Here, we will try to keep you informed of changes to our website, including the posting of any new products.
| 8/20/2011 | NEW TOOL: Quartering tool for Atlantic steam engines. $45 (See "TOOLS" page.) |
| 8/17/2011 | NEW AF PART available: the power-pickup spring for the Prewar Auto Unloading action car. Spring extends outward from lower edge of car. |
| 8/13/2011 | LIONEL has just released Catalog II, with advance orders due in about 30 days. It can be accessed at www.lionel.com. It contains no new AF items, although several previous items are cataloged again, including the UP "Challengers" (now due in November), and the Circus set. |
| 8/13/2011 | Smoky Mtn Model Works has delivered the 44-Tonner kits. We have only 4 available----1 Scale ($325), and 3 DC Highrail ($345). |
| 8/13/2011 | We have been adding a considerable number of Gilbert AF items to our "USED AF" inventory page this past week, with much more to come over the next few weeks ! |
| 8/13/2011 | New from Z-STUFF: the #1090 2-Track Operating Signal Bridge.........but so far, we only have one available. More on back-order. (See "Electronics") |
| 8/13/2011 | Two new Animated signs are now in stock: Coppertone, and the NoPac herald.. In addition, SHELL, and HEINZ Ketchup, are available once again ! (See "Animated Signs). |
| 7/30/2011 | Back in stock: Assortment of 120 unpainted seated & standing figures; Great for populating passenger cars ! (Listed under "PEOPLE" parts.) |
| 7/29/2011 | Just received: RE-STOCK of AF parts----911 silver canisters; bulkheads (red, or black); 732 baggage doors (red, or green). |
| 7/19/2011 | New AF parts: Replacement painted boxcar doors, with good quality color matches: 622 Dark Green; 633 White; 637 Yellow; 642 Dark Brown; 25081 Light Green; Black; 984 Orange |
| 7/19/2011 | RP-CYC Volume 22 just received. |
| 7/19/2011 | New layout details from MTS in stock: Sidewalk Newspaper Vendor; Rowboats; Seagulls; Birds; Vending Machines from the '30s; Vending Machines from the '50s; Jukeboxes; RR Trackside Concrete Phone Booths. Not yet on our website, but we're developing a "LAYOUT DETAILS" webpage to upload later this summer. |
| 7/19/2011 | COAL LOADS: Finally back in stock, for AF, AM, and SHS hoppers. Soon to come: assorted loads (stone, rip-rap, etc, for gondolas.) |
| 7/13/2011 | After a long hiatus, we now offer a quality S-scale Motorized TURNTABLE again ! Available in any diameter, in 1" increments, from 16" to 32" ! Photos on our homepage. |
| 7/13/2011 | Two new accessory stations available: the Seaboard Coal Unloading Station, and the World's Greatest Show Circus Station---see our homepage for photos. $99 each. |
| 6/24/2011 | NEW: Replacement gear for the Flyonel Sawmill, replaces the white plastic gear that strips so easily! BIG improvement ! $11.95 (Listed under "Sawmill" parts.) |
| 6/21/2011 | The ANIMATED SIGNS webpage was updated today with several new offerings. |
| 6/11/2011 | All inventory databases were updated this morning, including many additions to the "Used AF" sales list. More to come, as we are unpacking and listing a large collection. |
| 6/11/2011 | New AF PAINT color: 751-752 Accy Yellow. High quality color match! |
| 6/11/2011 | NEW: Quality printed color windows for the Plasticville Parish Church....2 versions: (a) the usual "stained glass" windows, and (b) the less-common "striped" windows. Doors are also available, printed in red like originals. Listed under "Plasticville Parts". |
| 6/11/2011 | NEW: "Moe & Joe Lumber Yard Station" now available. Check our main Home Page. |
| 5/26/2011 | NEW REPAIR CLINIC: Tonight, we added a new AF Repair
