Monday, June 27, 2016

6" Sand Car (Gondola), 1113/1116

American Flyer was the name if you wanted litho variety for your gondola string.  The mid sized gondola litho started with a "generic" litho in either red or green with the simple label "Sand Car" to one side of the car.  The number 1113 was supposed to be reserved for the 4 wheel version and 1116 was supposed to be reserved for 8 wheels but, as with so many other things about Flyer - whatever was ready for use on the assembly line was used. (This same thing occurs with the boxcars - 1112 was supposed to be 4 wheel and 1115 was supposed to be 8 but you can find the numbers on either wheel arrangement). Soon after, New York Central, Pennsylvania Systems (in both yellowish and a light green), and the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy made appearances on the gondolas.

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