I think that might be an old lionel set from the late 50s
Lou, my books only indicate that the 219 ALCo AA was an uncataloged item made in 1959, and that it was made for a set and therefore had no separate boxes.
IIRC, there was a book that reproduced Sears (and other?) catalog pages showing train sets. Perhaps one of this forum's members has a copy and can provide more info.
BTW,
P.S. Found it - "The Toy Train Department" - available here - http://store.railpress.com/1054.html , or at Amazon.
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