6315 Tank Car

6315
Tank Cars
1956 - 1958 & 1963 - 1969

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History
The 6315 tank car is a highly detailed and realistic copy of a real-life single dome tank car. It is generally considered one of the nicer tank car styles ever produced by Lionel.

During the production cycle, the 6315 appeared with two different roadnames. It was introduced in 1956 as a Gulf tanker. In 1963 it switched to Lionel Lines and finally in 1968 it ended its career, once again, as a Gulf tanker.

Features
Standard features of any 6315 tank car include the following: an unpainted orange single-dome tank car shell with black lettering, metal handrails, metal dome platform, metal ladders, black plastic frame plus a single brakewheel and brakewheel stand at one end.

The following are unique features to each of the individual tank cars:

1956 - 1958 Gulf - There were produced with bar-end trucks. Also, the end caps on the shell were black.
1963 - 1966 Lionel Lines - When Lionel re-introduced the 6315 tank car in 1963, it now contained AAR trucks. It's usually found with two operating couplers, however there are versions with one fixed and one operating coupler. The end caps on the shell were orange.
1968 - 1968 Gulf - The re-issued Gulf car now contained AAR trucks and orange end caps. This car usually contained two operating couplers, however it does occassionally surface with one operating and one fixed coupler. The initial production run from early 1968 contained the 'BLT 1-56' stamping. These later Gulf tank cars with the built date are scarce.

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information

Gulf - Produced between 1956 and 1958. This version was normally produced with a flat orange-painted shell and is fairly common. There are two more difficult versions to locate. The first has a semi-gloss painted shell while a rare version has a glossy painted shell.
Lionel Lines - Shown in the photo above This is the most common 6315 tank car.
Gulf - This is a hard version to locate in collectable condition, especially containing the built date.

6315 Tank Car Click on the Variation or Box Type for a Photo
Variation	Years	.	Box Type	Years
Gulf - Flat Orange	1956 - 1958	:	Late Classic	1956 - 1958
Gulf - Semi-Gloss Orange	1956 - 1958	:	'6315-60' Chemical Car - Orange Picture	1961 - 1964
Lionel Lines	1963 - 1966	:	~ ~ ~ ~	~
Gulf - With 'Blt 1-56'	1968	:	~ ~ ~ ~	~
Gulf - Without Built Date	1968 & 1969	:	~ ~ ~ ~	~

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

6315 Tank Car Click on the sponsors name for contact information. Available inventory as of Wed Sep 8 04:10:36 2010 .
Sponsor	Condition	Price	Comments
All Aboard Train Shoppe	8/OB	$125.00	Here's a very clean, somewhat hard-to-find, all-original Gulf tank car. The exterior color is vibrant and the lettering and decals are crisp.
All Aboard Train Shoppe	10/OB	$ 95.00	This tanker is the version with Lionel Lines on the sides. The tank car is new and truely unrun, with Mint wheels and no marks on the body, trucks nor frame.
All Aboard Train Shoppe	10/OB	$ 98.00	Here is a fantastic looking, Mint tank car. It is complete and the wheels show absolutely no signs of being used. There are no chips, cracks, nor marks on this beautiful tanker.

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