A.C. Gilbert U.S. Army Animated Flat Cars

A.C. Gilbert

915

animated

AF

1953

metal

painted and lettered

hi-rail

AF

Has More Photos

A Few More Photos

Replacement Brake Wheels

Flat Car Stakes

For this animated unloading-ramp car, when the associated controller button is pressed, the ramp rotates 90 degrees and tilts down, so that the car rolls off of the ramp. Then the ramp returns back to its normal position. Track Section #712 is required for this operation. This is the knuckle coupler version of #715. It was produced from 1953 through 1957. Most had a black and red body with a yellow ramp. The one pictured with the grey body with a maroon ramp is the less common one. The top surface of the body has painted "American Flyer Lines" on one end and "915" on the other end. The car usually came with a plastic sports car, or a gas tank truck (as pictured), but, as with the 715, other loads are also known to exist.

A.C. Gilbert

969

animated

fantasy: Rocket Launcher

AF

1957

969

metal

painted and lettered

hi-rail

AF

Has More Photos

Replacement Brake Wheels

Flat Car Stakes

After loading the rocket in the center launch pad, a remote control button attached to the appropriate Track Trip triggers the rocket to be launched.

A.C. Gilbert

25045

animated

fantasy: Rocket Launcher

AF

1958

plastic

painted and lettered

hi-rail

AF

Has More Photos

Replacement Brake Wheels

Flat Car Stakes

The #25045 was produced through 1960 in two variations. The first variation, shown in the first photo, has an unpainted black plastic body and a two-piece brake wheel. The second variation has a body that is painted black over a yellow painted black plastic body with a one-piece brake wheel.

A.C. Gilbert

25046

animated

fantasy: Rocket Launcher

AF

1960

25046

plastic

painted and lettered

hi-rail

AF

Has More Photos

Replacement Brake Wheels

Flat Car Stakes

This car was produced in 1960 in two variations. The first variation, as shown in the photo, has a black plastic chassis and a blue or aqua launcher. The second variation has a black painted chassis with a blue launcher.

A.C. Gilbert

971

animated

Southern Pacific (SP)

AF

1956

971

metal

painted and lettered

hi-rail

AF

S Gaugian, May 2015, pg 15

Has More Photos

Parts List & Diagram

A Description of the Car

Replacement Brake Wheels

Flat Car Stakes

This is a lumber unloading car. This car actually had three different numbers during production, in 1956 and 1957 it was the 971, sometimes found in a box numbered 25015, then from 1958 through 1960 it was the 25016, and then was produced from 1961 through 1964 with Pikemaster plastic trucks and couplers and numbered 25058, which is the most rare version. At first produced with a wire brakewheel (missing on the car in the photo), that was soon replaced with the one-piece all plastic brakewheel.

A.C. Gilbert

25016

animated

Southern Pacific (SP)

AF

1958

25016

plastic

painted and lettered

hi-rail

AF

S Gaugian, May 2015, pg 15

Has More Photos

Parts List & Diagram

Replacement Brake Wheels

Flat Car Stakes

This is a lumber unloading car was produced until 1960.

A.C. Gilbert

25058

animated

Southern Pacific (SP)

AF

1961

25058

plastic

painted and lettered

hi-rail

AF

S Gaugian, May 2015, pg 15

Has More Photos

Replacement Brake Wheels

Flat Car Stakes

This is a lumber unloading car was produced until 1964.

A.C. Gilbert

715

animated

U.S. Army

AF

1946

metal

painted and lettered

hi-rail

AF

Has More Photos

Instruction Sheet

Replacement Brake Wheels

Flat Car Stakes

For this animated unloading-ramp car, when the associated controller button is pressed, the ramp rotates 90 degrees and tilts down, so that the car rolls off of the ramp. Then the ramp returns back to its normal position. Track Section #712 is required for this operation. The #715 was produced from 1946 through 1954 in ten variations, which are found within three major groupings that are based upon the body and ramp colors. The first grouping produced from 1946 through 1954 contains six of the variations which have a black body and a yellow ramp. Two of the variations were produced in 1946 that have inside power pick-up shoes and a silver armored car with white wheels. The third variation, produced in 1948, has link couplers with brass weights, an outside pick-up and a Manoil coupe automobile load. The fourth variation, as shown in the photo, was produced in 1949 has blackened link coupler weights, and outside pick-up and a camouflaged armored car with black wheels. The fifth variation, produced from 1949 through 1952, has an outside pick-up, black coupler weights and Manoil coupe automobile load. The sixth variation produced in 1953 and 1954 has Type 3 trucks outside pick-up, black coupler weights, and a Tootsietoy racer. The second grouping produced in 1951 has a gray body and yellow ramp. The differences in two variations within this group are that the first has two Type 1 trucks while the second group has one Type 1 truck and one Type 2 truck. The third grouping, which has a black body and a blue ramp, was produced in 1952 in two variations. These two variations differ due to their trucks. The first has Type 1 trucks while the second has Type 3 trucks. They had no railroad name nor number on them.