Lionel 212 USMC

The Lionel USMC 212 diesel was first manufactured in 1958 and is based on the Alco FA diesel. It features a dark blue painted plastic body shell with white lettering. It is one of the second wave of Lionel Alco diesels that were of cheaper construction that the earlier ones.

Other features include rear die-cast non-operating coupler, single axle Magnatraction, two position E-unit, and illumination.

These were typically sold in a two unit configuration, with one powered unit and one unpowered dummy unit. They were produced for one year, 1958, with only one known variation.

These are not the same as the, which shares the same Lionel catalog number.