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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225 Chesapeake & Ohio

Production: 1960

History
The 225 Chesapeake & Ohio Alco A is a one year only diesel from 1960. It is considered a reliable locomotive and with dual axle magnetraction, it's generally considered a decent locomotive being able to pull a handful of postwar freight cars. However, this diesel is a somewhat hard item to locate in collectable condition.

Features
Standard features on the 225 Alco include: open front pilot with a fixed die-cast coupler, two-axle magnetraction, two position E-unit plus a headlight and non-operating rear coupler. It is painted dark-blue with yellow numbers and lettering and a C&O decal on the nose.

Unlike the 230 C & O Alco produced in 1961, the 225 does not have a yellow stripe near the roofline.

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information

Only Known Variation - Shown in the photo above - All 225's are painted dark-blue.

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