Clinic (#41) on Replacing Carbon Rollers in the Deadman-style Transformers,
such as the 18B or 30B. We also expanded Clinic #35, Repairing Smoke-in-Tender units. |
| 4/21/2011 | New version of the Milk Station accessory. This one accepts your metal Gilbert Milk Platform. See our home page for photo. |
| 4/21/2011 | New from Minuteman Models: Bridgeton Freight House laser-cut kit. |
| 4/21/2011 | New item: Vinyl roadway track crossings. Three styles available, for AF track, Gargraves, SHS, or Am Models track; $19.95 |
| 4/21/2011 | New AF PAINT color: 715-717 Accy Yellow. High quality color match! |
| 4/20/2011 | All inventory databases were updated tonight. |
| 3/22/2011 | Word received today that the 3 new Flyonel full-length Vistadomes are on the way, as well as the flatcar with boat load. |
| 3/22/2011 | Today, we received a re-stock on ARTTISTA S-scale figures, Z-STUFF 1075 Sensors, and BACHRUS Roller Test Stands. |
| 2/24/2011 | NEW: "Baggage Claim Station" and "Gilbert Dairy Station" now available. Check our main Home Page. |
| 2/16/2011 | Added to PLASTICVILLE inventory today: 8 different pieces, all complete and undamaged; 2 are boxed; only 1 is glued. Nice lot. |
| 2/16/2011 | Added to USED AF inventory today: 24633 (EX-) ; 705 (EX); two painted 24730 baggage cars (VG+); 274 Harbor Junction (MIB). |
| 2/9/2011 | Over 20 new items added to the USED AF inventory today, all in EX or better condition: Includes 283-313-342-714-715-772-801-904-916-919-977-568-21004-21085-21099-24225-25060. |
| 2/9/2011 | All inventory databases were updated today. |
| 2/4/2011 | Please note our HomePage notice regarding Shipping Insurance coverage ! |
| 2/2/2011 | David Doyle's "Standard Catalog of American Flyer Trains" book is now SOLD OUT, and out-of-print. |
| 1/17/2011 | Dull-finish handrail sets for steam engines added today. |
| 1/17/2011 | Several new DECAL sets, and STICKER sets were added to the AF PARTS catalog listing today. |
| 12/30/2010 | NEW: "MailBag Delivery Station" for use with AF 718-918 Operating Mail Cars. Check our main Home Page. |
| 12/22/2010 | New "AF Repair Clinic" ---Diesel Motor Components-- Armatures & Fields |
| 12/12/2010 | Little by little, we are uploading more and more of the images to the new KITS page. When done, we will eliminate the individual pages for separate manufacturers. |
| 11/23/2010 | Several new electronic items from Z-STUFF have been added to our "ELECTRONICS FOR S" page. |
| 11/22/2010 | New from RP-CYC: Volume 21 "Railway Prototype Cyclopedia". Now in stock |
| 11/11/2010 | The Miller "Animated Signs" has been added to our Shopping Cart system. Signs can now be ordered directly from the website page. |
| 11/11/2010 | New rubber-stamp: ® for identifying restored or reproduction items. R-1 on our Rubber Stamp page; $5.00 |
| 11/8/2010 | Excellent new soft-cover book now in stock: "101 Classic Toy Trains", by Roger Carp. |
| 11/8/2010 | Rubber roadbed--- New shipment received.....over 2500 pieces now in stock. |
| 11/8/2010 | New Stockade Fence kit from Branchline; $24.95 (See homepage) |
| 9/26/2010 | Our "Animated Signs" page has been completely updated with over a dozen new offerings ! |
| 9/24/2010 | Citrus Shed laser-cut kits are now in stock; limited inventory, with no further availability when gone. $59.95 ; Add-on Sawtooths also available. |
| 9/24/2010 | RE-STOCK: We have finally received re-stock on the shiny diesel plastic roof horns, and all passenger car nameplates. |
| 9/10/2010 | LIONEL has delivered the WP and AIRCO boxcars, and the NYC Pacemaker stock cars. |
| 9/10/2010 | COAL LOADS--- for AF, SHS, and Am Models hoppers. Made with real coal on a solid base. $9 each. |
