This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969. |
LIONEL TRAINS HOPPER CARS |
lthough there were many prototype variants of this type of car, for some reason Lionel only issued two types of hopper cars during the post war period. The first, and smaller, two bin hopper began production in 1948, and Lionel would almost always use the Lehigh Valley road name on these cars that are known collectively as the 6456 Series. These cars were frequently found included in sets and were not nearly sold as often as separate sale items. |
The second, and larger quad hopper, began production in 1954. This car was nicely detailed and offers an excellent addition to any collection. |
6456 SERIES HOPPER CARS | QUAD HOPPER CARS |
At the bottom of this page are indexed those hopper cars that we’ve researched listed in Numerical order. If the car has no number refer to our No Number listing below. Readers who need more information are respectfully urged to seek outside sources. THE 6456 SERIES HOPPER CARS |
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THE LIONEL QUAD HOPPER CARS |
Quad Hopper Cars were only produced in six different road markings. Some came with twelve roof covered hatches, while others were open with a brace to stabilize the side walls in the middle of the car. This brace was used in the prototype to prevent the sides from expanding due to the weight of the load, but Lionel used it to brace the sides from collapsing when handled by an over enthusiastic child. |
See the Numerical Index for additional details about the individual hopper cars in this series. |
2456 (25000) Lehigh Valley Type I 6076 ATSF Type VI 6076 (25000) Lehigh Valley Type VI 6167-1967 1967 TTOS Convention Car 6176 (25000) Lehigh Valley LIGHT YELLOW/BLACK (B) 6176 (25000) Lehigh Valley LIGHT YELLOW/BLACK (C) 6176 (25000) Lehigh Valley YELLOW/BLACK (D) 6176 (25000) Lehigh Valley GRAY/BLACK (I) 6176 (25000) Lehigh Valley BLACK/WHITE (K) 6346 (634656) Alcoa Aluminum Quad 6436-1 (64361) Lehigh Valley Quad 6436-25 (643625) Lehigh Valley Quad 6436-110 (6436) Lehigh Valley Quad 6436-500 (643657) Lehigh Valley Quad (Girl's Set) 6436-1969 1969 TCA Convention Quad 6446 (546446) Norfolk & Western Quad 6446-25 (644625) Norfolk & Western Quad 6446-60 (6436) Lehigh Valley Covered Quad 6456 (25000) Lehigh Valley BLACK/WHITE (A) 6456 (25000) Lehigh Valley BLACK/WHITE (B) |
6456 (25000) Lehigh Valley BLACK/WHITE (C) 6456 (25000) Lehigh Valley BLACK/WHITE (E) 6456-10 (25000) Lehigh Valley BLACK/WHITE 6456-25 (25000) Lehigh Valley GRAY/MAROON 6456-55 (25000) Lehigh Valley MAROON/WHITE (D) 6456-55 (25000) Lehigh Valley MAROON/WHITE (E) 6456-55 (25000) Lehigh Valley MAROON/WHITE (F) 6456-75 (25000) Lehigh Valley RED/YELLOW 6456 (25000) Lehigh Valley BLACK/WHITE (G) 6476 (25000) Lehigh Valley RED/TAN or WHITE (A) 6476 (25000) Lehigh Valley RED/WHITE (D) 6476-1 TTOS 1969 Convention Car 6476-9 (25000) Lehigh Valley RED/WHITE (E) 6476-60 (25000) Lehigh Valley BLACK/WHITE (B) 6476-75 (25000) Lehigh Valley BLACK/WHITE 6476-135 (25000) Lehigh Valley YELLOW/BLACK 6536 Minneapolis & St. Louis Quad 6636 Alaska Railroad Quad 6736 Detroit & Mackinac Quad |
We’ve listed these unnumbered cars by their color, type: |
GRAY Plastic 6076 6076 Series Type VI Variation E TRANSLUCENT YELLOW Plastic 6176 6176 Series Type VI Variation G OLIVE DRAB Plastic 6176-100 6176 Series Type VI Variation H BLACK Plastic 6476-160 (25000) Lehigh Valley 6476 Series Type VI |