CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The 51st annual Great Berea Train Show takes place this weekend at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

One-day admission is $10, while a two-day pass is $15. Children younger than 16 are free with an adult admission.

The original American Flyer is quite the nostalgic electric train toy. While Lionel used a three-rail system, American Flyer focused on a two-rail system for a life-like ride. They both had O scale operational guides, but after World War II, American Flyer went to S scale.

A.C. Gilbert was an American toy innovator and also developed erector sets. Advertisements in the American Boy Magazine of December 1928 also mentioned offices in London and Paris.

The Great Depression brought financial difficulties. He

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