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This page contains our current inventory of Postwar Lionel freight cars. Included here are boxcars, refrigerator cars, stock cars, certain flatcars, gondolas, hoppers, tank cars and vat cars. Specialty cars from the "Space & Military" Series are located on our Space & Military Cars web page while crane cars, searchlight cars and other work train pieces of rolling stock are located on our Railroad Work Cars web page and cabooses and work cabooses are located on our Cabooses web page.
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The railroad boom in the late 1800's had a
dramatic economic effect on virtually all of the existing industries -- from coaling, logging,
oil and steel to retailing, construction, food, and farming. If it could be transported by
horse-drawn wagon, it could be shipped quicker by the railroads. In later years, the
railroads would become a favorite with the automotive industry and the military.
Lionel sold an extensive array of freight cars
in the postwar era including the ever-popular boxcar, realistic stock cars, specialized
refrigerator cars, all sorts of flat cars, dull (but practical) gondolas, useful
hoppers, authentic-looking tank cars and the clever vat cars. Lionel's fantasy world offerings
included the 3435 Aquarium Car, the 3376 Giraffe Car, the 6050 Savings Bank Car and the 6445
Mint Car.
Additional Freight Cars will
boost the industrial capabilities of your railroad.
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Postwar Lionel Freight Cars Catalog # Item Grade Photo Price Description & More Information 638-2361 Stokely-Van Camp's
"PORK & BEANS"
"Savings Bank"
Boxcar E++
Yes
$ 55
An uncatalogued 8 1/2 inch "plugged door" boxcar (type IIb) with coin slot from 1962-64! Very attractive red, short-style boxcar with yellow & white heat-stamped lettering. Unusual version with middle AAR trucks and operating couplers..
Photo of the other side.
A few light scuffs and that's about it for flaws! The car is sharp: completely intact and very, very clean with nice, crisp lettering, sharp graphics and a clean, rust-free frame!
An aerial view
Why the odd catalogue number? Glad you asked. 638-2361 was actually Stokely-Van Camp's corporate office telephone number!
3428
Operating
United States
Mail CarE+/OB
Yes
$225
SOLD A U. S. Mail operating Boxcar! This 6464-style boxcar (type IIb on a gray mold) has early AAR trucks with operating couplers. This very-colorful (and in my opinion, very under-rated) red, white and blue "RAILWAY POST OFFICE" boxcar was sold from 1959-60.
Photo of the other side.
Some paint loss on the edge of the roof and that's about it for flaws! This car is very, very clean with crisp lettering and nice vibrant paint -- plus the mechanism works perfectly!
Close-up of the RPO employee about to let go of the mailbag.
Has an original BLUE mailman with an original (and correct, opposite color) GRAY mailbag!
Two views of the roof.
Has the original instruction sheet #3428-23 dated 8/59 (tears; creases; discolored).
Photo of the instruction sheet.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6 original box (tears; creases; scuffs; tape; mildly distorted; "period" writing).
Another view of the box.
Some flaws but the box is clean, complete and sturdy! It is also very difficult to find in any condition!
Photo of the front of the box.
The operating version of the U.S. Mail Car is much harder (by far) to find than the 6428 non-operating Mail Car. This car is nice-looking, plus it has the original mailbag, the seldom-seen instruction sheet and it's in a very presentable box!
3460 Flatcar with Trailers
Load:
See Notes
Car:
E+ Yes
$ 85
Red flatcar from 1955-57 with green "FRUEHAUF" vans. Flat has white heat-stamped lettering and bar-end trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Vans: one van is missing the large "FRUEHAUF" decal and about half of the smaller one; the other van has a scratch on one side. Overall, both vans are still very presentable as they are very clean with nice original "LIONEL TRAINS" signs on the sides and they have most of the side markers (essentially a dab of red paint) present. In addition the pony wheels (metal simulated set of front wheels) and the roofs are ORIGINAL!
Close-up of the front of the vans.
Car: a few scuffs plus the metal rack has a little paint loss; overall the car is still nice as it is completely intact and very, very clean with beautiful lettering.
Another view of the vans.
Not an easy piece to find and hence, we have had very few of these cars over the years!
An "aerial" view of the car and the roofs of the vans.
Note: this item only came unboxed with the 460 "Piggy Back Accessory Set" and was never available as a separate sale item. Therefore, no original component box exists for the 3460 Flat with Vans.
3474 Western Pacific Operating Boxcar
VG+/OB
Yes
$ 85
SOLD A silver-painted WP boxcar from 1953: has black lettering and yellow graphics plus bar-end trucks with magnetic couplers.
Photo of the other side.
The roof panels are not as shiny as when new and the yellow graphics are not as bright as when new. Those are common flaws associated with this car. However it is very clean overall with nice lettering. Has the correct original (all blue, smaller) man and the mechanism works perfectly!
Two views of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6 original box (missing the tuck on one end flap and that end is taped shut; tears; creases; scrapes; some discoloration; tape on the inside).
Photo of the nicer end of the box.
A few imperfections but the box is still very useful as it is fairly clean, square and sturdy!
