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I have long coveted a Milwaukee Road "Hiawatha" for my layout... (the steam version). <br /> <br />That pretty much, so far as I know, means finding one of the Rivarossi's still kicking around, or going brass... and brass ain't gonna happen. <br /> <br />The Rivarossi locos/sets show up on Ebay from time to time. I'm fine with Rivarossi as a brand. I have many of their passenger cars, and a handful of locos, all of which have proved satisfactory to me. So that's not the issue. <br /> <br />My question is, has anyone converted one of these locos to DCC? I've never really "converted" an older Rivarossi loco... all mine are either later models that had "the plug" ready to go, or have not been converted yet (two NYC hudsons buried somewhere in an as-yet-unopened box from my house move last year) <br /> <br />Converting older locos, having to deal with tender pickup, isolating motors, etc. is one of my least favorite tasks in the hobby... I'm wondering if that's what I'd be getting myself into if I gave in and grabbed one of these.
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