| 9/10/2010 | New books: 2011 Greenberg Price Guide to AF, and to Lionel; and "101 Classic Toy Trains", by Roger Carp. Now in stock. |
| 8/11/2010 | Our newest exclusive release, CARLING BLACK LABEL BEER reefer, is now available in two new numbers---799 and 812. |
| 8/11/2010 | SHS INVENTORY: We just added about 25 different SHS wood reefers, new-in-box, from prior years release. |
| 7/25/2010 | Used AF online inventory: Today we began listing streamline passenger cars. In cases where it is a full set, it is listed under the combine number (e.g, "960" ). More to come. |
| 7/22/2010 | We continue to add to our Used AF online inventory---today, we added many center-cupola and bay-window cabooses, as well as nice Franklin, Washington, 320, and 332 engines. Also a few more boxcars, including a very nice NP Pig Palace stock car! |
| 7/11/2010 | We have just added another 35 or more original AF catalogs to the Used AF inventory, most in EX- or better condition, including two nice 1946 catalogs ! |
| 7/8/2010 | We have completed unpacking and listing AF cranes, boom cars, and track cleaning cars to the Used AF inventory from the recent collection purchase. |
| 7/5/2010 | We have just uploaded about 40 original AF catalogs to the Used AF inventory, most in EX- or better condition. |
| 6/25/2010 | We are presently unpacking and listing AF cranes, boom cars, and track cleaning cars to the Used AF inventory. |
| 6/16/2010 | Additional operating flatcars were added to our online USED AF inventory list, almost all in EX+ condition. More to come. |
| 6/14/2010 | Today we began to add Gilbert AF flatcars and operating flatcars to our online USED AF inventory list, almost all in EX- to LN condition. More to come. |
| 6/14/2010 | We have updated our S-scale "People" (figures) page with new Arttista stock just received. |
| 5/22/2010 | We have also just concluded the purchase of a very large Gilbert AF collection, most in EX- or better condition. This collection contains at least one of nearly every engine and car produced by Gilbert, with the exception of heavyweight passenger cars and the very rarest cars. Listing all of this collection will take some time, but as of Monday 5/24. all tank cars and gondolas have been listed. As we add additional groups of items, we will note that here. |
| 5/22/2010 | We have just concluded the purchase of a large selection of SHS and Am Models equipment, including a large selection of Budd cars, Streamline cars, and Heavyweight cars, as well as F7 and PA diesels. Road names include SP, PRR, and UP. Also both AM and SHS freight cars from past production. All new in the box. We should have all of this added to our website inventory lists no later than Tuesday, 5/25. |
| 4/29/2010 | AF PARTS back in stock: 0-8-0 boiler fronts (limited); HO 0-6-0 and Hudson boiler fronts; HO freight car sideframes; prewar water tank tin spouts; Royal Blue replacmeent pilot section. |
| 4/12/2010 | POLAR EXPRESS S-scale decals-- Our latest EXCLUSIVE... Full set for engine, tender, and five cars, in gold; $15.00 Suitable for Am. Models Norther with coal tender, and 5 Heavyweight cars ! |
| 4/9/2010 | NEW---- Several new decal sets for tank cars and reefers. These are custom sets (not AF repro) for such names as Pabst beer, Chevron gasoline, Marathon Petroleum, etc. |
| 4/9/2010 | DEADLINE FOR ORDERS FROM THE 2010 LIONEL CATALOG, AT ADVANCE-ORDER PRICING, IS APRIL 25. |
| 4/9/2010 | NEW---- DRY-TRANSFER LETTERING FOR THE NORTHERN PACIFIC DIESELS & PASSENGER CARS, AND FOR THE 918 AFL/REA OPERATING MAIL CAR. |
| 4/3/2010 | We have received re-supply of 16" foam repair cradles, and of Paper Creek "shingles". |
