I just bought a box of mixed trains at a yard sale - American Flyer set and has some 3 rail Lionel (I think) and it has 20-30 pieces of a cardboard backed 4 rail track that I am not familiar with. It has the 3 rails standard on AC Lionel - Marx track but has a 4th rail that is lower than the rest of the three (all tubular). Since I'm not a big Flyer person my guess this is Flyer??? I can post a picture here if need be. Would appreciate some help in iding this track.
Thanks much!
Dan
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Not certain about the cardboard backing.
American Flyer made a train that used the fourth rail to operate the whistle.
Shred,
it is indeed Flyer 4 rail track. Made to accomodate the whistling mechanism for 1936. There were a few sets made with upside down "y" shaped slider collector to power the whistles.
Hudson and Hiawatha Freight and Passenger sets for sure ...maybe the Zephyr too from that year?
Ah Ha mystery solved - I bought the Hiawatha set with the three passenger cars that I will be restoring!
Thanks for the reply
Dan
Shred,
it is indeed Flyer 4 rail track. Made to accomodate the whistling mechanism for 1936. There were a few sets made with upside down "y" shaped slider collector to power the whistles.
Hudson and Hiawatha Freight and Passenger sets for sure ...maybe the Zephyr too from that year?
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