Traditional sized 0 gauge cars, either four or eight wheeled. Manufactured by American Flyer from c1914, until the company was purchased by A C Gilbert, of Erector fame, in 1938. Prior to 1914 freight cars by American Flyer were imported from Germany.
American Flyer 1109 4 wheeled sand car (gondola), Milwaukee Chicago and St Paul, 1925-32 |
American Flyer 1109 4 wheeled sand car (gondola), Lehigh Valley, 1925-35 |
American Flyer 1110 4 wheeled box car Morris and Company Supreme Marigold Oleomargarine, 1919-35 |
American Flyer 1111 4 wheeled caboose Illinois Central, 1929 (missing hand rails) |
American Flyer 1119 4 wheeled stock car 1926-32 |
American Flyer 1115 8 wheeled box car, American Flyer Fast Freight 1112 Automobile Car, 1921-29 |
American Flyer 1115 8 wheeled box car, American Flyer Fast Freight 1115 Automobile Car |
American Flyer 1118 8 wheeled tank car, American Flyer Tank Line, 1921-29 |
American Flyer 1128 4 wheeled tank car, Texaco |
American Flyer 1228 8 wheeled tank car, red and green, Sinclair, 1939 |
American Flyer 231 8 wheeled tank car, yellow, Texaco, 1939 |
American Flyer 1146 4 wheeled log car |
American Flyer 3008 4 wheeled tank car, buff, American Flyer decals, 1933-34 |
American Flyer 4 wheeled container car, 1935 |
American Flyer 311122 box car, 1935 |
American Flyer 311131 4 wheeled sand car, grey interior, 1935 |
American Flyer 311131 8 wheeled sand car, grey interior, 1935 |
American Flyer 311131 8 wheeled sand car, red interior, 1935 |
American Flyer 311267 4 wheeled Hopper, Pennsylvania, 1935 |
American Flyer 311267 8 wheeled Hopper, Pennsylvania, 1935 |
American Flyer 1127 4 wheeled caboose, 1935 |
American Flyer 1127 8 wheeled caboose, 1935 |
American Flyer 3006 Flat Car with timber load |
American Flyer 3007 Sand Car (Gondola), Union Pacific livery |
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American Flyer 3008 Tank Car, recessed American Flyer decals |
American Flyer 3010 Tank Car, Tank Line livery |
American Flyer 3015 Box Car orange frame and sides, green doors and roof |
American Flyer 3017 Caboose, American Flyer Lines and two American Flyer decals |
American Flyer 3017 Caboose, two American Flyer decals |
American Flyer 3018 Tank Car, AF Lines Air Service decals |
American Flyer 3019 Dump Car, light green livery |
American Flyer 3019 Dump Car, dark green livery |
American Flyer 3025 Wrecker (Crane) Car, Built By American Flyer Lines decal |
American Flyer 3025 Wrecker (Crane) Car, American Flyer Lines decal |
American Flyer 3046 Log Car, green |
American Flyer 3046 Log Car, orange (missing load) |
American Flyer 3201 Caboose, without lighting |
American Flyer 3206 Machinery Car |
American Flyer 3207 Sand Car (Gondola), two brake wheels, one 3207 plate |
American Flyer 3207 Sand Car (Gondola), one brake wheel, two AF plates |
American Flyer 3208 Box Car, tan frame and sides |
American Flyer 3208 Box Car, orange frame and sides |
American Flyer 3208 Box Car, ladder and brake wheel on right (not left) |
American Flyer 3210 Tank Cars, yellow and green |
American Flyer 3210 Tank Car, silver |
American Flyer 3211 Caboose, 3211 plate |
American Flyer 3211 Caboose, illuminated, two AF plates |
American Flyer 3211 Caboose, illuminated, two AF plates |
American Flyer 3212 Borden's Milk Car Built By American Flyer Lines |
American Flyer 3212 Borden's Milk, Pacific Coast Lines |
American Flyer 3213 Searchlight Car |
American Flyer 3216 Log Car, orange, two name plates |
American Flyer 3216 Log Car, orange, one central name plate |
American Flyer 3216 Log Car, green, one central name plate |
American Flyer 3219 Dump Car |
The American Flyer Manufacturing Company was acquired by the A C Gilbert Company, manufacturers of Erector Sets, in 1938. New locomotives and rolling stock were illustrated in the 1939 American Flyer catalogue, indicating that A C Gilbert planned the new items immediately he purchased the company, the preceding year. The new items were built to a scale of 3/16ths of an inch to the foot, yet were designed to run on traditional 0 gauge track. The 500 series cars have die cast bodies, and were available ready to run and as unpainted kits, the kit numbers being preceeded by K. 400 Series sheet metal freight cars were added in 1940-41, all with eight wheels.
The new 3/16th products (locomotives, passenger cars and freight cars) continued in production until the USA joined WWII in 1942. When production resumed after the war, American Flyer used the same products, converted to S gauge, which is beyond the remit of this site.
