Description

Item
Vintage Lionel O and O27 Gauge refrigerator box car marked:

NATIONAL DAIRY DESPATCH
N.D.D.X. 5702

Opposite side reads:
UNIVERSAL
Universal Carloading & Distributing Company

Model number on the original box:
6-5702 National Dairy Dispatch Refrigerator Car

This Lionel freight car features a sliding operating door with interior detail visible, a classic feature used on Lionel rolling stock.

Features
• Lionel O / O27 gauge rolling stock
• Sliding operating door revealing interior
• National Dairy Dispatch refrigerator car graphics
• Universal Carloading & Distributing Company markings
• Black trucks and couplers
• Includes original Lionel box

Condition

Train Car
• Rolls smoothly
• One side of the car body is warped/melted (clearly shown in photos)
• Other side presents normally with good graphics
• Door functions
• Because of the melted panel, the car has a unique distressed appearance that could work well in a layout scene such as a repair yard, derailment scene, or scrap siding

Box
• Original Lionel rolling stock box included
• Storage wear and corner wear
• Price sticker present

Overall
Interesting Lionel freight car that still rolls well and includes the original box. The melted side gives it a unique “damaged freight car” look that could actually enhance realism on a layout.