Before I put any serious run time on it, figured I better service it. Need to remove the motors to grease the gears. I find it interesting that each motor has a large worm gear, but they both drive the same axle gear. Also had to JB Weld two rims back on. Added a Your Last Battery while I was at it. It’s a big sucker.
Steve
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Holy Smoke Steve!! It is huge! Have you had it back together yet. Just wondering how it ran with the Red n Tacky? 
Joe Gozzo
Trainlover160 posted:Holy Smoke Steve!! It is huge! Have you had it back together yet. Just wondering how it ran with the Red n Tacky?
Joe Gozzo
Joe, it's together. Hopefully tomorrow I can test the YLB and run it a bit, but with school out, Papa's Taxi is running overtime.
Steve
I suspect Southern California will experience a brown out when you crack the throttle on that monster....
Hello Hiawatha fans ...the engine was designed as a single motor only ....but with testing pulling the 4 cars it was discovered the became warm .....solution ..add another motor ..now and fast ...
heavy ? ..oh yes ..there is a warning sheet to check your bridges and trestles before running in the original packing ..
Check out video link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE-0isDfUVs
This is Carol's ? layout ..outstanding display of standard gauge ...at one point the Hiawatha crosses a AF type timber trestle .....notice how it bows with the weight of the engine .
The Hiawatha was Lionel's first reintroduced piece of standard gauge since 1934 (1835 ?) ....outstanding set ...but price and the fact that most standard gauge collectors only like original pieces ...or reproductions of original pieces ( small dedicated group goes for the newly designed modern era stuff ) ..the Hiawatha was a commercial failure ...
Commodore was initially designed for Kline ....which dumped the project before production + - ...Lionel picked it up and had about the same (lack) success with it .....
flip both engines over entirely different train trains ..different manufactures in Korea
Both sets are under valued in today's market ..so take advantage and buy one at a reduced price and enjoy !
Cheers Carey
The Lionel HIAWATHA Baltic, my favorite locomotive. I wish at least one had survived the scrapyard. It really looks great pulling a set of Lionel HIAWATHA cars, particularly if an extra coach car or two is added to the consist.
Bob Nelson
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