Gilbert Catalog
Price in 1951: Unlisted
Small wonder this magnificent train has received more extravagant praise than any other in model railroad's history! Swift streamlined beauty from end to end — and built to perform like a thoroughbred. Two giant motors provide speeds better than 120 M.P.H. You haven't seen anything until you've seen this American Flyer pace setter flashing along the rails, pulling its realistic all-aluminum luxury cars. Complete with Air Chime Whistle. Train measures 5 ft, 4 1/2 in. Track forms 180 in. oval.

No. 5108W DE LUXE PASSENGER SET INCLUDES:
No. 365 Santa Fe Diesel Locomotive with built-in Air Chime Whistle. Combined "A" and "B" units measure 25" long. No, 660 all-aluminum streamlined Baggage Car, with illumination. 12 1/2". No. 662 all-aluminum streamlined Vista Dome Pullman Car, with illumination. 12 1/2". No. 663 all-aluminum streamlined Observation Car, with illumination. 12 1/2" long. 12 sections Curved Track — 6 sec. Straight Track — 18 Track Locks — No. 690 Track Terminal — No. 706 Remote Control Uncoupler — Air Chime Whistle Control Unit — Illustrated Train Book.

Price in 1952: Unlisted
The thoroughbred of all passenger trains! Built like a champion, looks like a champion, performs like a champion! TWO huge worm-drive motors provide speeds of better than 120 scale miles-per-hour. It‘s a breathtaking sight to see the big Diesel (over TWO FEET long!) flashing along the straightaway, pulling the aluminum—finish luxury cars effortlessly, while her Air Chime Whistle blasts a clear track ahead. Streamlined cars are complete with interior lighting and passengers silhouetted in windows. Locomotive detail is accurate right down to the last rivet head: hatches, grilles, exhausts, louvres, etc., all handsomely reproduced.