This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969.
LIONEL TRAINS PULLMAN PASSENGER CAR No. 2430
The Pullman Car No. 2430 was available in 1946 and 1947. The car body is of sheet-metal construction and was painted BLUE and it has a SILVER painted roof with SILVER windows and doors. This car is not lighted and there are clear window inserts that do not have people silhouettes. It came with staple-end trucks equipped with electronic coil couplers. There are two variations:
Variation A: Has SILVER rubber-stamped lettering. 1946 production. Variation B: Has WHITE heat-stamped lettering. 1947 production.