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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 HOPPER CAR No. 6456
The Lehigh Valley Hopper Car No. 6456 is listed in the Production Table as Variation F of the Type III RED enamel painted body and has YELLOW lettering. This car was available in 1954 as part of set No. 2227W and shows the number "25000" on the sides of the car. It was equipped with Type 6 bar-end trucks with magnetic couplers. The inside box flap is marked "6456-75."