Beginning in 1948 American Model Toys (AMT) began the company that led to the production of Auburn Model Trains and the Kusan Model Train Division of the Kusan Corporation and KMT for a start. Kris Model Trains came next and finally the early Williams production.
Challenging Lionel was certainly a daunting task.
Our group is for those with an interest in AMT, Auburn, Kusan, KMT, Kris, Frank's Roundhouse and Williams toy trains. We are interested in expanding our knowledge within this intersting and related train grouping. Your opinions, comments and observations are welcome.
Remember, if Jack Ferris can beat Lionel as he did with his Aluminum passenger cars and scale box cars we can unravel this story. Why not come along for the ride!
Hello Rich, I don't know if Lionel used AMT passenger cars in any of their advertisements, but AMT used Lionel F3 Santa Fes in one of their flyers before they
Hi Everyone, I need some help concerning the AMT passenger cars. I remember seeing them in a Lionel advertisement of some kind a few years ago. I believe
I have the 1982 version, very nice but I spayed them all with dullcoat to cut the shine. They look great behind my MTH gray Vanderbilt. Steve "Papa" Eastman
Graeme and others: I have a 4-car set of early Williams Pennsy passenger cars numbered and lettered as follows: 2620 Baggage, 2621 Uniontown Combine, 2622
Graeme and all other interested parties, I fould my Williams book and the man that wrote itJohn Hubbard also designed the tooling for the Williams Madison