Lionel 6111 or 6121?

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Yellow metal car with brackets to hold pipes or logs(brackets off for repainting afte rust removal). AAR plastic couplers. Black lettering.

Is it 6111 or 6121? TIA;

Bob

http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL1001/4368153/24763454/413415125.jpg

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Hard to say without knowing what the load was.

Check here.

6121

http://www.tandem-associates.com/lionel/lionel_trains_6121_flat_car.htm

6111

http://www.tandem-associates.com/lionel/lionel_trains_6111_flat_car.htm

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According to those linques provided, if it was yellow, and has plastic AAR trucks, the (probably) best listing for yellow with plastic AAR trucks is 6111.

Variation B: Painted YELLOW car with three to five logs and AAR trucks with disc couplers. Produced 1957 in box No. 6111-110.

If you can identify “early” AAR trucks, then 6121:

Variation G: YELLOW chassis with BLACK serif lettering. Came with three plastic pipes and early AAR trucks. Sometimes found in boxes that are marked 6121-60.

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Here is some more. Both seem to be the same information.

6111

http://postwarlionel.com/freight-cars/flatcars/logs-lumber-pipes/6111-flatcar-w-logs-or-pipes/

6121

http://postwarlionel.com/freight-cars/flatcars/logs-lumber-pipes/6121-flatcar-w-logs-or-pipes/

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Wow! Without knowing the load or having a box, really know sure what to tell. I’ll go with 6111 as it appears to be the most common. I do have another yellow 6111 with bar end trucks and 3 (what look like) OE pipes. But only the box would tell for sure.

Thanks for all the replys!

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But you take the same yellow car and don’t put the brackets back on and find a range patrol truck and now you have a 6151

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As long as you are painting it you could do that.

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Jeff Kane has repo’s:

6151-RPT range patrol truck reproduction 13.50