Can someone explain what bar end trucks are?
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Transman,
All-metal truck introduced by Lionel to replace the staple-end truck. When viewed from the side, there is a short metal bar protruding from the truck side. The bar-end truck was available with magnetic or tab couplers and used routinely from 1952 through 1957 and sporadically through 1969.
Here is a linkfrom where I found it: http://www.postwarlionel.com/terms/truck8a.jpg
