American Flyer S Scale Kitchen Cars

In the 2018 Volume 2 Catalog, Lionel introduced a line of kitchen cars. Production continued in 2019.

Unless otherwise specified, the pictures on this page are my own.

#44029 MOW Kitchen Car #4029 in the 2018 & 2019 catalogs.

#44032 Santa Fe Kitchen Car #194200 in the 2018 & 2019 catalogs.
(Artist's rendering from the 2018 catalog.)

#44035 New York Central Kitchen Car in the 2018 & 2019 catalogs.
(Artist's rendering from the 2018 catalog.)

#44038 Union Pacific Kitchen Car in the 2018 & 2019 catalogs.
(Artist's rendering from the 2018 catalog.)

Over the years, Gilbert made four different kinds of couplers, three of which are common and familiar to most American Flyer owners: link, knuckle, and Pike Master. The fourth, the so-called "solid knuckle coupler," was short-lived and not used on very many cars. Lionel later came up with its own version of knuckle coupler. American Flyer has therefore gone through five generations of couplers. Because there seem to be a lot of people confused by this, I created a page to show the differences. Click the picture below for more detail.

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If you or your friends have some American Flyer trains and would like them to go to a nice home where they'll be loved and cared for, this is the place!  Email me: theupstairstrain@yahoo.com.  See my Wish List for the items I need most.  Thank you very much.

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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.

The books I am using for reference are listed in the Bibliography page.  All the writing and all the pictures on this website are, however, my own, except where cited.  No copyrighted materials have been included and all pictures provided by others are used by permission.