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1988 Lionel 350E Hiawatha, Now PS-2

Steve "Papa" EastmanSteve "Papa" EastmanOGR Forum Member

I have had a 1988 version of the Lionel 350E Hiawatha passenger set, but lately have been buying DCS equipped engines. Chris had a red, white & blue PS-2 Hiawatha for sale so I bought it and went about swapping the innards. The tender was simple, I just repainted the PS-2 tender outer frame maroon. Taped off the trucks and electronics. For the loco, there were a couple of small bits needing to be cut off, but the biggest challenges were cutting out the connector opening for the harness without doing much damage to the paint or making it too big. The real hard part was a mounting post on the Lionel shell that went from the hood of the shell all the way down the side. It had to go for the fan and smoke unit. Took a lot of cutting and a couple of discs. The casting was really hard. Being as these cars say they need 72" curves, I was very pleased to see them run nicely on my 57" 5 rail track on the portable layout.

 

Steve

 

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Steve "Papa" EastmanSteve "Papa" EastmanOGR Forum Member

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Masking and painting the tender took about 20 minutes. This was a lot easier than moving the electronics and drilling all the new holes in the other tender frame. The hole for the connector on the back was simple, just taking care not to damage the paint. I did the cutout from the inside, then finished off with a file. The mounting post in the shell was very time consuming. Someone with a better selection of tools might have done it a bit faster. Now I do not have to worry about color matches, decals etc. On the outside, it looks like it came from the factory. I am tempted to paint the drivers gray someday. I always liked that color on the drivers.

 

Steve

Steve "Papa" EastmanSteve "Papa" EastmanOGR Forum Member
Jim, I was pretty excited when it ran on the 57" curves. It really helps when I re-track the main layout. There is an exterior door at one end of my layout and the 57" will squeeze in without blocking the door.
 
Steve
 
Originally Posted by F&G RY:

Those cars do not run on 54 O curves yet they are making it around your 5 rail 57 curves. What a difference 3" makes.

 

One of my favorite sets.

 

Steve "Papa" EastmanSteve "Papa" EastmanOGR Forum Member

You need to build the track yourself, sort of.

You order the diameter Std Gauge track you want, then buy the extra rails needed to do the job along with the pins, insulators and O gauge ties. It was not hard once I got going. I am getting ready to order the track to convert my large layout to two 5 rail loops. Contact Kirk at USA Track LLC and he will help you order what is needed.

http://www.standardgaugetrack.com/

 

Also look at https://ogrforum.com/t...ail-track-conversion

This showed many of the steps I used in making the track.

 

Steve

 

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