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This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969.
LIONEL TRAINS LEHIGH VALLEY QUAD HOPPER CAR No. 6436-25
The Lehigh Valley Quad Hopper Car No. 6436-25 was available for purchase from 1955 until 1957, and was painted MAROON and numbered "643625" and "NEW 3-55" on the sides. There are no roof hatch covers on this car, but it came with bar-end trucks with magnetic couplers that sometimes had tabs.
There are two variations: Variation A: Without brake wheel. Variation B: With brake wheel.