Gilbert Catalog
Price in 1946: Unlisted
25 PIECES. 49 1/2" LONG
With the stirring noise of its "choo-choos" in your ears . . . with real smoke floating back over the cars, you will feel you are in the lumber country when you bring this four·car freight to a stop in front of that gigantic log loader. Press a remote control button and a log almost shoots up to the overhead conveyor. Press another button and the log is carried on and on until it hangs over the log car — then drops with a thud. One log quickly follows another until your car is full. You start your train again . . . "choo-choos" and smoke mount in volume as your train gains speed. Arrived at your destination, you press another button and the logs come tumbling to the ground. Locomotive is authentic replica of famous Pennsylvania K-5 and has Lucite head light. Caboose is illuminated. Other fascinating cars are hopper car, and girder car, fully loaded with a bridge girder. All cars of colorful lightweight plastic. 14 sections of realistic two·rail track make oval of 140 inches. 100 or 150 Watt Transformer recommended.

Set consists of No. 312 Locomotive and Tender with "Choo-Choo" and smoke, 17 3/4" long; 717 Automatic Log Car with Control Box, 7 11/16"; 627 Girder Car, 8 3/4"; 632 Hopper, 6 3/8"; 630 Caboose with Light, 6"; 751 Log Loader with Control Box, 8 7/8" wide x 11 1/2" long x 11" high. Track: 12 No. 702 curved, 1 No. 705 straight with built-in uncoupling device and control box, 1 No. 710 Automatic Track Section, 1 No. 690 Track Terminal.

Price in 1947: Unlisted
25 PIECES. 49 1/2" LONG
With the stirring noise of its "choo-choos" in your ears . . . with real smoke floating back over the cars, you will feel you are in the lumber country when you bring this four·car freight to a stop in front of that gigantic log loader. Press a remote control button and a log almost shoots up to the overhead conveyor. Press another button and the log is carried on and on until it hangs over the log car — then drops with a thud. One log quickly follows another until your car is full. You start your train again . . . "choo-choos" and smoke mount in volume as your train gains speed. Arrived at your destination, you press another button and the logs come tumbling to the ground. Locomotive is authentic replica of famous Pennsylvania K-5 and has Lucite head light. Caboose is illuminated. Other fascinating cars are hopper car, and girder car, fully loaded with a bridge girder. All cars of colorful lightweight plastic. 14 sections of realistic two·rail track make oval of 140 inches. 100 or 150 Watt Transformer recommended.

Set consists of No. 312 Locomotive and Tender with "Choo-Choo" and smoke, 17 3/4" long; 717 Automatic Log Car with Control Box, 7 11/16"; 627 Girder Car, 8 3/4"; 632 Hopper, 6 3/8"; 630 Caboose with Light, 6"; 751 Log Loader with Control Box, 8 7/8" wide x 11 1/2" long x 11" high. Track: 12 No. 702 curved, 1 No. 705 straight with built-in uncoupling device and control box, 1 No. 710 Automatic Track Section, 1 No. 690 Track Terminal.

Price in 1948: Unlisted
27 PIECES, 49 1/2" LONG . . .
With the stirring noise of its "choo-choos" in your ears . . . with real smoke floating back over the cars, you will feel you are in the lumber country when you bring this four-car freight to a stop in front of that gigantic log loader. Press a remote control button and a log almost shoots up to the overhead conveyor. Press another button and the log is carried on and on until it hangs over the log car — then drops with a thud. One log quickly follows another until your car is full. You start your train again . . . "choo-choos" and smoke mount in volume as your train gains speed. Arrived at your destination, you press another button and the logs come tumbling to the ground. Locomotive is authentic replica of famous Pennsylvania K-5 and has Lucite head light. Caboose is illuminated. Other fascinating cars are hopper car, and girder car, fully loaded with a bridge girder. All cars of colorful lightweight plastic. 16 sections of realistic two-rail track make oval of 160 inches. 100 Watt Transformer recommended.

Set consists of: No. 312AC Locomotive and Tender with "Choo-Choo" and smoke, 17 3/4" long; 717 Automatic Log Car with Control Box, 7 11/16"; 627 Girder Car, 8 3/4"; 632 Hopper, 6 3/8"; 630 Caboose with Light, 6"; 751 Log Loader with Control Box. 8 7/8" wide x 11 1/2" long x 11" high. Track: 12 No. 702 curved, 4 No. 700 straight, 1 No. 706 uncoupling device and control box, 1 No. 712 Automatic Track Section, 1 No. 690 Track Terminal.

Price in 1949: $52.50
29 pieces. 53 1/2" long.
With this magnificent train set you can load, transport and unload coal with exciting realism. Flip a remote control button and the huge bucket drops to the coal pile—picks up a big mouthful—carries the coal to the top of the tower and dumps it into chute leading to car below. As you hustle your train on its way, the smoke changes from wisps to gusts- the "choo-choos" come louder and faster. Coal car is dumped by remote control. 100 or 250 Watt Transformer recommended.

Set consists of: No. 322AC die-cast Locomotive and Tender with Lucite electric headlight, 19" long; 716 Automatic Coal Car with Control Box, 7 5/8"; 633 Box Car, 7 13/16"; 636 Depressed Center Flat Car, 10 1/2"; 630 Caboose with Light, 6"; 752 Seaboard Coaler with Control Box, 8 5/8" wide x 10 7/8" long x 16 1/2" high. Track; 12 No. 702 curved, 4 No. 700 straight, 1 No. 706 uncoupling device and control box. 1 No. 712 Automatic Track Section. 1 No. 690 Track Terminal, 16 No. 693 Track Locks. Track makes 160" oval. Price, $60.00. Denver and west, $63.00