Lionel Electric Trains Identification Guide Sub-Title
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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 Cooper-Jarrett Truck Trailer Flat Car No. 6430LIONEL TRAINS TRACTOR & TRUCK TRAILER FLAT CAR No. 6431

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Truck Trailers Car No. 6431 Variation A No. 6431 Display Box End

Lionel Trains Cooper-Jarrett Truck Trailer Flat Car No. 6430The Tractor & Truck Trailer Car No. 6431 was only available in 1966. It was produced in a brighter RED than the previously issued No. 6430 and came in a unique picture box that also housed a die-cast Midgetoy tractor. This tractor is marked on the inside of the roof: "MIDGE TOY / ROCKFORD ILL. / U.S.A. / PAT / 2775847". Note that the car is numbered "6430," and that the number "6431" appears only on the box end for this car. Came with AAR trucks with disc couplers.
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Came with two Type 10 or Type 11 trailers. There are three variations:
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Variation A: RED uses flat car chassis mold No. 6511-2.
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Variation B: Identical to Variation A except uses mold No. 6424-11.
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Variation C: Same as Variation B, but with frame rail extensions on a No. 6424-11 flat car mold.
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Collectors should be aware that this car and its load are often found with a No. 6430 DARK RED car and a reproduction tractor. Always check for the inscription on the inside roof of the tractor.

Bottom View of Midge Toy Tractor
Midgetoy Tractor No. 6431 Display Box

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