The 3474 Western Pacific Boxcar was sold in 1952 to 1953 but the smaller man and the non "OPS" box help to date this item as a 1953 car.
A boxcar that does show up very often in any condition!
3494-1 New York Central
Operating Boxcar E++/OB
Yes
$210
Red and gray operating NYC boxcar from 1955 only: version with unpainted red body with gray-painted roof, ends and lower half of sides. Has white rubber-stamped lettering and unpainted red, single-block doors plus bar-end, metal trucks with magnetic couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Has a couple of light, surface scratches and that's it for flaws! The car is very, very clean with gorgeous lettering and nice, vibrant paint -- plus the mechanism works perfectly and it has the correct original larger man with painted face and hands.
Photo of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7 original box (tears; creases; tape inside; creases; "aged" look). A few imperfections but this box is solid: clean, complete, square and sturdy!
Another view of the box.
An old store price sticker on the box provides a little history of this item: the car was originally sold by Glosser Brothers, a department store chain that mostly operated in Western Pennsylvania. Also known as "Gee Bee" Department Sores, the first store opened in 1906 and closed its doors in 1993.
A very sharp car that works well and it comes in a very strong box!
3494-275 State of Maine
Operating Boxcar E+/OB
Yes
$110
A red, white and blue "Bangor & Aroostook" boxcar from 1956: version with a royal-blue body and "3494275" on the sides plus bar-end, metal trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
A little discoloration in the red paint on two of the panels on one side plus some of the white letters are not as white as when new. The car is very clean overall with nice vibrant paint plus it has the correct original man with painted face and hands and the mechanism works perfectly!
An "aerial" view.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6+ original box (missing one interior coupler flap; tears; creases; tape inside; glue residue; "period" writing in pencil). A few imperfections but this box is clean, square and sturdy!
Another view of the box.
A very colorful and good-looking car in a very presentable box!
6045 Lionel Lines
Tank Car E+
Yes
$125
An orange 2-dome tank car from 1959-63: has black lettering and black end caps plus early AAR trucks with one operating coupler and one fixed coupler.
Photo of the other side.
Some moisture spots and minor paint loss in the metal frame and that's about it for flaws! It is a sharp car: very, very clean with nice lettering -- and all intact with no cracks or missing plastic!
An "aerial" view.
Check your collection -- this car was not available for separate sale; it came in seventeen uncatalogued promotional sets in 1960 but the car does not show up collector-quality condition very often. It is not easy to find -- especially with catwalks that are not chipped! We have only had one other orange 6045 Lionel Lines tank car for sale over the years! Note that an individual component box for this item does not exist.
6264 Flatcar with Lumber
======
E++
Un-run
====== Yes
$110
SOLD Special flatcar from early 1957 for the 264 Fork Lift Platform: red with white, heat-stamped lettering. It is the first version with metal, bar-end trucks and tab couplers plus the number "6264" to the right of "LIONEL" on the sides.
Photo of the other side.
Has the common factory glue showing around the racks and that's it for flaws! The car is very, very clean with nice, crisp lettering -- and it was NEVER USED!
Photo of the lumber and an "aerial" view of the car's decking.
The lumber, wood racks and stakes are all ORIGINAL items!
Sharp piece of rolling stock -- it is a car that we seldom have available for separate sale and the last time we had one was over ten years ago!
6315
(-60) Chemical
Tank Car E+++/OB
Yes
$125
Unpainted-orange "LIONEL LINES" Tank Car from 1964: has black lettering plus late AAR trucks with two operating couplers. Catalogued by Lionel as "6315-60" but only "6315" appears on the car.
Photo of the other side.
Minimal flaws! The car is sharp: all intact and very, very clean with nice lettering.
Two "aerial" views.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7+ original box (one end flap is faded; tears; creases; minor scuffs).
Another view of the box.
The box is solid: clean, complete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere!
Photo of the front of the box.
A good-looking car in a very presentable (and very-hard-to-find) box!
6352-1 Union Pacific
Ice Car
(with station) ===>
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If you are looking for an accessory that works with a piece of rolling stock, we have an Icing Station with the UP "Pacific Fruit Express" Ice Car for sale.
Click here to go to our Accessories Page to read about a very nice, boxed 352 operating Ice Depot Set.
6361 Timber Transport Car
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Load:
E+
Car:
E++
Un-run
OB
====== Yes
$165
Nice log carrying car that was NEVER USED! Has a green frame with white, rubber-stamped lettering; post-1960 version with modified frame and underframe plus late AAR trucks with dual operating couplers. ORIGINAL logs, chains & spring.
Photo of the other side.
Load: some of the bark on the top log is rubbed off. Car: a few weak letters in the technical data on the frame and that's about it for flaws! The car is very, very clean with very strong lettering overall and a nice rust-free frame.
An "aerial" view of the car.
Photo of the box.
Grade 9 original box (creases; scuffs).
Another view of the box.
The box is SOLID: clean, complete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere! It is also the correct ("Picture") box for this version of the 6361. (The earlier 1960 Timber Transport Car with solid underframe came with a "Perforated Panel" box.)
