A.C. Gilbert Erie Railroad (ERIE) Steel-sheathed, Single-door Box Cars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

957

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Erie Railroad (ERIE)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1957

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

Archer Transfer 3D resin rivets (the company recommends O-scale rivets for A.C.G. products)

Notes:

This was an uncataloged item. The #957 has only one variation. The one odd feature about the #957 is that the control button has "957" imprinted on it and as such is the only car that has the catalog number imprinted on the control button making this a unique item. In 1958, the #957 was replaced with the #25042. The car came with four metal barrels.

Shows the permanently-closed single door.

This photos shows the two-door side, which is the animated side.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

974

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Erie Railroad (ERIE)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1953

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Additional Photos

Supplemental Part:

Archer Transfer 3D resin rivets (the company recommends O-scale rivets for A.C.G. products)

Notes:

This is an operating car that has two separate doors on one side, and a single center door on the other side. The 1953 and 1954 #974 were marked for "American Flyer Lines" on the single-door side, and just "974" on the two-door side. The Erie version, released in 1955 only, had the Erie road name, number, and data on the left side and the logo and data on the right-hand side of boths sides of the car. These cars came with a push-button controller, #712 Automatic Track Rail, four milk cans, and four crates.

The Erie logo is obstructed by the opened door.

This is the "American Flyer Lines" version of #974, which was identical to #734, except that this one has knuckle couplers, where as #734 has link couplers. This was taken from the 1953 catalog.