Gilbert tank cars #625 through #925 are page 1
#926 through #24321 are on page 2
#24322 through #24330 are on this page
Lionel tank cars #9100 through #48406 are on page 4
#48407 and above, plus my American Models and K-Line tank cars are on page 5
The large pictures on this page are of cars in the collection of The Upstairs Train. Unless otherwise specified, the smaller ones are from ebay auctions I didn't win.
If you have a picture that you would like to share with the world of any of the cars not shown here (or a better picture of one that is shown!), email them to me: theupstairstrain@yahoo.com. Click here for a list of the pictures I need to complete the Gallery.
Can you tell which is which? The split tank is on top.
The complete tank car came with and without ladders and railings.
The split tank car came only without ladders and railings.
This is the extremely rare variation with split tank and white ends.
(Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)
(Photo courtesy of my friend Joe Philippson, from his ebay auction.)
It came with ladders, railings and platform,.
(Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)
It came with and without ladders and railings.
(Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)
It came with and without ladders and railings.
It came with ladders and railings. Some ladders were black.
There was also a very rare painted version with black ladders.
Other people must have thought what I think; it wasn't produced.
(Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)
The trucks are attached to the car with screws which Gilbert never did.
If you ever see a car with trucks screwed to the body, you know they have been changed.
It came with and without ladders and railings.
There was a noticeable variation in the colors of plastic.
(Picture courtesy of Chris Harding.)
It came with and without ladders and railings.
(Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)
It came with ladders, railings, and platform. Some platforms were gray and some black.
(Picture courtesy of Steven Rounds.)
Show me the tank cars made by Lionel and American Models.
Over the years, Gilbert made four different kinds of couplers, three of which are common and familiar to most American Flyer owners: link, knuckle, and Pike Master. The fourth, the so-called "solid knuckle coupler," was short-lived and not used on very many cars. Lionel later came up with its own version of knuckle coupler. American Flyer has therefore gone through five generations of couplers. Because there seem to be a lot of people confused by this, I created a page to show the differences. Click the picture below for more detail.
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