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| Last updated on January 13, 2021
Look back 60 years to the dawn of Lionel's legendary 6464 boxcars
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I'd like to know who designed those orange and indigo boxes. They are masterpieces and they bring so many and so wonderful memories. Thanks for the video, Mr. Carp
great info,thanks
Enjoyed Roger, as always, and learned about the two RI 6464 Lionel boxes.
I learn something every day in this hobby.
Thanks for the great info Roger.
Thanks, Professor Carp! I love your segments and articles on Classic Toy Trains.
Small time operator here – you collectors amaze me – thanks for the info and the personal connection links all of us train people born before or just after 1950! And, my beloved Baltimore Orioles came to town in 1954!
Whoops…meant that to be a 5. Love Roger's work!
Yes, always more post war info is appreciated…and there is the re-issue in
1969 with a new box, new doors, new body mold and a slight change in the
graphics! Keep looking, we may find something else different. How about an article on the 6464-150?
Roger I have a question regarding the first run of 6464 box cars. I have heard that the cars that were produced during the first run in 1953 had two screws holding the frame to the car body. In other words one screw at each end instead of a screw at one end and the two tabs at the other end. Have you ever seen or know of any 6464 box cars with two screws holding body to the frame?
love it as always! the 6464-75 was my first one. I found it along with some other Lionel in a cemetery dump.
Roger, You reached a new plateau in esoteria! But it sure was fun. Please do more. Thanx, Dave G.
Great job Roger , we need more like this.
Learn something new every day about Lionel.
Nice to see some personal history added as well.