American Flyer Locomotive 4713 Chief
The American Flyer Locomotive 4713 Chief was produced from 1956 to 1957. Gilbert used a couple of different production numbers for this locomotive including the American Flyer Locomotive 484.
The American Flyer Locomotive 4713 Chief was produced from 1956 to 1957. Gilbert used a couple of different production numbers for this locomotive including the American Flyer Locomotive 484.
American Flyer produced the 356 in 1953. It is different than the American Flyer Locomotive 354 Pacific Silver Bullet and the 350 Royal Blue.
The American Flyer Locomotive 466 was produced from 1953 to 1955. The railroad was called the Silver Comet and was diesel locomotive. American Flyer had three basic types of diesel trucks.
The American Flyer Locomotive 282 lettered for the Chicago North Western made its debut in 1952 with a sheet metal tender and link coupler with black weight. This was Gilbert’s first steam locomotive with a plastic boiler.
The Gilbert Engine 405 was originally planned to be made in an A and B pair. Gilbert never made a Silver Streak “B” Unit.
The American Flyer Northern Locomotives had a 4-8-4 wheel arrangement would have had 4 leading, 8 driving, and 4 trailing wheels. There were 8 models of the Northern 4-8-4 produced by Gilbert.