Lionel 210 Texas Special

The Lionel Texas Special 210 diesel was first manufactured in 1958 and is based on the Alco FA diesel. It features a red painted body shell with white lettering and a white stripe. It is one of the second wave of Lionel Alco diesels that were of cheaper construction that the earlier ones.

Other features include front and rear die-cast non-operating couplers, two axle Magnatraction, three position E-unit, functional horn, and illumination.

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