LIONEL TRAINS 2452 GONDOLA CAR

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This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969.

LIONEL TRAINS PENNSYLVANIA GONDOLA CAR No. 2452

Lionel Trains Gondola No. 2452 Variation J

The Pennsylvania Gondola Car No. 2452 was available from 1945 until 1947. Produced on a BLACK body with WHITE lettering, this car, unlike the No. 2452X, did have brake wheels. Equipped with staple-end trucks with electronic coil couplers, the earliest versions came with barrels. There are 10 variations that used two different body molds:

Type 1a Body:

Variation A: Type 1a Trucks with whirly wheels. The number "2452" is stamped on the frame, and the rectangular center hole has irregular rough edges and extra holes. Small "G27." 1945

Variation B: Is the same as Variation A with no irregular rough edges around the center hole. 1945

Variation C: Is the same as Variation A with no irregular rough edges around the center hole and no extra holes. 1945

Variation D: Is the same as Variation A with no irregular rough edges around the center hole and no extra holes. Has Type 1b Trucks. 1945

Variation E: Is the same as Variation D except "2452" is underlined. 1945

Variation F: Is the same as Variation E with no number on the frame and uses Type 1c Trucks. 1946

Variation G: Is the same as Variation F but uses Type 2 Trucks. 1946

Variation H: Is the same as Variation F but uses Type 3a Trucks. 1946

Type 1b Body:

Variation I: Type 3b Trucks with small "G27" and no number on the frame. 1947

Variation J: Same as Variation I but with large "G27." 1947

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