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Nick,

Based on what I can identify from pics of your rolling stock boxes and perusing my 1954 Gilbert AF catalog, I would venture to identify your set as K5437T (Meteor Freight).  The standard catalog set contained a 293 'Pacific' steam engine, a 947 NP reefer, a 924 covered hopper (cement car), a 925 Gulf tank car, a 929 stock car, a 933 box car, and a 930 caboose.  Did your set come with a transformer...cataloged set did (4B).  Keep in mind that AF set contents could be quite variable, depending on what inventory was on hand.  Also, it appears from your pic of the set box that storage conditions were not good (high humidity?).  The set number would have included on the box when new.  BTW, your engine looks to be in very nice condition.

As a caveat, I am not a Gilbert AF collector and definitely not an expert on the subject, but am interested in Gilbert production history.  Hope this helps.

Cheer'S',

Jay Mellon

New Orleans, LA

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