My latest Lionel "Score"

Good score!  In great condition too!

Nice stuff...Enjoy!!

Nice find. I believe the 726rr engine was a later version of the original 726 that came with a scale detailed tender, had a smoke bulb and used corrosive ammonium nitrate as the smoke chemical.  This one (the rr) should have the wire wound smoke unit and uses SP smoke pellets. Both can be converted to use smoke fluid.

The 726 engines enjoy extra detail than the 736 Berks but did not have magnetraction. Still after 70 years and a with bit of lubrication these engines will still run like new; an indication of the fine American craftsmanship of years past.

Sweet!

Thanks. It does not have the Magnatraction as you mentioned. I read where they did not make it available due to some Korean War shortages. I don't know if that was the case or not. I need to clean it up and lube it well. It runs good forward, the e unit works fine, but it has a little "hitch in its get-a-long" when going in reverse. I have not yet found an exact set like this listed anywhere, but am still looking. Everything I have seen so far has a least one or more different cars, and I have no way of knowing what this came with, or what was added later. It was fun to find this so close, and at a fair price.

Jeff

A neat Postwar acquisition. It will be a fun set to operate.

If I remember correctly it was built in 1952 only, same as a 736 (don't remember whether sintered iron wheels or cast and rim wheels) except no magnetraction as pointed out above due to AlNiCo magnetic material shortages caused by the Korean Conflict.  The catalog shows a small RR under the 726 number on the cab.  Find a 1952 catalog and see what is shown for the set.  That is to be a great find.

Jeff - nice find!  This does appear to be a set from 1952, called the “Transcontinental Fast Freight”, set #2189WS.  The catalog shows the engine as 726, but produced as 726RR.

Nice find.

Part of the "cool" factor with this set is that it came with the cattle car and corral. Must have been great back in 1952!

rjsmithindy posted:

Jeff - nice find!  This does appear to be a set from 1952, called the “Transcontinental Fast Freight”, set #2189WS.  The catalog shows the engine as 726, but produced as 726RR.

 

Yes, this is the set, exactly. Thanks so much for the photo and info. The only thing I am missing is the tray for the logs, and the logs. 

Jeff