Welcome to The Lionel trains Library – a website created to assist you in understanding differences in variations of engines, rolling stock, cabooses, passenger cars, and accessories sold by Lionel in the postwar era (1945-1969). Our objective is to construct a website that is robust, easy to use and informative as you learn about the products made by one of the most famous toy companies in the world during a glorious but challenging era.

We invite you to stroll down memory lane as you are rewarded with thousands of photos of the wonderful trains and accessories that you may have had as a kid – or wished you could have had when growing up.

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6406 Flatcar w/ Auto

Production: 1961

History
The 6406 was only available for a single year: 1961. This freight car lacked exterior lettering on the sides but did include a single, premium automobile. Collectors sometimes confuse this flatcar with the 6401 or 6404 freight cars. Although the flatcars are virtually identical, the loads on these three freight cars did varied when compared to each other.

Features
The 6406 flatcar contains the following standard features: unpainted gray flatcar without side lettering. The trucks were usually arch-bar trucks, but is known to exist with AAR trucks. Finally, the 6406 never included wire truss rods on the bottom of the flatcar.

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information
The length of this type of flatcar is approximately 9.25" long (coupler to coupler).

Only Known Variation - Shown in the photo above - All 6406's flatcars were gray with a single yellow automobile.

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