TYCO's Blue and Gray Civil War Centennial Sets are
well-known and popular appearing in the 1961 and
1962-63 catalogs. TYCO provided the sets the
back cover of the '61 product catalog.
Included was the following describing the sets, "The
year's most exciting and timely sets...commemorating
the Centennial of the War between the States.
Authentic in every detail and packed in special full
color gift box. Special fly leaves give
interesting commentary on the role that railroading
played in both sides of the conflict as well as
reproductions of actual photographs.
Beyond the
Civil War Cannons and the Union and Confederate
Flags with Staffs, TYCO utilized selections from the
existing 1860-series line to create both sets.
(No.TC66 in 1961 and No.T6214A in 1962-63)
One of two Blue and Gray Civil War Centennial Sets
was the Blue Train featuring an 1860-series 4-4-0
Locomotive and Tender lettered for U.S. Military
R.R. Additionally, the set included a Platform
Car with two Civil War Cannons; Stock Car;
Explosives Box Car; and Hospital Combine Car.
The Stock Car was TYCO's 1860-series Horse Car and
the Explosives Box Car was simply the 1860s Box Car.
The catalog states that both sets also included
Union and Confederate Flags with Staffs. The
set included track to build a 45" x 36" oval with
Uncoupling Ramp (15729) and retailed for $34.98.
(No.TC77 in 1961 and No.T6214B in 1962-63)
The other of the two Blue and Gray Civil War
Centennial Sets was the Gray Train featuring an
1860-series 4-4-0 Locomotive and Tender lettered
for Georgia-Central. Additionally, the set
included a Platform Car with two Civil War Cannons;
Stock Car; Explosives Box Car; and Hospital Combine
Car. The Stock Car was TYCO's 1860-series
Horse Car and the Explosives Box Car was simply the
1860s Box Car. The catalog states that both
sets also included Union and Confederate Flags with
Staffs. The set included track to build a 45"
x 36" oval with Uncoupling Ramp (15729) and retailed
for $34.98.
4-4-0 Steam Locomotive and Tender
Blue -U.S. Military R.R. (No.T210C)
Gray -Georgia-Central R.R. (No.T210D)
TYCO cataloged both Civil War 4-4-0 1860-series
Steam Locos as separate items beginning in the 1961
catalog. The R-T-R examples retailed for
$22.95 each.
Civil War Rolling Stock
1860 Platform Car
U.S. Military R.R. (No.T318C)
Georgia Central R.R. (No.T318D)
TYCO does
not note if the pair of Civil War Cannons are
included with this Platform Car, when sold
separately from the Civil War sets. The retail
was $2.98.
1860 Horse Car
U.S. Military R.R. (No.T323C)
Georgia Central R.R. (No.T323D)
Listed in the train sets as Stock Car.
Retailed for $3.49 as a separate item.
1860 Box Car
U.S. Military R.R. (No.T317C)
Georgia Central R.R. (No.T317D)
Listed in the train sets as Explosives Box Car.
As a separately available selection, this car
retailed for $3.49.
1860 Combine Passenger Car
U.S. Military R.R. -Hospital Car (No.T514C)
Georgia Central R.R. -Hospital Car (No.T514D)
Listed in the train sets as Hospital Car and
sold for $3.98 as a separate item.
Civil War Cannon
Though the Blue and Gray Centennial train sets only
make it in the 1961 and 1962-63 catalogs, the
accessory Civil War Cannon remained in the line for
a number of years. TYCO's Civil War Cannon
(No.852) consisted of a pair of HO-scale plastic
cannons and sold for forty-nine cents.
