What ties these three pictures together is the American Flyer train set. I remember this Christmas, just not many details. Dad eventually created a pull-down train layout for our bedroom. When it was up, it was chalkboard and, on either side, peg boards. The whole thing came out from the wall over my bed about a foot. It folded down to reveal the train layout and the makings for a town layout, though we only bought a small malt shop. The top two train types you could buy in the 1950's were Lionel, with the three rails, and American Flyer. Dad actually had a classic Lionel passenger train which he eventually sold to a train store at Knott's Berry Farm.
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