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This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969.
LIONEL TRAINS ALCOA ALUMINUM QUAD HOPPER CAR No. 6346
The Alcoa Aluminum Quad Hopper Car No. 6346 was produced in 1956 and is inscribed "NEW 6-56" on the sides. This SILVER painted car has BLUE lettering shows the car number on the sides as "634656." This Quad Hopper was covered and had 12 roof hatches with no center brace. It came with bar-end trucks that sometimes had tabbed couplers. There are no variations.