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.

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229 Minneapolis & St. Louis

History
The 229 Minneapolis & St. Louis (M. & St. L.) Alco diesel is a somewhat unusual diesel produced in the early 1960's. Lionel manufactured this locomotive in two different configurations; first as a single A unit in 1961 then follow it up as an AB unit for 1962. Since fewer B units exist for this locomotive set, the AB combination is significantly harder to locate compared to a single A unit.

As with most of the later Alco series diesels, the front apron is usually the weak point and are frequently found cracked or completely missing. Finding a unit with intact struts is difficult.

Features
Standard features of the 229 include: red painted body with white lettering and a white side stripe, single-axle Magnetraction, two-position E-unit, headlight, horn plus non-operating front & rear couplers.

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information

Only Known Variation - Shown in the photo above - All 229's are painted red with white lettering and side stripe.

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