Plastic Heavyweight Combine (Baggage/Club) Passenger Cars by A.C. Gilbert
Prototype Info
Era:
heavyweight
Car Type:
combine (baggage/club)
Doors:
2
Windows:
11
Road Name:
fantasy: American Flyer Lines
Road Number(s):
953
Car Name:
Niagara Falls
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
953
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1953
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Lighted:
yes
Online Article:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
The model was produced through 1958 in three variations:
1953-54: white or cream body, painted green; no silhouettes.
1953-54: cream, gray, or black body, painted tuscan; no silhouettes.
1955-58: cream or black body, painted tuscan; with silhouettes.
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
This is an example of the third variation.
(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)