The Century Flyer is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge train originally built as an amusement park ride.

This train was built in the early 1950s by National Amusement Devices, a manufacturer of roller coaster cars.

[1] This company built several of the Century Flyer train sets for use at amusement parks around the country.

In 1959, the train and tracks were sold to a local professional women's organization, who donated them to the Conway Human Development Center (then known as the Arkansas Children's Colony) for use by the patients.

The Central Arkansas Model Railroad Club volunteered to upgrade and refurbish the train and track.