American Flyer S Scale Tank Cars (5 of 5)
Gilbert made 24 distinct tank cars as listed on a little over a page of the TM Guide, not counting the variations on some of the 24.  Lionel made 38 more up through 2006 under the American Flyer name.  Because there are so many, I have split them up over five web pages:

Gilbert tank cars #625 through #925 are page 1
                             #926 through #24321 are on page 2
                             #24322 through #24330 are on page 3
Lionel tank cars  #9100 through #48406 are on page 4
                             #48407 and above, plus my American Models and K-Line tank cars are on this page

Unless otherwise specified, the large pictures on this page are of cars in the collection of The Upstairs Train.

If you have a picture that you would like to share with the world of any of the cars not shown here (or a better picture of one that is shown!), email them to me: theupstairstrain@yahoo.com.   Click here for a list of the  pictures I need to complete the Gallery.
#48407 GATX Gilbert Chemicals tank car made in 1996.
#48408 Sunoco tank car made in 1997.
#48410 GATX Tank Train tank car made in 2000.
#48411 GATX Gilbert Chemicals tank car made in 2002.
#48412 Alaska 3-dome tank car made in 2002.
#48413 SHPX Diamond Chemicals tank car made in 2003.
#48414 Nestle Nesquik tank car made in 2004.
(Photo courtesy of Jerry Poniatowski.)
#48415 SHPX Hooker Chemicals 3-dome tank car made in 2004.
(Photo courtesy of Jerry Poniatowski.)
#48416 Campbell's Tomato Soup tank car made in 2004.
(Photo courtesy of Marty's Trains.)
#48417 Pillsbury tank car made in 2005.
#48418 Protex Industries 3-dome tank car made in 2005.
#48419 Jack Frost Cane Sugar tank car made in 2005.
#48420 Union Pacific 3-Dome Tank Car made in 2006.
#48421 Philadelpia Quartz Single-Dome Tank Car made in 2007.
#48422 Simonin's 3-Dome Tank Car made in 2007.
#48424 Candy Cane Tank Car made in 2008.
#48425 New York Central Three-Dome Tank Car made in 2008.
#48426 American Flyer Commemorative Freight Car 3-Pack announced in 2008 for delivery in 2009.
The set contained this tank car plus a gondola and stock car.
The cars were sold only as a set, never separately.
#48428 Duluth, Missabe, & Iron Range tank car made in 2009.
#48430 Comet tank car made in 2009.
#48471 MKT tank car made in 1989 (NASG).
#48472 Pennzoil 3-dome tank car made in 1990 (NASG).
#48495 Monsanto Chemicals tank car made in 1995 (AFSGSLA).
#48496 Monsanto Chemicals tank car made in 1995 (AFSGSLA).
(Photo courtesy of Lee Balliet, Coopersburg, PA.)
#48497 MKT tank car made in 1996 (TCA car).
#52095 Mobilgas tank car made in 1996 (NASG).
Unnumbered Jenney Gasoline tank car made in 2002 (NETCA).
100 unpainted S Scale cars were furnished by Lionel and decorated by Weaver-Quality Craft Models
for the New England Division of the TCA (NETCA).  They were also made in O Scale.
(Photo from the NETCA website.)
American Models #504 GATX J. M. Huber tank car.  As you can see in the picture below, this modern tank car is somewhat larger, and a lot more detailed and precisely scaled that the Gilbert cars.  The Gilbert cars were designed as toys to be played with by young boys.  The American Models cars clearly are not.
K-Line K511-015 Texaco Tank Car.
K-Line cars are O-Scale bodies on S-Gauge trucks.
The trucks are really nice spring-mounted trucks, but they look undersized on such a large car.
You can really see the difference when you put one next to a Gilbert tank car.


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This gallery will continue to grow and become more comprehensive as I collect more cars and as visitors like you send me pictures of the cars I don't yet have.  If you have a car that you would like to share with the world, email me a picture:   theupstairstrain@yahoo.com.  Click here for a list of the pictures I need to complete the Gallery.

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