American Flyer Boxcars (11 of 11)

American Flyer S Scale Boxcars (11 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 page 10
                       #48484 and above 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.

#48484 Boys at the Gate Boxcar made in 1993.

#48485 Northern Pacific NASG Boxcar made in 1994.
(Photo from an ebay auction by Rick Dunn.)

#48486 New Haven NASG Boxcar made in 1994.

#48487 Yorkrail TCA Boxcar made in 1994.
(Photo from an ebay auction by Rick Dunn.)

#48488 Jersey Central NASG Boxcar bearing the number 48470 made in 1988.

#48489 Penn Dutch Pretzels NASG Boxcar made in 1997.
(Photo from an ebay auction by Rick Dunn.)

#48490 Western Pacific TTOS Boxcar made in 1995.

#48492 Northern Pacific TCA Boxcar made in 1995.
It's hard to tell from the picture, but it's a very dark green.

#48498 Western Pacific TTOS Boxcar made in 1996.

#48805 National Dairy Dispatch Insulated Boxcar made in 1990.

#49016 Santa FE walking brakeman boxcar made in 2004.
(Photo courtesy of Jerry Poniatowski.)

#49023 New York Central walking brakeman boxcar made in 2005.
(Picture from the Lionel online catalog.)

#49031 Great Northern walking brakeman boxcar made in 2006.

#49038 Denver & Rio Grande Western walking brakeman boxcar made in 2007.
(Photo courtesy of Noel McGaughey.)

#49023 New York Central operating boxcar made in 2009.
(Picture from the Lionel online catalog.)

2007 TCA Convention car to be made by Lionel.
Photo courtesy of the Rocky Mountain Division of the Train Collectors Association.

For the 1980 annual S-Fest, two repainted cars were offered as convention cars.
(Photos above and below courtesy of Lee Balliet, Coopersburg, PA.)

In 1981, the Train Collectors Association (TCA) began issuing one car a year
in commemoration of the National Toy Train Museum in Strasburg, PA.
(Photo courtesy of Lee Balliet, Coopersburg, PA.)

I have the one from 1982.

I don't know what year this one is from.
(Photo courtesy of Lawrence Leif Erickson.)

American Models Kansas City Southern 40-Foot Boxcar

K-Line K511-001 Ford Boxcar.
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.

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.

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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