Lionel Classic Period Cattle Cars
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Lionel No. 656 Cattle Cars
General Information
The Lionel No. 656 Cattle Cars were introduced in 1935 and were issued through 1942. The No. 656 Cattle Cars always had manual couplers. The No. 656 Cattle Cars measure 6 1/2-inches in length. The cattle cars had contrasting colors for the body and roof. The frame was always black. The cars had sliding doors that opened and have a handle in the center. The door guides on the early cattle cars matched the roof color. For the later cars, the door guides matched the body color. Early cattle cars have metal plates to identify the number and “Lionel Lines”. The later cattle cars have rubber stamped lettering. All of the No. 656 Cattle Cars have nickel trim.
Variations of the No. 656 Cattle Cars include different body, door and roof color; nickel or black journals; and metal identification plates in nickel or rubber stamping. Early cattle cars have latch couplers. Later cattle cars have late style manual box couplers.
Lionel No. 656 Cattle Cars
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Lionel No. 656 Cattle Cars
1. No. 656 Cattle Car in gray with red roof and door guides (1935-1939). The cars have nickel plates, nickel trim and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
2. No. 656 Cattle Car in gray with red roof and door guides (1935-1939). The cars have red doors, nickel plates, nickel trim and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
3. No. 656 Cattle Car in orange with Tuscan brown roof and orange door guides (1940). The cars have rubber stamped lettering, nickel trim and black journals. The cars have latch couplers.
4. No. 656 Cattle Car in orange with Tuscan brown roof and orange door guides (1941-1942). The cars have rubber stamped lettering, nickel trim and black journals. The cars have late style manual box couplers.
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Lionel No. 2656 Cattle Cars
General Information
The Lionel No. 2656 Cattle Cars were introduced in 1938 and were issued through 1942. The No. 2656 Cattle Cars always had operating couplers. The No. 2656 Cattle Cars measure 6 1/2-inches in length. The cattle cars had contrasting colors for the body and roof. The frame was always black. The cars had sliding doors that opened. The doors matched the car body color and have a handle in the center. The door guides on the early cattle cars matched the roof color. For the later cars, the door guides matched the body color. Early cattle cars have metal plates to identify the number and “Lionel Lines”. The later cattle cars have rubber stamped lettering. All of the No. 656 Cattle Cars have nickel trim.
Variations of the No. 2656 Cattle Cars include different body and roof color; nickel or black journals; and metal identification plates in nickel or rubber stamping. Early cattle cars have early style operating box couplers. Later cattle cars have late style operating box couplers.
Lionel No. 2656 Cattle Cars
1. No. 2656 Cattle Car in gray with red roof and door guides (1938-1939). The cars have nickel plates, nickel trim and nickel journals. The cars have early style operating box couplers.
2. No. 2656 Cattle Car in orange with Tuscan brown roof and orange door guides (1940-1942). The cars have rubber stamped lettering, nickel trim and black journals. The cars have late style operating box couplers.
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