History
The 3456 N & W (Norfolk & Western) operating hopper was the only operating hopper produced by Lionel in the postwar years. It was made to be used with the 456 Coal Ramp.

To fill a 3456 hopper, you caould use one os several accessories such as the 97, 397 or 497 coaling stations. However, unloading this hopper could only be accomplished with the 456 Coal Ramp.

Features
Standard features of a 3456 hopper includes: staple-end trucks for 1950 and 1951 and bar-end trucks from 1952 until 1955, two operating couplers, black body, white lettering plus a single brakewheel.

On the bottom of the 3456 was a special unloading apparatus. As mentioned earlier, this freight car can only be unloaded from hte 456 Coal Ramp.

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information

Only Known Variation - Shown in the photo above - All N & W operating hoppers are balck with white lettering.

Inventory For Sale
The following inventory is available for sale from our website sponsors.

3456 N & W Operating Hopper Click on the sponsors name for contact information. Available inventory as of Wed Jul 28 15:39:25 2010 .
Sponsor	Condition	Price	Comments
All Aboard Train Shoppe	8/OB	$125.00	This is the later version with bar-end trucks. The freight car is extremely clean and there are no nicks, chips nor blemishes on the interior nor exterior.

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