| 3/20/2010 | Our entire inventory of EA-ZE Air pneumatic air control system components is now exhausted. We have discontinued this product line due to difficulty obtaining supply. |
| 3/15/2010 | NEW item: Solid-state Talking Station units have returned, after an absence of several years! We have these in stock for the AF Station, for the prewar "Akoostikin" station, and for all 4 NOMA Station recordings. Only $29.95 each, including speaker, control button, and installation instructions. |
| 3/14/2010 | The 2010 LIONEL catalog will be released, and website-posted, later this month. There are several new AF items and sets in it. We will begin accepting reservations at Advance Order prices immediately thereafter. The deadline for all advance orders will likely be late-April. |
| 3/14/2010 | New AF part: We just had the late-style thick diesel Pullmor traction bands made. |
| 3/1/2010 | NEW AF REPAIR CLINIC: Wiring & Operating the 761 Semaphore. |
| 2/21/2010 | NEW PART: The HOIST for the peak of the 164 Flyerville Barn. |
| 2/3/2010 | Just in: Streamline passenger car VISTA-DOMES, back in stock. |
| 1/28/2010 | SAVE $50 ! We have lowered the price on our remaining inventory of SHS 2-8-0 Consolidation steam engines; all are AC-Highrail with sound. SHS has none of these left. |
| 1/25/2010 | Just in: a run of Handcar drawbars, for the tipple car sets. |
| 1/25/2010 | We have just finished shipping the Santa Fe A-A blue/yellow diesels, the 3-pack blue-stripe cars, and the AF Christmas sets. |
| 1/23/2010 | New S-scale structure kit: "Frenchie's Bar & Grill" from Twin Whistle; $55. |
| 1/19/2010 | Just received from Lionel: Santa Fe A-A blue/yellow diesels, and 3-pack blue-stripe cars; AF Christmas sets (how timely!). |
| 12/29/2009 | Del-Aire pneumatic toggles, motors, & tubing: We have just posted a variety of used items. See EZ-AIRE & DEL-AIRE. |
| 12/26/2009 | BIG BOY engines have arrived. We will have all orders filled and shipped by Dec 31. |
| 12/21/2009 | New Wiring Diagram added to Repair Clinic #14: 21925 U.P. PA diesel |
| 12/20/2009 | We have just added 7 new Animated Signs from Miller, including Budweiser, NYC RR, and NHRR. See the Animated Signs page. |
| 12/14/2009 | Received from LIONEL: E-L and Cotton Belt cabeese; Sunoco chrome tank car; Circus stock car. Big Boys are enroute....should arrive here in 7-10 days. |
| 12/14/2009 | A.F. PARTS: Just received production runs of three different styles of chassis mounts ("motor mount tabs") for (a) standard steamers; (b) 0-6-0 switchers; and (c) Northerns & Royal Blue-style steamers; Union Station parts; and traction bands for Flyonel Mikados and Northerns. |
| 12/6/2009 | LIONEL has delivered the Christmas hopper, BNSF flat car, USPS boxcar, and 1950 Catalog Art boxcar. Unofficial word: The Big Boys have arrived in the US---now shipping to distributors. |
| 12/6/2009 | NEW ITEM: WHEEL-GAUGING BLOCK for Am. Flyer. Machined metal block long enough to span a 6-wheel engine or truck. See TOOLS. |
| 11/13/2009 | New AF REPAIR CLINIC added---TALKING STATION NEEDLES. |
| 11/10/2009 | NEW: Talking Station needles, in 3 different "tones"--Soft, Medium, and Loud---and at reduced price! Needles should NOT be used for more than three plays ! |
| 11/10/2009 | LEMP BEER REEFERS---- We just acquired a limited number of these 2009 NASG Convention cars. Don't delay, if you're interested in one ! |
| 11/10/2009 | NEW---740 HANDCAR FIGURES---these are new production, and are soft enough to operate properly! Now in stock. |
| 11/10/2009 | AMERICAN MODELS E-8 engines are now available with sound----TX Special; MP; and SP are the latest paint schemes available with or without sound. |
