Lionel 225E/726 Berkshire Headlight Lens

Those locomotives use the 700E-161. I have always replaced the entire boiler front. For the 225, it would be the 226E-68 which is relatively available.

Thanks for the tip.  I may see if I can swap doors on my two boiler fronts.  The hinges on the ring for the original are cracked and poorly repaired.  The doors are both fine aside from the headlight lens issue on the replacement front.

Get you one of these spring loaded punch tools, lay the smoke box door face down and open in a bunched up towel, punch right through the lens , test fit the new lens as sometimes they can be really tight, shave down th new lens on the sides with a razor xacto knife, if you make it too small, no worries, put a drop of clear 5 minute epoxy....and done!...........Pat

Thanks, that seems like an easy way to go.  I do have one of those punches in my toolbox at work, so it'd just be a matter of obtaining the new lens.