Lightweight Coach Passenger Cars by A.C. Gilbert for 1958

Prototype Info

Era:

lightweight

Car Type:

coach

Doors:

1

Windows:

10

Road Name:

fantasy: American Flyer Lines

Road Number(s):

24869

Car Name:

Jefferson

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24869

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1958

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Lighted:

yes

Supplemental Part:

Roof Details

Supplemental Part:

Underbody Detailing Parts

Supplemental Part:

Interior Seats, Armrests, Section Partitions

Notes:

This model was produced through 1960. It has a silver body color with a red stripe.

Prototype Info

Era:

lightweight

Car Type:

coach

Doors:

1

Windows:

10

Road Name:

Missouri Pacific (MP)

Road Number(s):

24859

Car Name:

Eagle Lake

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24859

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1958

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Lighted:

yes

Online Article:

Has Photo

Supplemental Part:

Roof Details

Supplemental Part:

Underbody Detailing Parts

Supplemental Part:

Interior Seats, Armrests, Section Partitions

Notes:

This was part of set #20475 only produced in 1958. This version had the blue stripe go over the doors. The set was re-released in 1963 and 1964 as #20767, in which the stripe stopped at the doors.

Prototype Info

Era:

lightweight

Car Type:

coach

Doors:

1

Windows:

10

Road Name:

Northern Pacific (NP)

Road Number(s):

24846

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24846

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1958

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Lighted:

yes

Online Article:

Has Photo

Supplemental Part:

Roof Details

Supplemental Part:

Underbody Detailing Parts

Supplemental Part:

Interior Seats, Armrests, Section Partitions

Notes:

These were a part of set #20445.