Photo of the front of the box.
A prototypical freight car that will add realism to any layout! It is a sharp piece and it's in the nicest 6361 box we have ever had!
(6406) Flatcar with Auto
Load:
E++
Car:
E+ Yes
$125
Brown General-style flatcar with the correct load -- an ORIGINAL yellow auto with gray bumpers.
Photo of the other side.
The flat has arch-bar trucks with fixed couplers. Catalogued by Lionel as "6406" but the flat is unmarked.
Photo of the auto.
The flat is very, very clean with nice shiny, rust-free truck rivets. Has a reproduction elastic tie-down band.
Another view of the auto.
The auto has a little glue showing on the underside of the front bumper and that's about it for flaws. It is very clean and completely intact with a very clear windshield and very clear windows all around!
An "aerial" view showing the auto's roof and the flat's decking.
An uncatalogued & scarce item from the 60s! This is the only 6406 Flat with Auto we have ever had for sale! It is unlikely that a box exists for this item as Lionel included the 6406 unboxed in uncatalogued sets.
6414 Evans
Auto Loader Load:
E++
Car:
E+
OB Yes
$395
SOLD One of the rarest versions of the ever-popular car carrier: it is from the '60s and has four bright lemon-yellow autos with gray bumpers. It is the correct flat with mold #6511-2 plus late AAR trucks and the number "6414" on the left.
Photo of the other side.
A few paint chips on the superstructure and that's about it for flaws on the car! Both the flat and the metal superstructure are very, very clean with sharp lettering. There is no rust and nothing is cracked or broken!
Photo of the front & back of all four autos.
The 4 cars are ORIGINAL! One car has some glue showing on the underside where a repair was made and that's it for flaws! Each one is in excellent-plus (or better) condition overall.
An "aerial" view of the carrier and roofs of the autos.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6 original "picture" box (tears; creases; tape inside; glue residue; one piece of yellow tape on the front). Some flaws but the box is clean, complete, square and sturdy.
Another view of the box.
The flat with AAR trucks was produced from 1958-64 but the box helps to date this piece as a 1961-64 item. The later car carrier is somewhat uncommon but this later-style box is very, very hard to find! This car is nice and the box is very presentable!
6425 Gulf
Tank Car E++/OB
Yes
$110
SOLD A good-looking silver 3-dome tank car with the "GULF" logo from 1956-58: has blue lettering and a black frame with a black brakestand plus bar-end metal trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
A couple of paint chips and a little box rub on the top and that's about it for flaws! The car is completely intact and very, very clean with crisp lettering, sharp graphics and nice, bright silver!
Two "aerial" views.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7 original box (tears; creases; scuffs; discolored; tape inside). A few flaws but the box is fairly clean, complete, square and sturdy!
Another view of the box.
A sharp car and in a very presentable box! This car is much harder to find than its 6415 (Sunoco) counterpart.
6430 Flatcar with Trailers
Load:
E+++
Car:
E++
OB Yes
$110
Red flatcar (mold #6511-2) from 1956-57 with all-original, gray Cooper-Jarrett vans:
Photo of the other side.
Car has white heat-stamped lettering plus bar-end, metal trucks with tab couplers.
Close-up of the vans.
Vans: minimal flaws! They are all intact and very, very clean with nice signs!
Another view of the vans.
Car: small paint chips on the metal rack and that's it for flaws! It is very, very clean with beautiful lettering!
An "aerial" view showing the roof of both vans and the car's decking.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6 original box (missing one interior coupler flap; tears; creases; glue residue; tape residue; tape inside). A few flaws but the box is clean, square & sturdy!
Another view of the box.
A sharp, prototypical car with a very presentable box!
6456 Lehigh Valley
Hopper E+++/OB
Yes
$ 75
A very, very nice black LV short hopper from 1949-51: has white lettering, interior corner braces (which are unique to the early version of this hopper) plus staple-end trucks with magnetic couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Just gorgeous: completely intact and very, very clean with nice lettering!
Two views of the interior.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6+ original box (tears; creases; scuffs; tape inside; "aged" look). A few flaws but the box is clean, complete, square and sturdy!
Another view of the box.
The black 6456 was sold from 1948-1955 but the staple-end trucks, corner braces AND "Middle Classic" box all help to date this car as a 1949-51 item.
A prototypical-looking freight car -- one of the nicest black 6456 Hoppers that we have ever had!
6464-150 Missouri Pacific
Boxcar E+/OB
Yes
$225
M. P. boxcar from 1954: unpainted navy-blue (type IIa) body with gray-painted roof, ends and center side bands plus "Eagle" on right, (with leading "E" being 5/8 inches high, "NEW 3 54" on the left, "XME" on sides and solid-yellow (single-block) doors. Earlier version with bar-end metal trucks and magnetic couplers.
Photo of the other side.
A few small paint chips on the roof and that's about it for flaws. The car is very, very clean with sharp lettering.
Photo of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 8+ original box (tears; creases; writing). The box is solid: complete, square & sturdy and there is no tape anywhere!
