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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227 Canadian National

Production: 1960

History
The 227 Canadian National Alco A was one of the first uncatalogued locomotives Lionel produced to market to a specific part of the world. In the case of the 227, Lionel was looking to expand into the Canadian marketplace with an inexpensive locomotive. The 227 is a reliable running locomotive but cannot be used for the long hauls. This locomotive is usually limited to three or four light freight cars!

Features
The 227 is a stripped down locomotive with limited features. Its features (or really lack of features!) include: painted green shell with yellow lettering, headlight, dummy rear coupler only and a weight riveted to the rear of the shell for traction enhancement. There is no magnetraction or traction tire and no e-unit, so it's forward only!

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information

No Variations - Shown in the photo above - All 227's are painted green with yellow lettering.

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