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A 1951 Lionel 2026 2-6-4.  I was three years old and my father was a struggling student on the GI Bill.  My parents must have had to save up for it for months prior to Christmas, because we were dead broke at the time.  I still have the 2026, and it still runs and looks like new.  Still have the original cars from the set, too: a 6017 caboose, a NYC black gondola (with wooden barrels) and two Sunoco 2-dome tank cars.  Oh, and the original 1033 transformer.

Thanks, Dad and Mom.