216 Minneapolis & St. Louis

Production: 1965

History
The 216 Minneapolis & St. Louis Alco AA diesels were an uncatalogued locomotive manufactured for only a single year: 1965 and it was only included in promotional and uncatalogued sets in that year. Additionally, it was sold as either a single A unit or when paired with a dummy trailer unit, the trailer unit was always a 213 (not the 216) Minneapolis & St. Louis Alco A.

Production numbers were very low for the 216 M. & St. L. diesel. Locating a crisp and clean version is not an easy task. Additionally, most of the later Alco diesels have weak front aprons. They are frequently found cracked, broken or completely missing. Any of the later Also units with intact aprons are difficult to locate.

Features
Standard features of the 216 M. & St. L. include: a red painted shell with white lettering, traction tires, two-position E-unit, fixed front & rear couplers plus a headlight.

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information
The length of the 216 is approximately 11 1/2" long (coupler to coupler).

Only Known Variation - Shown in the photo above - All 216s are painted red with white lettering.

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