Lightweight Observation Passenger Cars by A.C. Gilbert for 1957
Prototype Info
Era:
lightweight
Car Type:
observation
Doors:
1
Windows:
11
Road Name:
fantasy: American Flyer Lines
Road Number(s):
24833
Car Name:
Washington
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
24833
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1957
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Lighted:
yes
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
The AFL Washington Observation car #24833 was produced in 1957 and 1958 and again from 1960 through 1962 in two variations. The first variation has "24833" illuminated in the first window. The second variation as shown in the photo has an illuminated "24853" in the first window in place of the "24833". It is apparent that the second variation is a factory error as the window insert used on this variation was the same used on the 1958 #24853 Northern Pacific Observation Car. Could it be this variation was produced in 1958 or was it produced in 1960-62 when Gilbert was attempting to use old inventory of parts?
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)