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This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969.
LIONEL TRAINS BETSY ROSS VISTA-DOME PASSENGER CAR No. 2542
The Betsy Ross Vista-Dome Car No. 2542 was first available in 1955 as part of the Congressional Set and continued in production for one additional year. It came with Type VIII die-cast four-wheel passenger trucks equipped with magnetic couplers. This flat channeled extruded aluminum vista-dome car has SILVER painted vestibule ends with MAROON stripes that have GOLD lettering. There are no variations.