American Flyer S Scale Boxcars (10 of 11)
Gilbert made 65 distinct boxcars as listed on a
little over three pages of the TM Guide, not counting the
variations on some of the 65. Lionel made many more under
the American Flyer name, in addition to their line of Christmas
cars. Because there are so many,
I have split them up over eleven web pages:
Gilbert boxcars
#613 through #642 are on page
1
#734 through #973 are on page
2
#974 through #24029 are on page
3
#24030 through #24057 are on page
4
#24058 through #25062 are on page
5
#25062 through #25082 are on page
6
Lionel
boxcars #0700 through #9709 are on page
6
#9710 through #48268 are on page
7
#48300 through #48325 are on page
8
#48326 through #48355 are on page
9
#48356 through #48483 are on this page
#48484 and above are on page
11
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.
#48356 Pluto Boxcar made in 2005.
#48357 Winnie the Pooh Boxcar made in 2004 & 2005.
#48358 Santa Fe Boxcar made in 2005. Side 1 is above and side 2 below.
#48362 Burlington Boxcar made in
2006.
(Picture courtesy of Neil Bishop.)
#48364 Gilbert 60th Anniversary Boxcar made in 2006.
48365 Western Maryland Boxcar made in
2006.
It was sold only as part of the #49615 Chessie Freight
Set.
#48366 Jersey Central Boxcar made in 2007.
#48370 UPS Centennial Boxcar made in
2007.
(Photo courtesy of John Hammond.)
#48371 New York Central Boxcar.
#48372 Canadian National Boxcar made
in 2008.
#48374 Holiday Boxcar made in 2008 is on the
Christmas
Cars page.
#48378 Illinois Central Boxcar made
in 2009.
(Picture from the Lionel
online catalog.)
#48470 Jersey Central NASG Boxcar
made in 1988.
(Photo from an ebay auction by Rick
Dunn.)
#48473 Central of Georgia TCA Boxcar
made in 1990.
(Photo from an ebay auction by Rick
Dunn.)
#48477 Ralston Purina TCA Boxcar made
in 1992.
(Photo courtesy of Lee
Balliet.)
#48478 Burlington NASG Boxcar made in 1992.
#48480 Susquehanna NASG Boxcar made in 1993.
#48482 Great Northern TCA boxcar made in 1993.
#48483 American Flyer Boy's Club NASG Boxcar made in 1993.
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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much.
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.
On the other side of the coin, I post
pictures from time to time on my For
Sale page of surplus items I have for
sale.
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.
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