Gilbert Catalog
Price in 1946: Unlisted
14 PIECES. 40 1/4" LONG Highball this fast freight and a throbbing chorus of "choo-choos" greets your ears. Bring it to a stop and the "choo-choos" become the panting growls of a mechanical monster eager to be on its way. Die-cast locomotive is finished in locomotive black with jeweled marker, is equipped with the sensational new American Flyer smoke feature. It actually trails clouds of smoke as it pounds down the main iron! Oil car has brake wheel. Caboose has authentic cupola. Hopper car with manual control lever for dumping is extra fun feature. Uncouple cars by remote control while train is moving; couple them anywhere. Run at night, with house lights off, the electric headlight and illuminated caboose cast an awesome glare over the realistic two-rail track. Smoke and "choo-choos" add further realism to the scene. Track makes 140" oval. 100 or 150 Watt Transformer recommended.

Set consists of No. 312 Locomotive and Tender with "Choo·Choo" and smoke, 17 3/4" long; 632 Hopper Car, 6 3/8"; 625 Tank Car, 7 5/8"; 630 Caboose, 6". Track: 12 No. 702 curved, 1 No. 700 straight, 1 No. 705 straight with built-in uncoupling device and control box, 1 No. 890 Track Terminal.

Price in 1947: Unlisted
14 PIECES. 40 1/4" LONG Highball this fast freight and a throbbing chorus of "choo-choos" greets your ears. Bring it to a stop and the "choo-choos" become the panting growls of a mechanical monster eager to be on its way. Die-cast locomotive is finished in locomotive black with jeweled marker, is equipped with the sensational new American Flyer smoke feature. It actually trails clouds of smoke as it pounds down the main iron! Oil car has brake wheel. Caboose has authentic cupola. Hopper car with manual control lever for dumping is extra fun feature. Uncouple cars by remote control while train is moving; couple them anywhere. Run at night, with house lights off, the electric headlight and illuminated caboose cast an awesome glare over the realistic two-rail track. Smoke and "choo-choos" add further realism to the scene. Track makes 140" oval. 100 or 150 Watt Transformer recommended.

Set consists of No. 312 Locomotive and Tender with "Choo·Choo" and smoke, 17 3/4" long; 632 Hopper Car, 6 3/8"; 625 Tank Car, 7 5/8"; 630 Caboose, 6". Track: 12 No. 702 curved, 1 No. 700 straight, 1 No. 705 straight with built-in uncoupling device and control box, 1 No. 890 Track Terminal.

Price in 1948: Unlisted
21 Pieces, 40 1/4" Long . . .
Highball this fast freight, and a throbbing chorus of "choo-choos" greets your ears. Make it snail along cmd the "choo-choos" become the panting growls of a mechanical monster eager to be on its way. Die-cast locomotive is finished in locomotive black with imitation markers, is equipped with the sensational new American Flyer smoke feature. It actually trails clouds of smoke as it pounds down the main iron! Oil car has brake wheel. Caboose has authentic cupola. Hopper car has ladders. Uncouple cars by remote control while train is moving; couple them anywhere. Run at night, with house lights off, the electric headlight and illuminated caboose cast an awesome glare over the realistic two-rail track. Smoke and "choo-choos" changing in volume with every change in train speed add realism to the scene. Track makes 140" oval. 100 Watt Transformer recommended.

Set consists of No. 312AC Locomotive and Tender with "Choo-Choo" and smoke, 17 13/16" long; 632 Hopper Car, 6 3/8"; 625 Tank Car, 7 5/8"; 630 Caboose, 6". Track: 12 No. 702 curved, 2 No. 700 straight, 1 No. 706 uncoupling device and control box. 1 No. 890 Track Terminal.

Price in 1949: $29.95
22 pieces. 40 1/2" long.
Highball this fast freight and great puffs of smoke arise from the stack — a throbbing chorus of "choo-choos" greets your ears. Make a snail along and the smoke and "choo-choos" come in slow gasps, just like a real locomotive You can uncouple cars whlle train is rnoving — couple them anywhere. 100 or 250 Watt Transformer recommended.

Set consists of No 312AC die-cast: Locomotive and Tender with Lucite electric headhght. 17 3/4" long. 632 Hopper Car, 6 3/8"` 625 Tank Car, 7 5/8", 630 Caboose with Light, 6“. Track: 12 No 702 curved, 2 No 700 straight, 1 No 706 uncoupling device and control box. 1 No 690 Track Termlnal, 14 No 693 Track Locks. Track makes 140" oval. Price. $29.95 Denver and west, $31.45.