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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 Central of Georgia Box Car No. 6464-375 LIONEL TRAINS CENTRAL OF GEORGIA BOX CAR No. 6464-375

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Central of Georgia No. 6464-375 Variation A
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No. 6464-375 Late Classic Box End
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Lionel Trains Central of Georgia Box Car No. 6464-375The Central of Georgia Box Car No. 6464-375 was produced in 1956 and 1957 using a Type IIB body that have bar-end trucks, and it would return in 1966 with a Type IV body and late AAR trucks. This box car is typically found with an unpainted MAROON body that has a SILVER painted roof and oval on the sides. MAROON or RED heat-stamped lettering on SILVER and WHITE heat-stamped lettering on the MAROON portions of the sides. Central of Georgia decal to the right of the doors. This box car is actually numbered "6464375" and only the Type IV body variations appeared in set No. 12840 in 1966. There are six variations:
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Variation A: Has a Type IIB body with MAROON and WHITE heat-stamped lettering that includes "BLT 3-56 / BY LIONEL".
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Variation B: Identical to Variation A except with RED heat-stamped lettering in the SILVER oval on the sides.
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Variation C: Has a Type IIB body that has a sharply different color of SILVER painted roof. With "BLT 3-56 / BY LIONEL" heat-stamped on the sides.

Variation D: Has a Type IV body that is painted RED and SILVER with RED and WHITE heat-stamped lettering that includes "BLT 3-56 / BY LIONEL".
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Variation E: Has a Type IV body that has MAROON and WHITE heat-stamped lettering with a changed built signature without the date that reads "BLT / BY LIONEL".
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Variation F: Identical to Variation E except with RED and WHITE heat-stamped lettering.
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No. 6464-375 Orange Box End

Factory Errors:
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There are five known factory errors that occurred during the manufacture of this box car:
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Variation A: Unpainted MAROON Type IV body that has no lettering and a PINK enhanced colored door.

Variation B: A Type IIB body with no decals. Frequently seen.
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Variation C:  Unpainted  DULL  MAROON Type IIB body that has no lettering on both sides and has GRAY unpainted doors.
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Variation D:  Identical  to Variation  C except the doors are unpainted MAROON.
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Variation E: Identical to Variation C except no doors were installed.
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Factory Error: No Central of Georgia Decal Variation B
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