American Flyer Trolley Switch with Platform

[azflyer]

 

This is my completed American Flyer Trolley switch and platform. The platform is Department 56'. The switch is AF manual type with the track removed.  I had to raise the platform additional 1/4' inch above the Gargraves track for the Flyer Steam Engines could clear the sign attach to the roof. 

You may notice I used a Lionel switch light cover. It has a light inside and activates when the trolley is powered up. The bumper is a cover off a toggle switch that is used to keep out moisture. I also added additional bumpers made from shrink tube (looks like rubber tires bumpers! 

I epoxied the man in blue holding the sign to the slide switch.  By moving him to any three positions on-off-on. He will turn the trolley on, off and turn the street light on when power is to the trolley switch. 

If you look close at Rocky. That what I call him because is head is actually a small pebble or small rock. His right had was missing also. That is made out of the smallest shrink tube, with a cardboard sign added.

Yes, that Lionel trolley looks rather good in its new home running between my two outer loops of my American Flyer Cabinet-top layout. Oh Well, someone has to support Flyer/Lionel now days, no mater what gauge.

I will post more photos from this project later in the week from my web page.

http://az-flyer.blogspot.com/p/restoration-projects-operating.html

AZ-Flyer

 

 

[stebbycentral]

Very nice.  I recognized the Victorian Station Platform, I have the same item for my Christmas layout.  I ran into the same issue you did with the roof overhanging the track, I believe it was originally designed for use with HO/OO scale trains.  My solution was to cut the sides of the roof back so they were even with the platform.

[azflyer]

This is the Trolley Switch I built from the American Flyer manual 722 track switch. This is the one with the longer switch housing that can be used manually with the throw lever or by using the  electric controller. I needed this room to  fit the 8 post On-Off-ON slide switch I found at Ace Hardware in town. The slide switch had to have 1/2" inch throw to control the lever arm length. It also had to be open ended to fit the round tube from the lever arm. I will get into this later in the post. 

 

I went ahead and removed the track section along the same line as the manual lever on the track switch. I cut off the coil tube, and removed the wire. I shorten the lever arm and round tube from the lever arm. 

 

The slide switch is mounted upside down, with the 8 electrical post pointing up. The slide is facing down and has to be shorten about 1/4" inch for base clearance. 

 

Wiring as follows:

1. Power from the transformer to red and black terminals on the switch. Wires from your stop sign signal on you layout to the green and yellow terminals on the switch. 
2. Wires from the 8 post slide switch: pictured from Right to Left; green and yellow to green and yellow on the bottom side of the track switch; jumper wires black and red on the two center electrical posts; Left: red and black wires to the bottom side of the track switch.  Also run black and red wires from the underside of the switch to the light /always on.
3. When the switch is completed and wired correctly: (left) platform light is off, switch light is green and lamp post light is on. 
4. (center) all power off to trolley and stop sign signal.
5. (right) Red light on at the end (see photo) platform, power on to the trolley and red light is on at the AF switch. 

 

 

This is the completed American Flyer Trolley Switch and Platform