LIONEL 2460 BUCYRUS ERIE CRANE CAR, 12-WHEEL, 46-50 (A) GRAY CAB

LIONEL 2460 BUCYRUS ERIE CRANE CAR, 12-WHEEL, 46-50 (A) GRAY CABThe Lionel Bucyrus Erie Crane Car No. 2460 was first issued in 1946 and was available until 1950. Produced on a BLACK painted die cast chassis with WHITE heat stamped lettering, all of the variations have six wheel heavyweight passenger style trucks equipped with electronic couplers. The first issues had a WHITE cord for the hook, but subsequent releases would have a BLACK cord. There are four variations for this car: Variation A: Has a DARK GRAY

Here is a Lionel 6-16308 O Gauge Sea Land Flatcar w/Trailer

Features include a blinking light

steam lines

The intensity of the paint on the rubber stamp varies from car to car and is sometimes  blue

" and this would be the only year that this car was available

it would have a RED ORANGE stripe and heat-stamped lettering on both the engine and the "PENNSYLVANIA" tender

Variation C: Same as Variation B

It was equipped with a eccentric crank driving rods and has steel rimmed driving wheels

Columns   and  are broken near the top as in Type I

plastic trucks with metal wheels

As these trucks moved in and out of the station they gave the impression of being loaded and unloaded

The trucks on the early issues were staple-end with magnetic couplers at both ends