FM C-Liner

Atlantic & East Carolina
(No.5024I)

(No.5024-09)

Baltimore & Ohio
(No.5024F)

(No.5024-06)

(No.16203) w/Caboose
(No.16603) Pwr and Non-Pwr Set

Burlington Northern

(No.5024-R)

(No.5024-18)

Canadian National
(No.5024L)

(No.5024-12)

Chesapeake & Ohio

(No.5024S)
(No.5024-19)

Conrail
(No.5024-26)

Denver and Rio Grande
(No.5024-24)

Great Northern (not pictured)
(No.16204) w/Caboose

(No.16604) Pwr and Non-Pwr Set

Illinois Central
(No.5024J)

(No.5024-10)

Lackawanna
(No.5024U)
(No.5024-21)

Louisville & Nashville
(No.5024-Q)

(No.5024-17)

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Milwaukee Road
(No.5024H)
(No.5024-08)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas
(No.5024P)

(No.5024-16)

New York Central
(No.5024M)

(No.5024-13)

Northern Pacific
(No.5024-G)

(No.5024-07)

Penn Central
(No.5024-N)

(No.5024-14)

Pennsylvania
(No.5024D)

(No.5024-04)

(No.16201) w/Caboose
(No.16601) Pwr and Non-Pwr Set

Reading
(No.5024C)

(No.5024-03)

Santa Fe C-Liner

Santa Fe
(No.5024E)

(No.5024-05)

(No.16202) w/Caboose
(No.16602) Pwr and Non-Pwr Set

Seaboard Coast Line
(No.5024-B)

(No.5024-02)

Soo Line
(No.5024-W)
(No.5024-23)

Southern
(No.5024T)

(No.5024-20)

Southern Pacific
(No.5024-V)

(No.5024-22)

Spirit of '76
(No.5024-25)

Union Pacific
(No.5024K)

(No.5024-11)

Transparent (Undecorated)

(No.5024TR)

The Fairbanks Morse C-Liner was introduced in 1949. The "C" stood for "Custom" as buyers were able to select the unit's horsepower(1,600-2,000-2,400).

AHM's HO-scale model was first produced by Rivarossi and was originally part of Lionel's HO-scale product line from the early '60s. On rare occasion, I've seen a black undecorated Rivarossi boxed example of the C-Liner. This Rivarossi example was stated as being made of bakelight. An early '60s AHM magazine ad for the C-Liner model states it was produced by Mehanotehika under license from Rivarossi. In recent years, IHC has offered this same C-Liner. Later runs of the C-Liner often have 'Tempo-Yugoslovia' stamped on the bottom of the fuel tank.

If one looked up "Crude" in the HO-scale Hobby Dictionary, you might just find this unit pictured. The model lacks all three steps from the cab to the rear of the unit on both sides. It also sports a strange non-prototypical hood hanging over its carved out front pilot. Available since the late '50s though, this model might also be labeled a "classic" in HO-scale.

The AHM C-Liners arrived in the spring of 1963. You may find a review of the model in the April 1963 Model Railroder magazine. The unit arrives first only in "Reading Lines" paint, followed that summer of '63 in "New Haven" and "Pennsy" offerings.

Non-Powered A-Units were also produced, though they featured the same number found on the Powered A-Unit. And a B-Unit is also available for this model.

In the 1967-68 AHM Catalog, the Powered A-Unit is priced at $8.95 and the Non-Powered Units are $3.98. The last appearance by the C-Liner from AHM is found in the 1982 catalog.

AHM also imported an O-Scale FM C-Liner A-Unit. The O-Scale example was of more prototypical design and featured a better formed front pilot. The O-Scale AHM C-Liner was never given a B-Unit mate and was available in the 1970s.

Notice the above pilot on the Texas & Pacific C-Liner, this does not reflect any known AHM production run examples. This slit-pilot belongs to Rivarossi and/or 1960s Lionel-HO models.

During its long tenure with AHM, the C-Liner served in many offerings. The powered and dummy pair of Burlington Northern C-Liners seen below are an early '80s AHM release.

Last Updated October 12, 2008