Another view of the box.
Not an easy car to find nice but this one is sharp and it's in the correct (and very strong) "Middle Classic" box for this version of the 6464-150!
6464-175 Rock Island
Boxcar E+/OB
Yes
$235
SOLD A Rock Island boxcar from 1954: has a silver (type I) body with blue, heat-stamped lettering and bar-end, metal trucks with magnetic couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Some box rub on the roof ribs but minimal flaws elsewhere! It is a very, very clean car with beautiful lettering, nice shiny silver and with no major flaws!
Two views of the roof.
Photo of the box
Grade 7 original box (tears; creases; tape residue). The box is clean, complete, square and sturdy!
Another view of the box.
It is also the correct box for the silver Rock Island boxcar from the 1954 Outfit #2217WS. Inexplicably, when the 6464-175 Rock Island boxcar was included with that set, Lionel used a 6464-50 Minneapolis & St. Louis boxcar box and blacked out the 6464-50 numbering, added an "S" to each end flap and stamped the word "SILVER" to all four box sides! Just another one of Lionel's wonderful oddities!
The 6464-175 is not an easy car to find nice but this one is! This very attractive car (together with its unusual box) will undoubtedly be an upgrade for most collectors! If you have Outfit #2217WS (a freight set headed up by the 682 Turbine) or if you have any hope of building that set, this unique box will be the key!
6464
(-200) Pennsylvania
Boxcar E++/OB
Yes
$260
SOLD A good-looking Tuscan-painted PRR boxcar: earliest version from 1953 with a "Type I" body, white, heat-stamped lettering and "NEW 5-53" on the sides plus metal, bar-end trucks with magnetic couplers. Catalogued by Lionel as "6464-200" but only "6464" appears on the sides.
Photo of the other side.
Minimal flaws! The car is very, very clean with nice vibrant paint and crisp lettering!
Two views of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7 original box (tears; creases; some dirt; tape inside; glue residue). A few imperfections but the box is fairly clean, complete, square and sturdy! It is also the correct ("Classic") box for the early version of the 6464-200 boxcar.
Another view of the box.
The early 6464-200 Pennsylvania is one of the harder 6464 boxcars to find and the box is very hard to find in nice condition! The earlier (type I & type IIa) versions of the 6464-200 are much harder to find than the later (type IV) version from 1969. This one is nice and it is in a very presentable box.
Our Archives Page has more information on 6464-200 Pennsylvania Boxcars.
6464-225 Southern Pacific
Boxcar E+++/OB
Yes
$185
A very nice black-painted SP boxcar (type IIa) from 1954: has white and yellow rubber-stamped lettering plus metal, bar-end trucks with magnetic couplers.
Photo of the other side.
High quality -- all intact and very, very clean with nice vibrant paint, crisp lettering and sharp graphics.
Photo of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7 original box (tears; creases; minor stains; tape inside; mildly distorted; "aged" look). Some imperfections but the box is clean, complete, square and sturdy!
Another view of the box.
A superb, prototypical-looking piece of rolling stock in a very presentable box! Note that the 6464-225 Southern Pacific Boxcar was sold from 1954 to 1956 but the "Middle Classic" box and the magnetic couplers (with engraved knuckles) help to date this piece as a 1954 car.
Click here to go to Our Archives Page to read more about 6464-225 Southern Pacific Boxcars.
6464-250 Western Pacific
Boxcar E+++/OB
Yes
$350
A gorgeous W.P. boxcar from 1966 only: has an orange-painted body (on a type IV gray mold) with a blue rubber-stamped feather and white heat-stamped lettering plus late AAR trucks with operating couplers.
Photo of the other side.
A couple of tiny paint chips and that's about it for flaws. The car is very, very clean with crisp lettering and spectacular graphics.
Two views of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 8 original box (window is a little wrinkled; minor tears; crease; scuff).
Another view of the box.
This Hillside Window box is solid: clean, complete, clean & square plus it has a very clean, original widow and there is no tape anywhere.
Photo of the front of the box.
One of the nicest 6464-250 boxcars we have ever had for sale and it comes in a very strong box!
6464-300 Rutland
Boxcar E+
Yes
$135
Unpainted yellow body (Type IIa) with dark-green painted roof, ends and lower half of sides. Version from early 1955 with: "R" in the first panel, single-block doors and rubber-stamped lettering. Has bar-end metal trucks with magnetic couplers.
Photo of the other side.
A light scratch on one side and a couple of small factory paint imperfections on the roof and that's about it for flaws! The car is very, very clean with nice vibrant paint and crisp lettering!
Two views of the roof.
A sharp-looking freight car -- one of the nicest early-version Rutland boxcars we have ever had!
6464-400 Baltimore & Ohio
Boxcar ======
E+++
Un-run
OB
====== Yes
$195
A sharp B & O Time-Saver boxcar that was NEVER USED! Version from 1969: a type IV with no "built date" information. Has an unpainted dark-blue body with a painted orange center band and a painted silver roof plus metal, bar-end trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
The car is stunning: very, very clean with sharp graphics, crisp lettering and nice, vibrant silver paint on the roof!
