Lionel Classic Period Searchlight Cars
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Lionel No. 620 Searchlight Cars
Lionel No. 2620 Searchlight Cars
Lionel No. 620 Searchlight Cars
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General Information
No. 620 Searchlight Car with red frame and silver painted searchlight (1937-1939)
No. 620 Searchlight Car with red frame and gray painted searchlight (1940-1942)
General Information
The Lionel No. 620 Searchlight Cars were introduced in 1937 and were issued through 1942. The cars had a single searchlight in the center of the car mounted directly to the frame. There was no switch to turn the searchlight off. The single searchlight could be manually rotated. The No. 620 Searchlight Cars always had manual couplers.
The No. 620 Searchlight Cars measure 6 1/2-inches in length. The searchlight cars always had a red frame with the searchlight mounted directly to the frame. The searchlight was either painted silver or painted gray. The cars were identified by a rubber stamped number on the underside of the frame.
Variations of the No. 620 Searchlight Cars are minimal and include only differences in the searchlight and journals. All of the No. 620 Searchlight Cars had latch couplers.
No. 620 Searchlight Car with red frame and silver painted searchlight (1937-1939)
The cars have nickel trim and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
No. 620 Searchlight Car with red frame and gray painted searchlight (1940-1942)
The cars have nickel trim and black journals. The cars have latch couplers.
Lionel No. 2620 Searchlight Cars
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General Information
No. 2620 Searchlight Car with red frame and silver painted searchlight (1938-1939)
No. 2620 Searchlight Car with red frame and silver painted searchlight (1939)
No. 2620 Searchlight Car with red frame and gray painted searchlight (1940-1942)
General Information
The Lionel No. 2620 Searchlight Cars were introduced in 1938 and were issued through 1942. The cars had a single searchlight in the center of the car mounted directly to the frame. There was no switch to turn the searchlight off. The single searchlight could be manually rotated. The No. 2620 Searchlight Cars always had operating couplers.
The No. 2620 Searchlight Cars measure 6 1/2-inches in length. The searchlight cars always had a red frame with the searchlight mounted directly to the frame. The searchlight was either painted silver or painted gray. The cars were identified by a rubber stamped number on the underside of the frame.
Variations of the No. 2620 Searchlight Cars are minimal and include only differences in the searchlight, couplers, and journals. The No. 2620 Searchlight Cars had either operating early style box couplers or operating late style box couplers.
No. 2620 Searchlight Car with red frame and silver painted searchlight (1938-1939)
The cars have nickel trim and nickel journals. The cars have operating early style box couplers.
No. 2620 Searchlight Car with red frame and silver painted searchlight (1939)
The cars have nickel trim and black journals. The cars have operating late style box couplers.
No. 2620 Searchlight Car with red frame and gray painted searchlight (1940-1942)
The cars have nickel trim and black journals. The cars have operating late style box couplers.
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