I decided to put together a reasonable replica of the Northwoods Hiawatha that was used primarily for service from Wausau to Star Lake Wisconsin. I used an American Flyer body shell. A Lionel shell could also be used with similar results. It had to be shortened about 5/8" and the rear section of the cab had to be modified. The rear cab windows were taken from the sides of the original model. The handrail stanchions are Lionel parts that are like the ones used on a 700E. Parts of the body were removed and holes filled using JB Weld. I used a running gear from a Williams brass camelback. The tender body is a highly reworked Lionel, and the frame was scratch built. This loco runs beautifully and looks good with the set of cars that I created from a set of Lionel Railchief cars. I scratch built the frames and beavertail end. The trucks and car ends are K-line. I made all of the decals. Also pictured is a reworked original Lionel Hiawatha 4-4-2. The 4-6-0 is quite small compared to the scale size 4-4-2.
