prrhorseshoecurve posted:If Lionel comes out with an accurate version of each car, the k-line ones will not be as accurate because the K-Line cars are only 18" long instead of full scale coaches of 21" long.
If the Lionel cars turn out to be 21" I'm sending them back. Nearly all the AFT's cars were ex-NYC 70' baggage cars, so Lionel's cars should only be 17.5" long. Also, 4 of the 5 crew cars (passenger cars at the rear of the train) were ex-72' commuter cars. Overall, I think the AFT had only two cars, not counting the 85' flatcars, that were 80': the #201 Sleeper and the tool car.
There was some confusion about their length in the Lionel catalog when they were first listed, but when I asked a rep their response was the 70' cars will be 18", and the 80' cars will be 21". They have never clarified this in the later catalogs, so we will see.
CHANGED: I originally said the Pie Car was 80'; it was the Sleeper.
