@David Nissen posted:A few years ago a friend asked me if I would install TMCC and Railsounds in his favorite train which was an American Flyer Zephyr. It turned out to be quite a challenge to fit everything into the head car. It turned out quite well with TMCC speed control LED headlight, horn, bell, and diesel sounds. The smoke output was used to control the interior lights for the whole train since they were all connected through the vestibules.
Unfortunately he passed away a couple years ago, but he had told his wife to give me his Zephyr. So now it is in my possession.
I am still learning about this train that I believe was only made one year 1935. I have enjoyed reading the paperwork posted in this thread, and look forward to seeing pictures posted of this set.
Your train features the wide-body, longer engine (as noted by the sliding door), with that engine being cataloged from 1935 through c. 1938 or 1939. Your set appears to be missing 2 cars, both of which would be coaches. The wide-body engine was only cataloged as a 5-unit set, with engine, baggage, 2 coaches, and observation.
The narrow-body, short engines, which had manual reverse, were sold in 1934 and 1935. The 1934 sets were 3 unit sets, with engine, baggage, and observation. The 1935 sets were 4 unit sets with engine, baggage, coach, and observation.
Here is my 1936 set with whistle baggage car (1936 only)
NWL
