American Flyer: Smoke Unit Part Diagram
Part views and identification index of the American Flyer Smoke Unit found in the boiler of the locomotive. For your train restorations projects!
American Flyer, a division of A.C. Gilbert Company, were most notably known for their 3/16″ ‘S’ scale trains.
American Flyer 336 Restoration: Introduction
During my first American Flyer train restoration of my childhood #302AC engine, I did a LOT of research in order to learn what made these relics chug. Through all my Googling, one model kept popping up that I knew I needed. The Northern, or as American Flyer refers to it, “The Challenger”, which is arguably the flagship of the Gilbert American Flyer roundhouse.
How to Remove the American Flyer Link Coupler
Throughout the years of Gilbert American Flyer train production, we have used different couplers to produce the perfect consist. While there are four generations of couplers with different versions within generations, this article is only concerned with arguably the most famous Gilbert coupler, the link coupler….
American Flyer 302AC Restoration: Introduction
The days of setting up my fathers trains in an upstairs bedroom had almost vanished from memory until those trains were transferred from my parents basement to my attic. My childhood memories of these American Flyer trains weren’t of them chugging around a Christmas tree or in a spare bedroom, but that of a screwdriver in my hand taking them apart in hopes of resurrecting them. During my first “restoration” of these trains…
American Flyer 302AC: Part Diagrams
Exploded part views and identification index of the American Flyer 302AC Locomotive and Tender. A great reference guide for your American Train restoration project.