| 10/27/2009 | Just added a new AF REPAIR CLINIC about replacing the smoke unit in a Flyonel Northern steam engine. |
| 10/25/2009 | MOXIE laser-cut Billboards with supports are a new item here from Twin Whistle. Image to be added soon. |
| 10/25/2009 | CRANE HOOKS (644 / 944) are back in stock, after a long absence! |
| 10/25/2009 | Some new S-scale FIGURES were added today, along with images of the F-series figures. |
| 10/21/2009 | MOXIE BILLBOARD, laser-cut, with supports; color; a PLHS exclusive, produced for us by Twin Whistle; $10.95. See "Misc. Structure Kits". |
| 10/20/2009 | Three new AF PAINT colors now available in spray cans: 21088 Franklin Green; 21089 Washington Blue; 960 Streamliner Silver |
| 10/8/2009 | New AF part in stock: Red plastic chimneys for the 23786 and 23789 Stations and Baggage Smasher. |
| 10/8/2009 | RUBBER ROADBED is back in stock, including 54" radius curves! |
| 10/8/2009 | Added about 40 more items to our Used AF, SHS, and Am. Models lists today. Most of these range from EX to Mint, and most are boxed. |
| 10/8/2009 | We have replacement Pullmor bands back in stock, for standard steam, 0-8-0, 0-6-0, and diesel wheels. |
| 10/4/2009 | The NHRR G4a brass bell has been sold, and is on the way to Australia! |
| 10/4/2009 | Added about 40 items to our Used AF List tonight, most of which are EX or EX-, and boxed! |
| 10/1/2009 | Two new S-scale signals in stock, from NJ International. See "ELECTRONICS FOR S" . |
| 9/29/2009 | RUBBER ROADBED will be back in stock next week, and we will have it available at York ! Let us know now if you want to place an order for York delivery ! |
| 9/28/2009 | Two new layout items: Household street-side mailboxes with red flag ----- both silver and white mailbox. |
| 9/28/2009 | Two new water-base decals--- "Rocket Fuel" and emblem for USAF 24574 flatcar; and D&H / LCL for canisters. AF Parts Catalog, under Decals. |
| 9/21/2009 | Just received from Lionel: the Freedom Train Display car; the 2009 Xmas boxcar; DMIR tank car; and NYC operating boxcar. |
| 9/21/2009 | Just received: The 2010 Greenberg Pocket Guides for AF, and for Lionel. |
| 9/21/2009 | We have just produced a new run of steam engine linkage, nickel-finished. Now available again are Royal Blue-style connecting rods and valve linkage, as well as K5, Hudson, and 0-8-0 eccentric cranks. (Also, prewar drop-couplers.) Next to come: Northern valve linkage. |
| 9/21/2009 | LIONEL Catalog #2 is released, and it contains 10 new AF items. See our HomePage for the details. We are accepting Advance Order reservations until mid-October. |
| 9/5/2009 | Two new kits added from Twin Whistle: Bus Station, and McPherson's Tool & Machinery Shop. |
| 8/30/2009 | Many additional items were posted today to the USED AF Inventory list. |
| 8/26/2009 | We have American Models' A-A Texas Special Budd care sets in stock. |
| 8/26/2009 | We have received SHS' new reefers and covered hoppers. |
| 7/25/2009 | We have quite a number of Sn3 freight car kits and Sn3 structure kits available, just in. Click on SCALE & Sn3. |
| 7/25/2009 | We have just begun to post a large quantity of SCALE car kits and engines to the Am Models, DPH, and MMT inventory lists. Also, a number of new AHL trucks ("Vehicles"). About 40 NIB SHS freight cars were added, none of which remain available from SHS. |
| 6/16/2009 | M2M CARS--- Series 7 just arrived, including '53 Ford Crestline Victoria (2 new colors); '54 Dodge Royal (new car, in 2 colors); '58 Plymouth Belvedere (in 2 new colors). |
| 5/22/2009 | Several new books added, including the original TM AF price guides. |
