@Don McErlean posted:Hello BxCrSun fans...here we are on a nice cool spring day in central Texas, just 58 degrees but sunny. Today I have a " late bloomer" from the Lionel tinplate era. The 655 boxcar but in the configuration from 1941 with 1940 issue couplers ( simulated knuckle on the box). This is the "rubber stamped" version of this car, as Lionel sought to create rolling stock that was more realistic than toy like. Who could have known in the early part of 1941 what would happen later that year and that by 1942 all toy production would be stopped. So in one sense, here you have the last gasp of classic Lionel tinplate rolling stock.
Best wishes to all
Don
Don another great vintage piece from the McErlean Hobby Shop. Thanks for sharing.