Prewar American Flyer Pictures - An invitation 2.0

[Northwoods-Flyer]

Congratulations on your anniversary, and on adopting your new fur baby.

That is a nice #4006. You are building a very impressive Wide Gauge freight consist. What are you going to pull it with?

Northwoods Flyer

[palallin]

Thanks!

So far, I have pulled it with the #4644 I posted 'way back on 2/27. It and the #4000 are the only two Flyer engines I have so far. It pulls the 4 cars and caboose just fine around the SG42 oval. I don’t know if the addition of the hopper will push it past its limits or not. And now, of course, I am on the lookout for a tank car I can afford.

Did Flyer wind certain motors in certain engines to be better pullers than others? I have read somewhere that Liomnel did so.

[palallin]

Since I have posted pics of all my Flyer freight cars, I guess I should go ahead and post the caboose.

It’s hard to tell from the pick, but the ladder on the long side is broken away from the brass tab that holds it at the top. I need to find a replacement or try to solder it.
When I got the caboose, there was a short in the wiring. I have found the short and eliminated it, but I still need to make the light operational again.

[amflyer1]

Happy Anniversary palallin! How many years?

[pennytrains]

Happy anniversary!

[Northwoods-Flyer]

This is set 15 from 1938.

Its headed up by engine #4622-6. There are 4 cars in the set with 4 wheel trucks and belly pans.

Enjoying the World’s Greatest Hobby
Northwoods Flyer

[richhotrain]

@Northwoods-Flyer

This is set 15 from 1938.

Its headed up by engine #4622-6. There are 4 cars in the set with 4 wheel trucks and belly pans.

That is s very good looking locomotive and set of cars.

Rich

[pennytrains]

Gorgeous locomotive !!!

[palallin]

Thank you!

Twenty years. It’s the second marriage for both of us (I’ll spare you the long stories), and both of us brought one son into this marriage.

Anyway, 20 years is now officially the “Rose and Tinplate” year

[palallin]

Thanks, Becky!

[pennytrains]

@palallin

Rose and Tinplate

Hopper and pupper?

[Northwoods-Flyer]

Here is another photo of the 4 wheel truck cars in the blue streamline passenger cars from 1938 - set #15

It gives a better view of the belly pans.

Enjoying the World’s Greatest Hobby
Northwoods flyer

[richhotrain]

N-F, those cars are absolutely gorgeous.

Of course, blue is my favorite color.

Rich

[pennytrains]

A little partial to blue AND orange myself green and orange is good too!

[amflyer1]

congrats on 20 years palallin that is great and here is to another 20

Chuck

[amflyer1]

Beautiful trains Northwoods!!

Chuck

[richhotrain]

@palallin

Today is my wife’s and my wedding anniversary. I gave her a Rose–that is, she has been wanting a lap dog for years, and so she adopted a Maltese from the rescue shelter; she was named named Rose. My wife changed her name to Snowball, because Rose didn’t really fit her and had just been used by the shelter to identify a dog that had spent its life in cages at a “breeder.” Here’s a PSA: get your pets spayed and neutered, and do not deal with “breeders.” If you need a pet, adopt or rescue!

Bravo!

Rich

[palallin]

Thanks, Chuck!

Steve

[Northwoods-Flyer]

Blue streamlined cars appeared again in the 1939 catalog, this time in set #315

This time there were 3 cars in the set, they rode on 6 wheel trucks and there were no belly pans under the cars. With the 6 wheel trucks there was no room for the belly pans.

The consist was pulled by the 434 combination locomotive (numbered 432)and a Type XV tender. This is basically the same engine from 1938 renumbered as #432.

It too is a handsome set.

Enjoying the World’s Greatest Hobby
Northwoods Flyer

[El_Fixes_Things]

Really loving the stylish blue passenger cars, both the 4 and 6 wheel versions. Can’t say the steamers aren’t good looking either! Thank you for sharing, they’re gorgeous.

-El