not really 3-rail, but maybe

[ScaleCraft]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Flyer ... 3602126029

Someone knows about value here on a pre-war Flyer S 806.

Sure looks like center rail skates...0?

Missing lead truck, trailing truck, smokebox front, "cowcatcher, just call up Flyer and order the parts, right?

For $264.12 plus shipping, must be something somebody needs badly.
Wonder if it's dead, and PO used it a source of parts.

Something doesn't look right in the brushes area. I'm not seeing the armature shaft between the brush holder.

[jlong]

Trainz has two of them listed. Both are parts engines and priced a bit high for that.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Flyer ... SwlIVe0A0U

They are prewar 3/16 O gauge Northerns. S scale that runs on 3 rail track O gauge track. After the war, they got S gauge power frames. The tender is wrong. That is for the 3/16 O gauge J3 Hudson. Flyer made a spur gear and worm gear version of the Northern. The 572 listed by Trainz is the worm gear version. The worm gear version is what you want. A solid running worm drive version in full excellent condition goes for a good chunk of change. Far more than the prices you are seeing. They are something Trainz will never get their low balling hands on. They are clueless to prewar and wouldn't know what to pay anyway.

[ScaleCraft]

Trainz has two of them listed. Both are parts engines and priced a bit high for that.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Flyer ... SwlIVe0A0U

They are prewar 3/16 O gauge Northerns. S scale that runs on 3 rail track O gauge track. After the war, they got S gauge power frames. The tender is wrong. That is for the 3/16 O gauge J3 Hudson. Flyer made a spur gear and worm gear version of the Northern. The 572 listed by Trainz is the worm gear version. The worm gear version is what you want. A solid running worm drive version in full excellent condition goes for a good chunk of change. Far more than the prices you are seeing. They are something Trainz will never get their low balling hands on. They are clueless to prewar and wouldn't know what to pay anyway.

The one I listed is spur. Had a friend long ago who picked up a spur Northern, missing a main gear, took him years to find one. One would think parts locos would be a whole lot less Trainz Gift Cards than that.

[jlong]

Again, Trainz is clueless to prewar. You're just as well off dealing with antique mall dealers. That's how ignorant they are.

[J. S. Bach]

Again, Trainz is clueless to prewar. You're just as well off dealing with antique mall dealers. That's how ignorant they are.

"Trainz is clueless" by itself is quite appropriate.