My pre war train

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Well…where should I start?

I am not sure if I am in the right dept. as I just signed up about 15 min ago and do not know my way around the site.

As I write I am 73 years old and have saved my American Flyer train that I got for Christmas in 1938, plus still have a photograph sitting under the tree with my train.

Also still have the boxes they came in, although the ends of the boxes are in very poor condition and most of the ends have come off the box.

I am curious as to the value of the train, and thought you might shed some light on its value.
The numbers of the cars were printed on the box end flaps and as most of the end flaps are gone there are three cars that I don’t have the numbers too, but I do have the numbers to the locomotive and three other cars.

The Locomotive has a number of 420
The coal car…no #
The Auto car is #3015 And I don’t understand what “Auto car” means. “Note below”
The Box car …no #
The caboose is #3017
The tanker…no #
The Dump car is #3019

this train even though it was purchased in 1938 is in “O” gage. [three rails]

OH Sick
ubd896@hotmail.com

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First welcome to the forums.

You probably want to repost this over in the Classic Toy Trains or Model Railroader forums.

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Welcome to the Forums,but I agree with Dan,you should probably post
on what he said.

And a little note to go along with this,you shouldn’t post your e-mail address
like that on the forum.

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OH…Can identify with you as I got a first train about the same time…Do not have it now. Wasn’t “O” gauge rather popular at that time…Mine were 027 in the same era.

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the guys over on the Classic Toy Trains forum can give you some great help. they helped me find the value of a bunch of old Loinel and American Flyer stuff i got at an auction.