Two views of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 9 original (Hillside) box (tears; store price sticker residue). The box is SOLID: clean, complete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere!
Another view of the box.
A very nice, photogenic car in a brick-like box!
6464-450 Great Northern Boxcar
E+/OB
Yes
$185
A nice GN boxcar: olive-painted body with an orange-painted middle side strip plus yellow & olive-green heat-stamped lettering and a complete "built date" on the sides. Early version from 1956-57 (type IIb) with metal (bar-end) trucks and tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
A very small factory paint blemish in one roof panel plus a couple of very light surface scratches on one side and that's it for flaws! The car is very, very clean with crisp lettering, nice vibrant paint and intact decals!
Two views of the roof.
Photo of the box
Grade 6+ original box (missing one interior coupler flap; tears; creases; scuffs; some dirt; tape inside). A very presentable box: fairly clean, square and sturdy! It is also the correct "Late Classic" box for this version of the 6464-450 GN boxcar!
Another view of the box.
A very colorful, good-looking car in a decent box.
Two different versions of the 6464-500 Timken Boxcar:
6464-500 Timken
Boxcar ======
E+
Un-run
OB
====== Yes
$265
A very nice and (very unusual) unpainted yellowish-orange (also called "buttercup") Timken boxcar from 1957 that was NEVER USED! Has a type IIb body with the complete "built date" ("BLT 3-57 / BY LIONEL") on the sides.
Photo of the other side.
Has white-painted middle side bands and black lettering plus bar-end, metal trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the roof.
A few light surface scratches and one number in the data section on one side is rubbed off. That's about it for flaws! The car is sharp: beautiful graphics, strong lettering and very, very clean!
File photo showing the roof of a "Buttercup-yellow" Timken and the roof of a Bright-yellow Timken.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7 original box (tears; creases; minor writing; store price sticker; glue residue; tape inside). Some imperfections but this box is solid: fairly clean, complete, square & sturdy!
Another view of the box.
Only the second time we have ever had the "buttercup" version of the Timken available for sale! It is a very colorful, very attractive and very photogenic piece of rolling stock in a very presentable strong box! Check your collection -- it is much harder to find than the bright-yellow Timken boxcars.
6464-500 Timken
Boxcar ======
E+
Un-run
OB
====== Yes
$195
An unpainted, medium-yellow Timken boxcar that was NEVER USED: later version from 1969 with a "type IV" body with a ribbed-roof interior, multi-block doors and no built date on the sides. The body has a white-painted middle side band and black lettering. Has bar-end metal trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
A couple of small light scratches and a few letters were lightly stamped at the factory and that's it for flaws! The car is sharp: very, very clean with very strong lettering overall and nice, intact decals!
Photo of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7 original ("HAGERSTOWN") box (tears; writing; tape inside).
Another view of the box.
The box is solid: clean, complete, square & sturdy! It is also the correct box for the later version of this car.
An third view of the box.
A good-looking, very colorful, very attractive and very photogenic car in a very strong box!
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6464-700 Santa Fe
Boxcar======
E++
Un-run
OB
====== Yes
$235
A red-painted (type IV) A T S F "Shock Control" boxcar from 1966 that was NEVER USED! Has white lettering, red-painted multi-block doors and late AAR trucks with operating couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Just some minor box rub in spots and that's it for flaws! The car is stunning: very, very clean with nice vibrant paint and beautiful lettering!
Photo of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 8 original box (small tears; minor creases; a few scuffs; "aged" look).
Another view of the box.
The box is SOLID: clean, complete, square and sturdy plus the window is intact -- and there is no tape anywhere! It is also the correct style box for this version of the 6464-700.
Photo of the front of the box.
Just a gorgeous car in a very nice box!
Two different versions of the 6464-725 New Haven Boxcar:
6464-725
New Haven
Boxcar E+++/OB
Yes
$425
SOLD A rather scarce New Haven boxcar in BLACK from 1969 only: has a black-painted ("Type IV") body with white, heat-stamped lettering, orange multi-block doors plus bar-end metal trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
The car is stunning: very, very clean with crisp lettering and nice vibrant paint!
Photo of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7+ original (Hagerstown Checkerboard) box (tears; creases; stains; scuffs; black mark on one end flap). Some flaws but the box is solid: fairly clean, complete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere!
Another view of the box.
The box is actually numbered "6464-425" but it is the correct box for the black "725" New Haven boxcar -- a bit of an oddity stemming from an initial decision by Lionel to reissue the 6464-425 New Haven but actually producing the boxcar as "6464-725" as the heat-stamped tooling had already been changed to that number.
A third view of the box.
A superb car in a very strong box! We have not had a black 6464-725 Boxcar in almost four years!
6464-725 New Haven
Boxcar E+/OB
Yes
$ 95
A good-looking NH boxcar: has a painted-orange (type IV) body and unpainted black, multi-block doors. Version from 1964-65 with black, heat-stamped lettering plus late AAR trucks with operating couplers.
Photo of the other side.
