A.C. Gilbert U.S. Navy General Service Flat Cars

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Notes:

Apparently this car was a factory error that should have never been produced. In 1958 the Floodlight Car was to have been the 24549 as shown in the catalogs and in many cases was sold as 24549. Note that the light lights up when power is supplied to the rails.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24549

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

Erie Railroad (ERIE)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1958

Road Number(s):

24549

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Lighted:

yes!

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This car was produced through 1966 in eight variations. The first four of the eight were all produced in 1958-61 and all had knuckle couplers and utilized a die-cast lamp bracket. The first of these four variations has a red motor generator. The second variation has a yellow motor generator. The third and fourth variations of this group both have yellow generator and die-cast lamp brackets and Pike-Master Couplers. One of these two has the generator secured to the car chassis by means of two screws while the other is secured using a different method. The remaining four variations of the eight were produced from 1962 through 1966, and all have Pike-Master trucks and couplers and steel lamp brackets. Two of these four variations have a black floodlight housing (see the second photo). One has a 1/8" hole in the center of the chassis that appears to have been a chassis that was intended for another use. The other two have white light housings, except one has a gun-metal-gray steel lamp bracket while the second has the standard silver bracket. Note that the light lights up when power is supplied to the rails.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24565

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

fantasy: FY&PRR

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1960

Road Number(s):

65

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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The #(245)65 was produced in 1960 and 1961 in two variations, which are both shown in the photo. The first variation produced in 1960 has sintered-iron trucks and knuckle couplers. The second variation produced in 1961 has Pike-Master trucks and couplers. The 1960 variation in the photo is shown with an original cannon that has hollow shank and a lever on top of the cannon. The cannon in the foreground also has a hollow shank but does not have lever, which was sold by K-Line and made in China. The cannon on the 1961 Pike-Master flat car is the most common reproduction version often seen with this flatcar however it does not have a solid shank and no lever, and it was made in Japan.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

25056

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

fantasy: Rocket Launcher

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1959

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This was a set, combining an operating yellow U.S. Marine box car and a yellow rocket launcher car.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

25059

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

fantasy: Rocket Launcher

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1960

Road Number(s):

25059

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This car was produced until 1964.

A scan from their 1961 catalog.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24553

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

fantasy: Rocket Transport

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1958

Road Number(s):

24553

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This car was produced through 1960 in two variations. The first, as shown in the photo, has red, white, and blue three-piece rockets. The second variation produced in 1960 has red and white one-piece rockets.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24577

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

Illinois Central (IC)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1960

Road Number(s):

24577

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This black-bodied car has a load of two silver jet engine components. The 1960 version came with knuckle couplers, and the 1961 version came with Pike Master couplers.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24562

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1960

Road Number(s):

24562

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This car has no load.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24564

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1960

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This uncataloged car was produced only in 1960 in two variations. This car came in four uncataloged sets, one of which was the #20182 "Prestone Special" set that contained the rare painted #24030 MKT box car. As you will note from the photo the car carries no number imprinted on its sides, thus the Greenberg guide lists the number in parentheses. The two variation have to do with the color and material of the three pipes which are the load for this car. The rarer variation has three orange cardboard pipes, while the more common variation has three silver plastic pipes.

Ted's model only has two pipes in this photo, but the model came with three pipes.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

928

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1927

Length:

46'

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1956

Road Number(s):

928

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This car was produced in 1956 and 1957. It retained the #928, but was different from the earlier versions because it included 8 stakes, a processed lumber load, and knuckle couplers.

This is Holt's 1956 version with a custom log load.

This is Ted Hamler's version with the original lumber load, but re-lettered for the SP&S.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24516

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1927

Length:

46'

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1958

Road Number(s):

928

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This car was produced in 1958 and 1959. It is basically the 5-digit version of #928.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24537

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1958

Road Number(s):

24537

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Only produced in one year, this car came with three silver-painted plastic pipes.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24539

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1958

Road Number(s):

24539

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

The #24539 was produced in 1958 and 1959 and again in 1963 and 1964, in six variations. The five variations produced in 1958 and 1959 are as follows. The first has a black painted chassis with silver plastic pipes. The second has a black plastic chassis with Type 10A sintered-iron side frames and silver plastic pipes. The third, shown in the photo, has a black plastic chassis, Type 10 sintered-iron side frames, and silver plastic pipes. The fourth has a plastic chassis and solid non-operating knuckle couplers. The fifth (1958 and 1959) #24539 has a black plastic chassis and silver cardboard pipes. The last variation produced in 1963 and 1964 has a black plastic chassis, Pike-Master trucks and couplers and orange cardboard pipes.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24540

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1960

Road Number(s):

24540

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This car was an uncataloged item that was only part of two uncatalog train sets, namely the #20018 Purity Food Store set and the # 20203 Army-Air Force Special set. Because there were so few of these two sets produced, this car tends to be somewhat rare. The three-pipe load was made out of cardboard.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24559

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1959

Road Number(s):

24559

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This all-black car has no load. Apparently it was only sold through a Sears set.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24566

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1961

Road Number(s):

24566

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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There are two versions to this car. The rare version is the one in the photo that has a gray plastic body that was made in 1961. The much more common version has a black plastic body offered from 1961 through 1965. Note that the A.C. Gilbert catalog of 1961 showed the car as being decorated for the "Nation Car Co." with a black body color.

A scan from the 1961 catalog.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24578

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1962

Road Number(s):

24578

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This car was produced in 1962 and 1963 in only one variation. The Corvette load is the same one used in the Auto-Rama racing sets less the motor. The Corvette came unassembled with racing number "14" or "51".

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24556

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

Rock Island (RI/ROCK)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1959

Road Number(s):

24556

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This all-black car has a four-axle wheel load.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24574

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

U.S. Air Force

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1960

Road Number(s):

24574

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This car was produced in 1960 and 1961 in two variations. The first variation produced in 1960, as shown in the photo, has sintered-iron trucks and knuckle couplers. The second variation produced in 1961 has Pike-Master trucks and couplers. The load is two rocket fuel containers.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24557

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

U.S. Navy

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1959

Road Number(s):

24557

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

This car, with its Jeep load, was produced through 1961 in two variations. One variation has a two-piece brake wheel, as shown in the photo. The second variation has a one-piece brake wheel. The jeeps on this flatcar were manufactured and stamped "TOOTSIETOY MADE IN USA".

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24572

Prototype Info

Style:

general service

Road Name:

U.S. Navy

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1961

Road Number(s):

24572

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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