MTH ELECTRIC TRAINS

The brass-trimmed 4637 electric engine, the first American Flyer St. Paul-Style Cab Electric, first appeared in the Flyer lineup in 1928 and came outfitted with remote control reverse and a new ringing bell. The catalog copy said it all, "a striking example of that consummate mastery of little things by which scaled reproduction and brilliance is attained".

Sporting a green body and a tan chassis, the "Shasta" headed up the Pocahontas passenger cars or the Mountaineer freight set that first year. In subsequent years, less trimmed and slightly shorter versions of the St. Paul type locomotive appeared in Flyer catalogs. These so-named 4635 and 4685 locomotives headed up The Pathfinder and Lone Scout freight and passenger sets. But it wasn't until 1932, when a sharp reduction in the number of variations was offered that the 4637 was truly highlighted in the Flyer lineup. Heading up the 1468 Legionaire set, the green and tan 4637 pulled three 19-inch President's Special passenger cars sporting the same livery found on the Pocahontas passenger cars of 1928. This spectacular set has proven itself to be one of the hardest American Flyer sets to find today.

While the 15" long Wide-Gauge engine was high-tech for its time, with a "patented ringing bell and patented light in the fire box", today's Lionel Corporation's beautiful reproduction justly captures the handsome brass piping and other details of this classic 0-4-0 electric locomotive. Available with both traditional features or state-of-the-art contemporary sound equipped functions, the 4637 and matching Legionaire passenger cars are sure to make a stunning addition to any standard gauge fan's collection.