American Flyer Circus set - Classic Toy Trains Magazine

Thanks for the info. The engine is in great shape. A couple slight nicks, but the guy I had look at it thought it had been hardly used. Someone told me the tenders usually scratch easilly since they weren't primed, but mine looks great. I tried to add photos, but something about my pop up blocker is preventing it. I would be happy to email them. One of the flats has some dirt on it that didn't come up easilly with a wet towell, but I didn't want to push it too hard. A couple rust spots on under the flats, as well as on the pins that hold the wood blocks on the flats. Also, the flats are metal, not wood. As I said, I am missing 2 of the cages. I sent a request to ibuyoldtrains.com and he replied calling it "a crazy good looking set" but he asked about the color of the wheels on the trucks that pull the cages. Mine are black, and the ones in the greenberg book are blue. I don't see how mine could be fake, since it has been in my basement for 30 years, and the person who gave it to me barely touched it, so I don't think they would have gone to the trouble to find replacements back then, if they even existed at that time period. Hopefully that won't count against me, however. The one that sold on ebay recently had tickets, but I think mine are missing, although I am not sure what I am looking for. Since the cutouts are pretty brittle, I don't want to handle them too much or they could come loose.

Anyway, thanks for the help Jim et al.,

Ryan