| 5/16/2009 | Just arrived from Des Plaines: B&M, State of Maine, and Tex-Mex boxcars, as well as additional PRR gondolas and TTX well cars. |
| 5/10/2009 | CALENDAR: We have added our monthly Business Calendar to the Homepage, so you can see at a glance when we will be available for phone orders, and when we will be closed. |
| 5/10/2009 | NEW: We have just received a production run of correct springs for the Moe & Joe Lumber Unloading cars, and for the AF Sawmill. |
| 4/29/2009 | AMBER BUBBLER TUBES for AF Oil Derricks are back in
stock, and the price is reduced to $15.00. Clear tubes will come next. NOMA Station windows, doors, & clocks now available EMBOSSED, like original.....not just printed flat. |
| 4/27/2009 | NEW "A.F. PAINT" COLOR ADDED: Engine Black.... "Streamliner Silver" coming soon....A problem with "Silver Bullet Silver" has been corrected; if you have SB paint purchased prior to today, we will replace or refund. |
| 4/19/2009 | "BULLFROG SNOT" ---Create your own traction tires on any locomotive wheels. See image on our homepage. |
| 4/19/2009 | NEW: "UP THE CREEK PADDLE SHOP" laser-cut wood kit produced exclusively for us by Banta Modelworks. See image on our homepage. Intro-price: $75.00 |
| 4/11/2009 | NHRR STEAM-LOCOMOTIVE BELL for sale. See link on our homepage. |
| 3/25/2009 | Today, we added some new inventory of used AF cars, operating cars, and accessories to the USED AF LIST inventory. |
| 3/15.09 | NEW: "LITCHFIELD STATION" laser-cut wood kit produced exclusively for us by Banta Modelworks. See image on our homepage. Intro-price: $75.00 |
| 3/9/2009 | NEW: Gargraves track pins, prewired for power connections. Available in pairs, or in multi-packs. |
| 3/9/2009 | NEW CD-ROMs available: Gilbert AF Catalogs: S, HO, & O gauge. Color reproduction of entire original catalogs, from 1938 through 1963. See "Software" in our online AF Parts Catalog. |
| 2/27/2009 | Prices for can motors and can conversions have increased, effective immediately. |
| 2/21/2009 | New custom item: AF Mail Post adapted to an SHS #671 5" Accessory Rail track section. See photos on Home Page. |
| 2/21/2009 | Two new REPAIR CLINICS have been added.....Rebuilding diesel Power Trucks; & Rebuilding Smoke-in-Tender smoke units. See AF Repair Clinics. |
| 2/17/2009 | S-Scale Layout for sale, 14'x26' fully sceniced. See Home Page. |
| 2/10/2009 | Just Arrived: Smoky Mountain Model Works 40'6" Pulpwood Flatcar kits; include bulkheads, trucks, scale couplers, & Southern Rwy decals. $69.95 complete. Kit #64-W2. |
| 2/8/2009 | ACE inventory of trucks and other parts has been added to our Shopping Cart system. See ACE page. |
| 2/3/2009 | Several new action signs from Miller Engineering. See ANIMATED SIGNS page. |
| 2/3/2009 | A couple new tools have been added, including one to reshape bent ends of AF metal track ties. See TOOLS page. |
| 2/3/2009 | New from Dallee: Car lighting strips with LED lighting. See our ELECTRONICS page. |
| 2/3/2009 | We have added Wood Ties, and tie-jigs for cross ties as well as turnouts to the our TRACK OPTIONS page. |
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Our mail-order and retail "S"-only location: 6 Storeybrooke Drive; Newburyport, MA
01950
Tuesdays through Thursdays, & Saturdays, 2-5 PM, EST.
Our
all-gauge retail location, located in Bo-Mar Hall; Rte 1; Wells,
Maine
Open 10 AM - 5 PM, 7 days per week !
(Closed Wednesdays, November through March)
(NOTE that we are not present in this location; it is a multi-dealer co-op in
which we have sales space.)
Call Toll Free: 888-708-0782 - Orders only, please!
Or 978-465-8798 for all other calls.
FAX: 978-465-8798
E-Mail: doug@portlines.com
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