Lionel Classic Period Cattle Cars
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Lionel No. 813 Cattle Cars
General Information
The Lionel No. 813 Cattle Cars were introduced in 1926 and were issued through 1942. The No. 813 Cattle Cars always had manual couplers. The No. 813 Cattle Cars measure 9-inches in length. The cattle cars typically had contrasting colors for the body and roof. The frame was always black. The cars had sliding doors that opened. The doors always matched the car body color and have a handle in the center. The door guides always matched the roof color. Early cattle cars have metal plates to identify the number and “Lionel Lines”. The last No. 813 cattle cars have rubber stamped lettering.
Variations of the No. 813 Cattle Cars include different body and roof color; brass, nickel, or black trim; nickel, copper, or black journals; large or small door handles; and metal identification plates in brass or nickel or rubber stamping. Early cattle cars have latch couplers. Later cattle cars have either early style manual box couplers or late style manual box couplers. Early cattle cars also had a paper lubrication sticker on the underside. The very first cattle cars had a short wheelbase measuring only 4 7/8-inches between the trucks, center to center. All of the other cattle cars have a standard wheelbase measuring 5 1/2-inches between the trucks, center to center.
Lionel No. 813 Cattle Cars
Lionel No. 813 Cattle Cars
1. No. 813 Cattle Car in orange with pea green roof (1926). The cars have brass plates, large door handles, brass trim and nickel journals. The cars have a short wheelbase and latch couplers.
2. No. 813 Cattle Car in orange with pea green roof (1927-1930). The cars have brass plates, large door handles, brass trim and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
3. No. 813 Cattle Car in orange with pea green roof (1927-1930). The cars have brass plates, brass trim and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
4. No. 813 Cattle Car in orange with pea green roof (1930-1934). The cars have brass plates, brass trim and copper journals. The cars have latch couplers.
5. No. 813 Cattle Car in orange with orange roof (1930-1934). The cars have brass plates, brass trim and copper journals. The cars have latch couplers.
6. No. 813 Cattle Car in cream with maroon roof (1935). The cars have brass plates, nickel trim and nickel journals. The cars have early style manual box couplers.
7. No. 813 Cattle Car in cream with maroon roof (1935-1939). The cars have nickel plates, nickel trim and nickel journals. The cars have early style manual box couplers.
8. No. 813 Cattle Car in Tuscan brown with Tuscan brown roof (1940-1942). The cars have rubber stamped lettering, black trim and black journals. The cars have late style manual box couplers.
Lionel No. 2813 Cattle Cars
General Information
The Lionel No. 2813 Cattle Cars were introduced in 1938 and were issued through 1939. The No. 2813 Cattle Cars always had operating couplers. The No. 2813 Cattle Cars measure 9-inches in length. The cars had sliding doors that opened. The doors had a handle in the center. The cattle cars had metal plates to identify the number and “Lionel Lines”.
There are no variations of the No. 2813 Cattle Cars.
Lionel No. 2813 Cattle Cars
1. No. 2813 Cattle Car in cream with maroon roof (1938-1939). The cars have nickel plates, nickel trim and nickel journals. The cars have late style operating box couplers.
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