American Flyer Hiawatha Freight Set

This is another set I picked up at the Puyallup Great Train Expo in November. It was sold on a "motor not working" basis, and it sure wasn't. Not even a hum from it when I applied power. So I spent a rainy Sunday afternoon taking a closer look. Turns out the commutator was so badly gunked up that no electricity was passing through from the brushes. A little alcohol bath later and she was running like gang busters. I still need to find a headlight, but otherwise, she looks complete.

For a comprehensive review of American Flyer Hiawatha sets, see Tmackinator's video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2g_88p-hXE

I love the way big tinplate wheels jump across the FastTrack switches.

Note the snowy dome in the last clip - the result of filming from underneath to get a 360 degree pan with the tripod.

Thanks for watching.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Pinnacle
• Studio
• Ultimate
• American
• Flyer
• Hiawatha
• freight
• set
• tinplate
• prewar
• trains
• layout
• Train
• Railroad

[byates59]

Nice set and awesome layout!!! Thanks for sharing!

[bluecomet390]

@byates59 Thanks for the sub. Have subbed back.

[aocruiser]

Really nice video! Thanks for sharing!

[bluecomet390]

@aocruiser You're welcome. It was fun running the train.

[chiconian49]

What a great old train and in such beautiful condition!

[bluecomet390]

@chiconian49 Thanks. It was a great find and a relatively easy fix.

[Hendo56]

Cool set! Hate the ads!

[chiconian49]

Lucky you!