American Flyer Trains

Explore American Flyer trains for sale across the brand's major eras and product categories. Start with the S Gauge or Postwar collections below, then browse broader American Flyer parts and other equipment as needed.

American Flyer S Gauge

American Flyer Postwar

For repairs and replacement components across the broader brand, shop American Flyer Train Parts. You can also browse American Flyer FasTrack for the dedicated S Gauge roadbed track system.

Trainz inventory can also include American Flyer transformers, controls, operating accessories, buildings, signals, bridges, track, and equipment from other gauges and eras as collections arrive.

American Flyer has a much broader history than S Gauge alone. The brand includes earlier Standard Gauge and O Gauge equipment, the S Gauge trains most closely associated with American Flyer today, and later products carrying the American Flyer name under Lionel.

Why S Gauge Is So Important to American Flyer

S Gauge became the defining part of American Flyer and remains the gauge most closely associated with the brand. Its two-rail trains helped give American Flyer a distinctive identity, with steam and diesel locomotives, freight and passenger cars, train sets, track, controls, accessories, and parts forming a complete railroad system. Shop equipment from across the years in American Flyer S Gauge Trains.

The American Flyer Postwar Years

The Postwar era became one of the most recognized periods in American Flyer history, especially for its S Gauge trains, operating features, accessories, and memorable train sets. Collectors looking specifically for equipment from this period can explore American Flyer Postwar Trains.

Earlier American Flyer Trains

American Flyer history also reaches back before the S Gauge era, including Standard Gauge and O Gauge trains. These earlier locomotives, cars, sets, track, and accessories give collectors another side of the brand to explore beyond the equipment for which American Flyer later became best known.

American Flyer has passed through several important chapters. A.C. Gilbert acquired the American Flyer name before World War II and developed the trains that made the brand especially famous for two-rail S Gauge railroading. After the A.C. Gilbert Company ended train production, Lionel acquired the American Flyer name and much of the product line in 1967.

The brand later passed through subsequent Lionel ownership changes before becoming part of today's Lionel, LLC. Lionel continues to use the American Flyer name for S Gauge trains and equipment, including both interpretations of classic American Flyer designs and newer models developed for today's S Gauge market.

For shoppers, that means the words American Flyer can describe equipment from very different periods. Model number, gauge, manufacturer, operating system, and production era can all matter when comparing trains or determining compatibility.

An American Flyer railroad can extend well beyond the train itself. Over the years, the brand has included track and switches, transformers and controls, operating accessories, stations, signals, bridges, buildings, and replacement parts alongside locomotives and rolling stock.

Track & Train Control

Track and power systems vary across American Flyer's history, so compatibility depends on the equipment being operated. For the dedicated S Gauge roadbed track system, browse American Flyer FasTrack.

Operating Accessories

Operating and trackside accessories helped make American Flyer railroads interactive. Depending on inventory, shoppers may encounter loaders, stations, signals, bridges, buildings, controllers, and other equipment designed to add movement or activity around a layout.

Repair & Replacement Parts

American Flyer equipment from different gauges and generations can require very different components. The American Flyer Train Parts umbrella covers locomotive, tender, rolling stock, track, and other replacement parts across the broader brand.

Trainz regularly acquires pre-owned model train collections, so American Flyer inventory can change from individual locomotives and rolling stock to train sets, track, transformers, accessories, controls, and harder-to-find parts. That gives shoppers opportunities to find equipment from different periods of American Flyer's history in one place.

Whether you're looking for another train to run, a missing car, a collectible model, an older accessory, or a component needed for a repair, check individual Trainz listings for the model, condition, included pieces, and operating details of the specific item being sold.

Trainz buys qualifying collections that can include American Flyer locomotives, rolling stock, train sets, track, transformers, controls, accessories, and parts across multiple gauges and eras. Learn more through Sell My Trains – How It Works.

What gauge are American Flyer trains?

American Flyer is best known for S Gauge, but the brand also produced trains in other gauges, including Standard Gauge and O Gauge.

Who made American Flyer trains?

American Flyer has been produced under different ownership over its history, most famously by A.C. Gilbert and later under Lionel.

Does Lionel own American Flyer?

Yes. Lionel owns the American Flyer brand and continues to produce American Flyer S Gauge equipment.

When did Lionel acquire American Flyer?

Lionel acquired the American Flyer name and much of the product line in 1967 after A.C. Gilbert ended train production.

Is American Flyer still made?

Yes. Lionel continues to offer trains and equipment under the American Flyer name.

Are all American Flyer trains S Gauge?

No. S Gauge is the best-known American Flyer system, but the brand also has earlier Standard Gauge and O Gauge equipment.

Does Trainz sell new and pre-owned American Flyer trains?

Yes. Trainz sells both new and pre-owned American Flyer trains, with changing inventory that can include locomotives, rolling stock, train sets, accessories, parts, and harder-to-find pieces from different eras.