A.C. Gilbert 4-6-4: New York Central (NYC) #320, 321, 322, 324, 325, 326
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
320
Additional IDs:
322, 324, 325, 326
Prototype Info
Category:
4-6-4
Road Name:
New York Central (NYC)
Model Info
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1946
Road Number:
320, 321, 322, 324, 325, 326
Product Type:
Die-cast
Finish:
painted & lettered
Power:
AC
Couplers:
AF
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Notes:
This model was produced in 1946 and 1947, and has a diecast boiler and tender. The 1946 model has "New York Central" printed in silver on the tender, while the 1947 model has "American Flyer Lines" in silver as well as the NYC logo printed on the tender. Typically, the unit comes with a headlight with a smoke and choo-choo sound unit that is mounted in the tender. There are three variations; one of the two 1946 units does NOT have a smoke and choo-choo unit. Like #310 and #312, #321 had thin-shank link couplers in 1946, and thick-shank ones in 1947.
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
Shown here is Mike Marmer's model, which has been converted to use the Soundtraxx Tsunami TSU-1000 decoder.