American Flyer Northern Steam Engines (2 of 2)

Gilbert called it the Challenger but the railroads called it a Northern.  The Challenger was a different engine.

Gilbert made thirteen Northern Locomotives and Lionel has added eighteen more under their American Flyer name. Because there are so many, I have split them up over two web pages:

          Gilbert Northerns are on page 1.
          Lionel  #48047 through #48064 are on page 1.
                      #42562 through #47953 are on this page.
                      #2021110 through #2021160 are on this page.

Unless otherwise specified, the large pictures on this page are pictures I took.

If you have a picture that you would like to share with the world of any of engines not shown here, or a better picture of one that is shown, email them to me: theupstairstrain@gmail.com


#42562 Nickel Plate Road #765 FlyerChief Northern steam locomotive in the 2016 catalog.



#42569 Chesapeake & Ohio #2687 FlyerChief Northern steam locomotive in the 2016 catalog.



#47921 Pere Marquette #1225 FlyerChief Northern steam locomotive in the 2016 catalog.



#47922 Erie #3360 FlyerChief Northern steam locomotive in the 2016 catalog.



#47923 Southern Railroad #2716 FlyerChief Northern steam locomotive in the 2016 catalog.



#47950 Milwaukee Road FlyerChief Northern Steam Locomotive in the 2017 catalog.

Front end of the Milwaukee Road Northern.

Back end of the tender.



#47951 Union Pacific FlyerChief Northern Steam Locomotive in the 2017 catalog.



#47952 Frisco FlyerChief Northern Steam Locomotive in the 2017 catalog.



#47953 New York Central FlyerChief Northern Steam Locomotive in the 2017 catalog.



#2021110 Atlantic Coast Line FlyerChief Northern Steam Locomotive #1801
in the 2020 catalog.



#2021120 Santa Fe FlyerChief Northern Steam Locomotive #3751 in the 2020 catalog.
(Photos above and below courtesy of Al Keil.)



#2021130 Delaware & Hudson FlyerChief Northern Steam Locomotive #302
in the 2020 catalog.



#2021140 Great Northern FlyerChief Northern Steam Locomotive #2871 in the 2020 catalog.



#2021150 Frisco FlyerChief Northern Steam Locomotive #4500 in the 2020 catalog.



#2021160 Frisco FlyerChief Northern Steam Locomotive #4516 in the 2020 catalog.



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