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This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969.

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Lionel Trains Western Pacific Feather Box Car No. 6464-100 LIONEL TRAINS WESTERN PACIFIC BOX CAR No. 6464-100

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Western Pacific No. 6464-100 Variation D
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No. 6464-100 Box End

Lionel Trains Western Pacific Feather Box Car No. 6464-100The Western Pacific No. 6464-100 was available in 1954 and 1955 and this car would be the first car of this series to have the suffix, "100" in this instance, rubber-stamped on the sides. This SILVER painted car has a YELLOW feather and BLACK rubber-stamped lettering. Later variations would have an ORANGE painted body with a BLUE feather and WHITE rubber stamped lettering. This car would later be released in 1966 under the No. 6464-250. All of these cars have Single-block doors and bar-end trucks with magnetic couplers. There are seven variations:
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Variation A: Produced on a Type I body, SILVER paint with shortened YELLOW feather. Moderately scarce.
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Variation B: Produced on a Type IIA body with a shortened 18.5 cm YELLOW feather.

Variation C: Produced on a Type IIA body with a longer 18.7 cm YELLOW feather.
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Variation D: Produced on a Type IIA body with the longer 18.7 cm YELLOW-ORANGE feather.
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Variation E: Produced on a Type I ORANGE painted body and BLUE feather.
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Variation F: Produced on a Type IIA DARKER ORANGE body a large "W.P." and small "BUILT BY LIONEL".
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Variation G: Produced on a Type IIA DARKER ORANGE body a small "W.P." and large "BUILT BY LIONEL" that is similar to No. 6464-250 issued in 1966.

The Western Pacific No. 6464-100 with large feather
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The Western Pacific No. 6464-100 with small blue feather
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