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A.C. Gilbert’s American Flyer Train Show

In 1937, the A.C. Gilbert Company purchased the American Flyer model train company. The company had been struggling, but A.C. Gilbert Co. made them successful again by improving the model offerings and marketing them with the rest of their engineering educational toys.

Every year from Thanksgiving to late January, visitors can experience the A.C. Gilbert Train Display, a beloved annual tradition. A four-track model featuring Gilbert American Flyer trains is on display and available for you to drive your own train.

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Laura McGowan

Laura is a museum educator, art teacher,

Walter Zawalich

Walter is our train expert.

Andrew Sargent

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Maddie Ardito

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Kiran Zaman

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Darrell Wilson

Darrell Wilson is an accomplished logistics executive with executive experience in operations, strategies, and integrated business planning across major companies. Notably, Darrell has help positions such as Vice President of Logistics at RTX, Vice President of Operations, Strategies, & Integrated Business Planning at Pratt & Whitney, and Vice President of Operations at United Technologies.

Frank Mitchell

Frank Mitchell is a cultural organizer in visual arts and public humanities. His curatorial and interpretive projects include the exhibitions Who Governs; Afrocosmologies: American Reflections; Soulfood: African American Cooking and Creativity; and A Birds-Eye View: Citizen Science & Social Media, the documentary Unsung Heroes: The Music of Jazz in New Haven, and the culinary study African American Food Culture. He has taught at the University of Connecticut, Trinity College, Franklin & Marshall College, and the University of the Arts.

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