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attendees begin to assemble at the Reliance Fire Hall on Market Street in York, PA. - Chuck Harrington (myflyertrains) Viewed: 134 times.
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While some find their seats, others just can't wait to get a close look at many rare Gilbert items that have been brought to show. - Chuck Harrington (myflyertrains) Viewed: 127 times.
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A little tired from a day walking through the York train show, I sit and look at chairs and a painting on the far wall, certainly unusual items even at this meeting. - Chuck Harrington (myflyertrains) Viewed: 127 times.
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The tables held trains Monday through Wednesday at the Firehall premeet. I bought a 916, 977 and 988 here to complete my 1956 Blue and Yellow Santa Fe set. - Chuck Harrington (myflyertrains) Viewed: 131 times.
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Very good attendance, must have been over 100 people. - Chuck Harrington (myflyertrains) Viewed: 129 times.
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People are gradually taking their seats and the formal portion of the meeting will soon begin. - Chuck Harrington (myflyertrains) Viewed: 151 times.
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Joe Haenn of JOE'S TRAIN REPAIR explains to the group that the meeting had been renamed THE FLYERNUT MEETING in honor of the late Bob Tufts. FLYERNUT was on his auto license plate. Former meeting name was the Gilbert Get Together. - Chuck Harrington (myflyertrains) Viewed: 134 times.
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And so the presentations begin, as the first of numerous people who brought rare Gilbert items talks about them. This gentlemen shows a American Flyer accessory prototype that he purchased at an auction. - Chuck Harrington (myflyertrains) Viewed: 140 times.
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Top Left: a pair of switches that have gaps cut in the rails and unusual wiring underneath. Below, an early Alco that had been painted in the Union Pacific colors years before an AF Union Pacific was actually available. Bottom Left: a modified AF switch that appears to be activated by train wheels moving over rectangle shaped buttons. Top Right: Unusual track on plastic roadbed, and below a spring scale with knuckle couple, apparently used at the Gilbert factory to measure how hard an engine could pull. - Chuck Harrington (myflyertrains) Viewed: 158 times.
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