Lionel Classic Period Gondola Cars
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Lionel No. 652 Gondola Cars
General Information
The Lionel No. 652 Gondola Cars were introduced in 1935 and were issued through 1942. The No. 652 Gondola Cars always had manual couplers. The No. 652 Gondola Cars measure 6 1/2-inches in length. The gondola car bodies were always painted a single color and had a black frame. Early gondola cars have metal plates to identify the number and “Lionel Lines”. Late gondola cars have rubber stamped lettering.
Variations of the No. 652 Gondola Cars include different body color; nickel or black trim; nickel or black journals; and metal identification plates in aluminum or rubber stamping. Early gondola cars have latch couplers. Later gondola cars have either early style manual box couplers or late style manual box couplers.
Lionel No. 652 Gondola Cars
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1. No. 652 Gondola Car in yellow (1935-1938). The cars have aluminum plates, nickel trim and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
2. No. 652 Gondola Car in yellow (1939). The cars have aluminum plates, nickel trim and black journals. The cars have latch couplers.
3. No. 652 Gondola Car in burnt orange (1940). The cars have white, rubber stamped number and data, nickel trim and black journals. The cars have latch couplers.
4. No. 652 Gondola Car in yellow (1939-1942). The cars have aluminum plates, nickel trim and black journals. The cars have early style manual box couplers.
5. No. 652 Gondola Car in burnt orange (1940-1942). The cars have white, rubber stamped number and data, nickel trim and black journals. The cars have early style manual box couplers.
6. No. 652 Gondola Car in burnt orange (1941-1942). The cars have white, rubber stamped number and data, black trim and black journals. The cars have late style manual box couplers.
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Lionel No. 2652 Gondola Cars
General Information
The Lionel No. 2652 Gondola Cars were introduced in 1938 and were issued through 1942. The No. 2652 Gondola Cars always had operating couplers. The No. 2652 Gondola Cars measure 6 1/2-inches in length. The gondola car bodies were always painted a single color and had a black frame. All of the gondolas have nickel trim. The early gondola cars have metal plates to identify the number and “Lionel Lines”. Late gondola cars have rubber stamped lettering.
Variations of the No. 2652 Gondola Cars include different body color; nickel or black brake wheel stem supports; nickel or black journals; and metal identification plates in aluminum or rubber stamping. Early gondola cars have early style operating box couplers. Later gondola cars have late style operating box couplers.
Lionel No. 2652 Gondola Cars
1. No. 2652 Gondola Car in yellow (1938). The cars have aluminum plates, nickel trim and nickel journals. The cars have early style operating box couplers.
2. No. 2652 Gondola Car in yellow (1939). The cars have aluminum plates, nickel trim and black journals. The cars have early style operating box couplers.
3. No. 2652 Gondola Car in burnt orange (1940). The cars have white, rubber stamped number and data, nickel trim and black journals. The cars have high height late style operating box couplers.
4. No. 2652 Gondola Car in burnt orange (1941-1942). The cars have white, rubber stamped number and data, nickel trim and black journals. The cars have low height late style operating box couplers.
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