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Magazine Articles By Carl R. Byron

A Brief History of American Flyer Pullman Cars

After a history lesson about Pullman the man and his company, this article covers the A.C. Gilbert AF Pullman passenger cars.

American Flyer's Industrial Brownhoist Crane

Prototype and model information about the A.C. Gilbert crane, #644 and #944.

Deciphering EMD F's

The article covers EMD's history, the introduction to the F-series of freight engines, including the FT. It is a prototype-only article with S-scale F models interspersed.

S Scale Favorites

The author covers the construction of early prototype wooden passenger cars. He then mentions which manufacturers, in S-scale, have or are still producing wooden passenger cars.

The Accurate American Flyer Streamlined Passenger Car

The author compares American Flyer passenger cars, as originally produced by A.C. Gilbert between 1950 and 1964, to their prototype. The article starts off with a history of the development of prototype passenger cars during that time period. It also describes how the cars were made by A.C. Gilbert, which is why most of the passengers cars were too short. Several photos of complete AF trains are included.

The American Flyer Whistling Billboard

This article covers the history of the whistling billboard (and why it was created), covering several of the models made by A.F. and A.C. Gilbert. Several photos are included.

The General Electric U33C

The author provides historical background on the prototype engine, and then compares it against the first Lionel S-scale engine.