Welcome to The Lionel trains Library – a website created to assist you in understanding differences in variations of engines, rolling stock, cabooses, passenger cars, and accessories sold by Lionel in the postwar era (1945-1969). Our objective is to construct a website that is robust, easy to use and informative as you learn about the products made by one of the most famous toy companies in the world during a glorious but challenging era.

We invite you to stroll down memory lane as you are rewarded with thousands of photos of the wonderful trains and accessories that you may have had as a kid – or wished you could have had when growing up.

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216 Burlington

Production: 1958

History
The 216 Burlington Alco A was a one-year-only locomotive, 1958. Like many of the earlier 200-series diesels, it's a reliable and excellent running locomotive. However, when compared to the Alco diesels produced in the early 1950s, it was a step down in quality and durability.

The silver paint on the 216 body has generally tarnished with age. Locating a crisp and clean silver Burlington 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 Burlington include: a silver painted shell with red lettering, two-axle Magnetraction, three-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 silver over a black shell.

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