pd posted:NWL - nice looking composite tunnels. I've never seen them with lights - your addition or as manufactured, and by who?
PD,
The tunnels with lights are American Flyer tunnels made in the mid 1930s. In 1934 American Flyer cataloged the two tunnels that appear in my picture. The standard gauge tunnel is simply the Allegheny tunnel with lights and the o gauge tunnel is one of the O gauge tunnels with lights. In 1935 American Flyer cataloged a new "Universal Tunnel" with lights that was made for both O and Standard Gauges. I will say that the Universal Tunnel does not have the clearance for all Standard Gauge engines, as some of the early Electric boxcab and shasta engines will not make it through this tunnel.
The American Flyer lighted tunnels are somewhat difficult to find due to their limited production period (only 1 year for each type of tunnel) as compared to the remainder of Flyer tunnel production.
Here is a better view of the two 1934 tunnels
Here is a view of the 1935 Universal Tunnel
NWL
