How An Upstart Upset Lionel's 6454 Boxcar Line

Lionel's X2454 and 6454 9 1/4" boxcars were well-detailed cars that represented the best of Lionel's early Postwar production. Then, they suddenly disappeared in 1953, never to return again!

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Why were they discontinued, and what role did Auburn Model Trains, a small Indiana startup manufacturer, play in their demise? And what became of AMT and its products?

Let's take a closer look at these neat and relatively inexpensive boxcars.

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