Lightweight Dome Passenger Cars by A.C. Gilbert for 1954
Prototype Info
Era:
lightweight
Car Type:
dome
Doors:
1
Windows:
10
Road Name:
fantasy: American Flyer Lines
Road Number(s):
962
Car Name:
Hamilton
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
962B
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1954
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Lighted:
yes
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
The model was produced through 1955 in only one variation. It has a satin silver painted finish over a black body and a blue color band (the "B" in the model number).
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
Prototype Info
Era:
lightweight
Car Type:
dome
Doors:
1
Windows:
10
Road Name:
fantasy: American Flyer Lines
Road Number(s):
962
Car Name:
Hamilton
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
962C
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1954
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Lighted:
yes
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
This model was only produced in 1954 in one variation with a chestnut-colored band (the "C" in the model number).
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)
Prototype Info
Era:
lightweight
Car Type:
dome
Doors:
1
Windows:
10
Road Name:
fantasy: American Flyer Lines
Road Number(s):
962
Car Name:
Hamilton
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
962G
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1954
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Lighted:
yes
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
This model was only produced through 1955 in only one variation. It has a satin silver painted finish over a black body and a dark green band (the "G" in the model number).
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
Prototype Info
Era:
lightweight
Car Type:
dome
Doors:
1
Windows:
10
Road Name:
fantasy: American Flyer Lines
Road Number(s):
962
Car Name:
Hamilton
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
962R
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1954
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Lighted:
yes
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
This model was produced through 1958 in two variations, both of a black body painted a satin-silver color with an red band (the "R" in the model number):
1954-56: uses a metal nameplate for the "962 Hamilton 962".
1957-58: has "962 Hamilton 962" stamped directly on the body.
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)
Prototype Info
Era:
lightweight
Car Type:
dome
Doors:
1
Windows:
10
Road Name:
fantasy: American Flyer Lines
Road Number(s):
962
Car Name:
Hamilton
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
962S
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1954
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Lighted:
yes
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
The model was produced only in 1954 in three variations. It has a satin silver painted finish over a black body and a silver color band (the "S" in the model number).
1. white or black body painted silver.
2. chrome body painted silver.
3. black body painted silver (very rare); it is a factory-modified 1952 #502 car; "baggage" was painted over and re-lettered "American Flyer Lines"; the #502 nameplate was reversed and marked "962 Hamilton 962"; the link couplers were converted to knuckle couplers.
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)