When I was a young teenager, a kid upstairs from me got a train set by Gilbert American Flyer around Christmas because his parents bought some furniture at one of the local department stores. The train set consisted of a 4-6-2 plastic silver coated Baltimore & Ohio Blue Bullet Engine. Gilbert coated the engine with silver and it had 3 "New Haven Style" Silver Passenger Cars. The engine had a headlight and a smoke unit. The cars were not illuminated but they had a shiny silver finish. The set consisted of a figure 8 style layout with a cardboard trestle set. A small 50 watt transformer was included. I got to set up and play with the train set as the 2 kids upstairs were too young to play with the train. The set was made approximately 65 years ago! Does anyone have a picture of this train set? Sincerely yours, railbear601
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