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What year did Atlas bring out their three snap track bridges? And in the 1969 catalog they list several types of street lights; did they ever bring those out? I had some lights that were like them, but they were not from Atlas.

Michael Bishop

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What year did Atlas bring out their three snap track bridges? And in the
1969 catalog they list several types of street lights; did they ever bring
those out? I had some lights that were like them, but they were not from
Atlas.

Michael Bishop

Well, going by advertising, the three bridges were released sometime
between September of 1971 and April of 1972. I can't narrow it down any closer
because I am missing the MR issues between those dates.

The AHC ad in the April, 1972 issue shows them.

#2546 Warren Truss Bridge
#2547 Deck Bridge
#2548 Plate Girder Bridge

I still have unopened blister packs of the Warren truss bridge and plate
girder bridge I never used in layouts.

The Atlas street lights were there pretty much right off the bat in 1967. I
have examples of 3 out of the four. I don't have any boulevard lights. They
originally listed five different types but only four ended up being
available. The oil lights were never made.

#2951 Boulevard Lamps
#2952 Gooseneck Lamps
#2953 Highway Lamps
#2954 Telephone Pole Lamps

Doug

I forgot. The bridges and lamps were all listed in the 1972 catalog so,
assuming the catalog was actually put together before the actual 1972 year
(most catalogs are released in advance), the bridges were probably late 1971.

Doug