American Flyer Wide Gauge

[balidas]

Hi,

Does anybody know where I can find information on the #110 Union Station, offered I think in 1928? I am looking for specs, dimensions, pictures, like that.

 Thanx

[ivesboy]

 

    AHHHHHH! A beautiful piece. I bet you want to make one! I thought about it but could not find anyone with an original who would diassemble it to measure and photograph it. Ive never eveen seen one for sale. The best picture i know of is the one in Great toy train layouts on the Brasher short line. Good luck. I know it was silkscreened cardboard on a pine base.

[Northwoods Flyer]

I agree with Ivesboy, the 110 Union Station is indeed a beautiful piece.  Someone reproduced it a number of years ago and I think it was advertised in the pages of CTT.  I'm not sure of the time frame.  If you can find a copy of Greenberg's Guide to American Flyer Wide Gauge by Alan Schuweiler published back in 1989 there are several picture of the 110 in there.  Here is a quote of the entry describing it:

"110 Union Station. 1928, green base 17 3/4" deep x 29" wide (catalog reports base as 18"x30").  Outside building dimensions are 15" x 20 3/8" with clock tower 17 1/2" high.  This was the largest accessory built by American Flyer and one of the largest American accessories.  Lionel's largest station accessory, 128 Station and Terrace is 18" x 31 1/2" overall with a 13 1/2" x 9" station.  Lionel's accessory is of a heavy steel construction and sold for the substantial sum of $25.00 in 1928 compared with American Flyer's 1928 price of $15.00 ($16.00 Western).  The American Flyer station is constructed on a base of veneer wood with framework of very thin clear white pine and covered with heavy composition board walls.  Union Station has red painted sides with white trim, green main and tower roofs, and a green base with extensive handmade landscaping.  Twin eagles mounted on the track side of the building.  Black finished brass plates lettered: "Union Station/American Flyer/Lines"  The clock face is lettered "American Flyer" and shows "8:20 am"  Equipped with four interior lights and one light in the tower, which llluminated all four sides of the clock.  All windows are transparent celluloid (catalog says frosted glass) with printed sash."

There are two pictures of the 110 in the book.  Do you have access to pictures of it?  I can try to post some latter if you have not seen them. I have only seen pictures of the Union Station and the Video that Ivesboy mentions does show the one that Chuck Brasher has.

Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby

Northwoods Flyer

I have always liked the look of the station. 

[balidas]

Yes, It is a beautiful piece of art and I am going to reproduce it for a fairly large standard gauge layout I am developing as a promotion for my business. I have seen only 2 pix of it, Chuck Brasher's, and one I found here after many hours of late night internet searches;

 http://www.norcaltca.com/pdf/NewsletterMarch03.pdf

 I appreciate the dimensions, there were close to the guesstimates I made from the pic in the link..

I have yet to find a copy of that book mentioned, and I would greatly appreciate seeing more pictures

Thank you for your responses.

[balidas]

Just found this;

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/583654