American Flyer 504 gondola, LNE 15503, dark grey, length 7 1/2 inches. Also tuscan brown. 1939-41 |
American Flyer 506 box car, Baltimore and Ohio, white, brown roof, length 7 1/2 inches. 1939-41 |
American Flyer 508 hopper car, Virginian, grey, length 6 1/2 inches. 1939-41 |
American Flyer 510 stock car, Missouri Pacific, brown, length 7 1/2 inches. 1939-41 |
American Flyer 512 tank car, Texaco, silver, length 7 1/2 inches. 1939-41 |
American Flyer 514 wrecker (crane) car, yellow, red and green, length 7 1/2 inches. 1939-41 |
American Flyer 516 caboose, New York Central, red, length 6 1/2 inches. 1939-41 |
American Flyer 516 caboose, Union Pacific, red, length 6 1/2 inches. 1939-41 |
American Flyer 472 flat car, red and yellow, with Tootsietoy armoured car, 1940-41 |
American Flyer 474 automatic dump car, red, 1941 |
American Flyer 476 gondola car, green, length 7 5/8 inches, 1940-41 |
American Flyer 478 box car, white and red, length 7 5/8 inches, 1940-41 |
American Flyer 480 tank cars, length 7 5/8 inches, 1940 (a) yellow Shell tank on black base and (b) silver tank on blue base Also known with (c) yellow tank on red base, (d) silver tank on green base and (e) red tank on black base |
American Flyer 481 wrecker crane car, red, yellow, red and green, length 7 5/8 inches |
American Flyer 482 log car, green, length 7 5/8 inches |
American Flyer 483 flat car (black) with yellow/orange girder, length 7 5/8 inches |
American Flyer 484 caboose, red, unlighted, length 6 1/2 inches |
American Flyer 484L caboose, red, lighted, length 6 1/2 inches |
American Flyer 484L caboose, red, lighted, length 6 1/2 inches |
American Flyer 486 hopper, yellow, length 6 1/2 inches, 1940-41 |
American Flyer 488 floodlight car, red, black floodlight, length 7 5/8 inches, 1940-41 |
The table below attempts to list the 4 wheeled Freight Cars produced by American Flyer, in 0 gauge, but does not attempt to describe the varieties of each car produced. Numbers in brackets are not American Flyer reference numbers.
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| 240 | 5 inches | Wrecking Car | 4 | 1910
| 241
| 5 inches
| Log Car
| 4
| 1910
| 242
| 5 inches
| Coal Car
| 4
| 1910
| 243
| 5 inches
| Box Car
| 4
| 1910
| 244
| 5 inches
| Oil Tank Car
| 4
| 1910
| M241
| 5 1/2 inches
| Log Car
| European import; Bing/Bub
| 4
| 1912-14
| M244
| 5 1/2 inches
| Tank Car
| European import; Bing/Bub
| 4
| 1912-14
| M1109
| 5 1/2 inches
| Coal Car
| European import; Bing/Bub
| 4
| 1912-14
| M1110
| 5 1/2 inches
| Box Car
| European import; Bing/Bub
| 4
| 1912-14
| M1111
| 5 1/2 inches
| Caboose
| European import; Bing/Bub
| 4
| 1912-14
| 1119
| 5 1/2 inches
| Sand Car
| Gondola (no markings)
| 4
| Red
| 1915-16
| 1119
| 5 1/2 inches
| Sand Car
| Gondola
| 4
| Brown
| 1917
| 1119
| 5 1/2 inches
| Sand Car
| Gondola, marked Sand Car 1109
| 4
| Red
| 1917
| 1119
| 5 1/2 inches
| Sand Car
| Gondola, Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
| 4
| Orange
| 1925-32
| 1119
| 5 1/2 inches
| Sand Car
| E J & E
| 4
| Grey
| 1925-32
| 1110
| 5 1/2 inches
| Box Car
| Illinois Central
| 4
| Red
| 1914-15
| 1110
| 5 1/2 inches
| Box Car
| Baltimore & Ohio
| 4
| Red
| 1916-19
| 1110
| 5 1/2 inches
| Box Car
| Morris & Company (various wordings)
| 4
| Yellow
| 1919-35
| 1111
| 5 1/2 inches
| Caboose
| Illinois Central
| 4
| Tan
| 1915
| 1111
| 5 1/2 inches
| Caboose
| Illinois Central
| 4
| Brown
| 1916-25
| 1111
| 5 1/2 inches
| Caboose
| Illinois Central
| 4
| Brown or Red
| 1925-29
| 1119
| 5 1/2 inches
| Stock Car
|
| 4
| Tan
| 1921-24
| 1119
| 5 1/2 inches
| Stock Car
|
| 4
| Yellow
| 1921-24
| 1119
| 5 1/2 inches
| Stock Car
|
| 4
| Dark Blue-Green
| 1921-24
| 1119
| 5 1/2 inches
| Stock Car
|
| 4
| Dark Brown
| 1925-32
| 1119
| 5 1/2 inches
| Stock Car
|
| 4
| Maroon
| 1926-32
| (100)
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| Sand Car
| Part of Set 961-T Coal Loader
| 4
| Yellow
| 1935
| (101)
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| Stock Car
|
| 4
| Green
| 1935
| (102)
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| Box Car
| Part of Set 961-T Coal Loader
| 4
| Yellow
| 1935
| (103)
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| Caboose
| Part of Set 961-T Coal Loader
| 4
| Red. Lacks cupola
| 1935
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