcc but based on what i've read that is correct. it supposedly has a bad wire from decoder to brush motors?-i only have dc controlled units presently-and am looking to find...