A little discoloration in one roof panel and that's about it for flaws! The car is clean with vibrant paint and nice lettering!
Two views of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7 original box (tears; creases; writing; tape inside; glue residue). Some imperfections but the box is clean, complete, square and sturdy.
Another view of the box.
Note that this is the correct box for the orange 6464-725 New Haven boxcar as Lionel had erroneously printed all boxes as "6464-735" for this car and never corrected the mistake.
A nice-looking boxcar -- and in a very presentable box!
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6464-900 New York Central
Boxcar ======
E++
Un-run
OB
====== Yes
$185
A gorgeous jade-green painted NYC boxcar from 1963 that was NEVER USED!: has a type IV body with interior roof ribs, white heat-stamped lettering, jade-green multi-block doors and late AAR trucks with operating couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Minor box rub on one of the doors and that's about it for flaws! The car is very, very clean with nice vibrant paint, crisp lettering and sharp graphics!
Photo of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 8 original box (small tears; minor creases; scuffs; price sticker residue).
Another view of the box.
The box is clean, complete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere!
Photo of the front of the box.
One of the nicest 6464-900 boxcars we have ever had -- and it comes in a very strong box!
Our Archives Page has more information on 6464-900 NYC Boxcars.
6465 Lionel Lines
Tank Car E+++
Yes
$135
On
HOLD Black 2-dome tank car with white lettering from the 1959 Alaskan Set: has early AAR trucks with two operating couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Minimal flaws! The car is spectacular: very, very clean with very gorgeous lettering and nice vibrant paint plus the tank and catwalks are all intact with no cracks!
Two "aerial" views.
Sharp, prototypical tank car that is very hard to find these days! This example is one of the nicest 6465 black tank cars we have ever had! Note that the vast majority of these tank cars came unboxed in sets.
Our Archives Page has more information on 6465 Lionel Lines Tank Cars.
Two different versions of the 6468 Baltimore & Ohio Double-door Automobile Boxcar:
6468 Baltimore & Ohio
Double-door
Boxcar ======
E+++
Un-run
OB
====== Yes
$160
SOLD A gorgeous B & O Automobile boxcar from 1954 that was NEVER USED: glossy-blue painted version with white, heat-stamped lettering; has bar-end trucks with magnetic couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Very, very clean with crisp lettering and nice, vibrant paint! Has the original inspection slip.
Photo of the inspection slip and an "aerial" view of the car.
Photo of the box.
Grade 8 original box (tears; creases; scuffs; minor dirt). A SOLID box: complete, fairly clean, square & sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere!
Another view of the box.
Only the second unused 6468 boxcar from 1954 that we have ever had! It is a realistic-looking and sharp car in a very presentable box!
Our Archives Page has more information on 6468 Baltimore & Ohio Boxcars.
6468 (X)
==============
Baltimore & Ohio
Double-door
Boxcar
============== E+/OB
Yes
$450
The Tuscan version of the B & O Automobile boxcar from 1955 only: has white, heat-stamped lettering plus bar-end trucks with magnetic couplers. Catalogued by Lionel as "6468X" but only "6468" appears on the car.
Photo of the other side.
The roof has a small factory paint blemish and some minor paint chips; minimal flaws on the sides! The car is sharp: very, very clean with nice vibrant paint and beautiful lettering!
Two "aerial" views.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6+ original box (missing one interior coupler flap; tears; creases; scuffs; tape inside; glue residue). A few imperfections but the box is clean, square & sturdy! It is also the correct "X" box for the Tuscan version of this car.
Another view of the box.
The 6468X Tuscan Boxcar was an occasional component of only one set -- outfit #1535W from 1955. It is a good-looking boxcar and a rather scarce piece.
Our Archives Page has more information on 6468 Baltimore & Ohio Boxcars.
Still thinking about this car? A recent Kalmbach Books (Classic Toy Trains) publication just listed the 6468 as one of the TOP 100 postwar Lionel collectible items! See page 63 of the book "Collectible Lionel Classics" for author Roger Carp's depiction of the 6468's provenance including its design, development and history -- and the mystery surrounding the Tuscan version.
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Two different versions of the 6468-25 New Haven Double-door Automobile Boxcar:
6468-25 New Haven
Double-door
Automobile Boxcar E+/OB
Yes
$425
SOLD The "REVERSE-lettered" NH double-door boxcar from 1956: has bar-end trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Small chip in one corner of the roof and that is it for flaws! The car is completely intact and very, very clean with beautiful lettering!
An "aerial" view of the car.
Has an unpainted opaque-orange body with black doors plus a large white "N" with black "H" below. The technical data is heat stamped in black and "New Haven" is heat stamped in white. (The common version has a dark orange body plus a black "N" with white "H" below with white technical data.)
File photo showing both the reverse letter version and the common version.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6 original box (tears; scrapes; creases; some dirt; stains; tape; writing). Some imperfections but the box is complete, square & sturdy! It is also the correct "-25" box for the New Haven double-door boxcar.
Another view the box.
