Hiawatha: Part One

In 1936 Flyer went after the prototype look with its top of the line Hiawatha passenger set.  The engine also came in a freight set. At the same time they also offered an uncataloged, lithoed tin 0-4-0 version of the Hiawatha which came with either passenger or freight cars.  The 0-4-0 version was made with or without a mechanical whistle that was powered through a gear train connected to the main gearing of the motor.  The engine had either a rounded or a squared rear.  The tender for the engine with the rounded end has a much longer drawbar than the one with the square end.  The lithoed engine was made 1936-1937.