3484 Pennsylvania or Santa Fe

Production:  1953 & 1954

History
The 3484 operating box car was introduced in the same year as the highly successful 6464 series box car, 1953. The main difference is the 3484 was upgraded to include an operating mechanism simulating a man opening one of the box car doors.

The 3484 box car is available in two different road names. The more common road name is the Pennsylvania while the A.T. & S.F. (Santa Fe) is significantly harder to locate. Lionel's official catalogue number for the Pennsylvania is 3484 while the Santa Fe is 3484-25 -- which is also the number appearing to the left of the opening door. Either 3484 car in collectable condition is becoming harder to find.

Features
Standard features of the 3484 cars include: painted body (tuscan for the Pennsylvania and orange for the Santa Fe), white lettering, bar-end trucks, sliding doors with a single block, single brakewheel plus an operating door with a rubber man on the inside of the car.

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information

Pennsylvania - Shown in first photo above - Produced only in 1953 and is somewhat common.
A.T. & S.F. (Second photo above) - All Santa Fe's box cars are difficult to locate, especially in collector condtion. However a very small production run in early 1954 contain black lettering and these are truly rare freight cars.

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