We have had very few of the reverse-lettered 6468-25 boxcars over the years! It is a RARE car!
6468-25 New Haven
Double-door
Automobile Boxcar E+/OB
Yes
$ 85
New Haven double-door boxcar from 1957-58: unpainted dark-orange body with black and white lettering and with black doors. Version with full serif on large black "N" with white "H" below. Has bar-end trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
One roof hatch handle is chipped and that's about it for flaws! The car is very, very clean with very nice lettering!
Photo of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7 (correct "-25") original box (tears; creases; scrapes). The box is solid: clean, complete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere!
Another view of the box.
A nice prototypical-looking car in a very presentable box!
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Two different versions of the 6473 Horse Transport Car:
6473 Horse Transport Car
E+++/OB
Yes
$110
A stock car with "bobbing horse heads" from 1963: also known as the Rodeo Car, this one is the bright lemon yellow version with red lettering. Has early AAR trucks with two operating couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Absolutely spectacular: very, very clean with gorgeous lettering!
An "aerial" view.
Photo of the box.
Grade 9 original box (small tears; minor creases; scuffs; "period" writing). The box is SOLID: clean, complete, square and sturdy -- and there is no tape anywhere!
Another view of the box.
Excluding coupler combinations, there are four main versions of the Rodeo Car that usually came unboxed in sets: DARK yellow with RED lettering (most common), LIGHT (lemon) yellow with RED lettering, DARK yellow with MAROON lettering and LIGHT yellow with MAROON lettering (hardest to find). In addition, a fifth version (with a deep or cadmium yellow body and red letters) usually came boxed.
6473 Horse Transport Car
E+++/OB
Yes
$ 65
A stock car with "bobbing horse heads" from 1963-64: also known as the Rodeo Car, this one is the deep yellow (or cadmium yellow) version with red lettering. Has late AAR trucks with one fixed coupler and one operating coupler.
Photo of the other side.
Beautiful car: very, very clean with gorgeous lettering!
An "aerial" view.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6+ original box (part of one end flap and its tuck are missing and that end is glued shut; creases; stains; store price stamp). The box is decent as it is clean, square and sturdy -- and there is no tape anywhere!
Photo of the nicer end of the box.
Excluding truck and coupler combinations, there are four main versions of the Rodeo Car that usually came unboxed in sets: DARK yellow with RED lettering (most common), LIGHT (lemon) yellow with RED lettering, DARK yellow with MAROON lettering and LIGHT yellow with MAROON lettering (hardest to find). In addition, a fifth version (this one -- with a deep or cadmium yellow body and red letters) came boxed.
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6511 Flatcar with Pipes
Load:
E++
Car:
E++
OB Yes
$110
Here's a car that we seldom have for sale: the unpainted, light-chocolate-brown flatcar with five (5) ORIGINAL silver pipes. Version from 1956 with stamped-steel metal truck mounting plates and bar-end trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Minimal flaws on both the pipes and the car! The pipes are intact and very, very clean; the car is also very, very clean and has nice, crisp lettering!
Photo of the pipes and an "aerial" view of the car's decking.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6 original box (missing one interior coupler flap; scrape from price sticker removal; stains; glue residue; tape inside). A few flaws but the box is fairly clean, square and sturdy! It is also the correct and harder-to-find "Late Classic" box.
Another view of the box.
The box and couplers help to date this item as a 1956 piece. The brown 6511 is harder to find than the red versions and this prototypical-looking car is sharp!
6556
M-K-T
Stock Car E+
Yes
$325
The "KATY" -- a large, 2-level stock car from 1958 only: has a painted red body with white doors plus white, heat-stamped lettering and metal, bar-end trucks with tab couplers.
Photo of the other side.
Sharp car: very clean with nice vibrant red paint and crisp lettering!
Two views of the roof.
This item is the hardest postwar stock car to find -- in any condition!
6636 Alaska Railroad Hopper
E++/OB
Yes
$135
Black-painted Alaska open quad hopper with early AAR trucks from 1959-60.
Photo of the other side.
A sharp-looking car with clean, crisp lettering! It is completely intact and has the original spreader brace.
Two views of the interior.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6 original box (tears; creases; wavy; stains on one end flap; tape inside).
Another view of the box.
A very presentable (perforated panel) box -- fairly clean, complete, square and sturdy plus the panel is almost 100% intact and the push tab is still there!
Photo of the front of the box.
This ARR hopper is one of the nicest 6636 quad hoppers we have ever had for sale and the hard-to-find box is very presentable!
6646 Stock Car
E++
Yes
$ 75
A good-looking, small "LIONEL LINES" stock car from 1957 only: has an unpainted orange body with black heat-stamped lettering plus early AAR trucks with two operating couplers. Note that Lionel provided steps on the corners of the frame but did not furnish a brakewheel with this car.
Photo of the other side.
Some surface rust on the metal door guides and that's about it for flaws! The car is all intact and very, very clean with sharp lettering! Has a nice rust-free frame plus all four corner steps are intact!
An "aerial" view.
The 6646 is essentially the non-operating version of the 3656 Cattle Car. It is not an easy car to find! Check your collection -- the car is very, very uncommon!
