Lionel 211 Texas Special

The Lionel Texas Special 211 diesel was first manufactured in 1962 and is based on the Alco FA diesel. It features a red painted body shell with white stripe and lettering. 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, two position E-unit, and two traction tires.

These were typically sold in a two unit configuration, with one powered unit and one unpowered dummy unit. They were produced for five years, 1962-1966, with two variations. Some of the early units were produced with a single Magnatraction axle instead of the traction tires and no weight in the power unit, which are rare. The more common, later unit was produced with dual traction tires and a weight in the power unit.