Lionel Barrel Loader 362 and 3562 Operating Barrel Car VIDEO
David Craig
Updated on April 07, 2026
I have barrel cars both with and without the catch, iirc. Don't quote me on it. I own three cars, one a total junker, one a decent and complete car, and one is mostly complete but somebody gutted the magnet out of it for some reason. Not a problem, the junker car had one I haven't messed with them since last summer, but now I'm feeling tempted.
This is a very nice solution for the earlier cars that didn't come with one, not sure I want to modify an original car personally but I think it looks and works really nicely judging by the video action!
-Ellie