6672 Santa Fe
Refrigerator Car E++/OB
Yes
$125
The SFRD ("Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch") reefer in 1:48 scale from 1955: white sides with brown doors and a brown roof plus bar-end trucks with tab couplers. Version with black lettering & the circled-L Lionel logo.
Photo of the other side.
The simulated refrigeration control panel with sliding metal cover makes the refrigerator car unique among the Lionel box cars.
A close-up of the simulated refrigeration control panel.
A sharp car -- completely intact and very, very clean with strong lettering and minimal flaws!
Photo of the roof.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6+ original box (tears; scuffs; stains; tape inside; "aged" look; store price sticker). A few flaws but the box is clean, complete, square and sturdy.
Another view of the box.
The 6672 Refrigerator Car was sold from 1954 to 1956 but the black lettering and tab couplers (with black rivets) all help to date this item as a 1955 car.
We have had very few 6672 Reefers with black lettering over the years. This one is a good-looking prototypical car! This reefer is also an important historical model: the SFRD was a railroad refrigerator car line established as a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1884 to carry perishable commodities. The line competed with the Pacific Fruit Express.
6736 Detroit & Mackinac
Hopper E+++/OB
Yes
$110
SOLD A gorgeous red-painted Detroit & Mackinac open quad hopper from 1961-62: has white heat-stamped lettering plus early AAR trucks with operating couplers.
Photo of the other side.
A gorgeous car! It is very, very clean with crisp lettering, sharp graphics and nice vibrant paint!
Close-up of the Mackinac logo on one side.
Has the original spreader brace and the car is the earlier (and much nicer) version with the clearly-defined face on the Mackinac Mac logo.
Two views of the interior.
Photo of the box.
Grade 7 original box (tears; creases; price sticker residue; scuffs; minor stains).
Another view of the box.
A solid box: fairly clean, complete, square and sturdy plus there is no tape anywhere!
A third view of the box.
The 6736 was sold from 1960 to 1962 but the "Picture" box helps to date this car as having been made after 1960.
One of the nicest 6736 quad hoppers we have ever had -- and it is in a very strong box!
6800 Flatcar with Airplane
Load:
E++
Car:
E++/OB Yes
$185
Red flatcar from 1957 with (dark-yellow over black) Airplane (has yellow upper surfaces and black under surfaces plus a black prop).
Photo of the other side.
Flat has white heat-stamped lettering, metal, bar-end trucks with tab couplers plus mold #6424-11 with "6800" on right.
An "aerial" view showing the flat's decking and the top of the plane.
The flat is very, very clean with nice (rust-free) truck supports and gorgeous lettering!
Photo of the plane (partially assembled).
Plane is all original, very clean and with all tabs intact; it has the 6800-60 Lionel part number on the bottom identification plate.
Photo of the identification plate on the bottom of the plane's fuselage.
Photo of the box.
Grade 6 original box (tears; creases; tape; writing; scrapes).
Photo of the insert and another view of the box.
Has the insert and this box is very presentable as it is complete, clean, square and sturdy!
Sharp car, nice original load plus a decent box with the seldom-seen insert!
Two different versions of the 6801 Boat Car:
6801 Flatcar with Boat
Load:
E+++
Car:
E+++
OB Yes
$110
Flatcar with ORIGINAL (brown) Boat from 1957 only: red flat has white, heat-stamped lettering with "6801" on right, mold #6511-2 and metal bar-end trucks with tab couplers. Boat: brown deck and a white hull.
Photo of the other side.
Flat: minimal flaws! It is sharp: all intact and very, very clean with nice crisp lettering!
An "aerial" view showing the interior of the boat and the car's decking.
Boat: minimal flaws! The boat is very, very clean with a very clear windshield plus there is very, very little factory glue showing below the deck! Has the original elastic tie-down band.
Photo of the box.
Grade 8 original box (tears; creases; some light dirt marks; minor writing; no inserts). The box is SOLID: fairly clean, square & sturdy. It is also the correct box for this version (metal trucks, brown boat) of the 6801.
Another view of the box.
A good-looking piece in a very presentable box.
6801
(-50) Flatcar with Boat
Load:
E+++
Car:
E+++ Yes
$ 95
Red flatcar from 1958-60 with ORIGINAL (yellow) Boat: flat has early AAR trucks with operating couplers and mold #6511-2 with "6801" on left. Catalogued by Lionel as "6801-50" but only "6801" appears on the car. The boat has a white deck with a deep-yellow hull.
Photo of the other side.
The flat is sharp: completely intact and very, very clean with crisp lettering and nice, shiny truck rivets!
Close-up of the Lionel identification inside the boat.
Boat: just gorgeous! it is completely intact with no factory glue showing and very, very clean with a very clear windshield and no cracks! Has reproduction elastic tie-down bands.
An "aerial" view of the boat and the car's decking.
Nice piece! The yellow boat is the hardest of the three colors to find. The yellow boat is also the most attractive of the three colors but I may be biased as yellow is my favorite color.
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