Flyer used several terms to refer to their gondola cars over the years. They used the term "coal car" in some of their earliest catalogs. Through the years they used the terms "gondola" and "sand car" interchangeably. Flyer produced enameled versions of the 9 1/2 inch cars from 1928 to 1938. There are several variations.
The earliest version has two brass plates on each side, one reading "American Flyer Lines", and the other "3207". The steps at the ends of the car are long, and are actually spot welded to the frame
The other major version has the steps stamped as an integral part of the frame, and has 2 American Flyer Lines decals in place of the plates on the previous versions.
The majority of these cars were some variation of green, although it has been confirmed that an orange variation exists. Rumors abound of a grey sand car, but these have not been confirmed to exist. Any confirmation would be excellent.
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