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Another Tyco trolley for the collection:
This one makes six, I think.
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Posted - October 15 2025 : 01:06:01 AM
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The latest in the triple dome tank car saga — Bachmann:
I haven’t come across one of these lately.
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Posted - October 15 2025 : 01:13:54 AM
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…and these were worth the price of early admission:
They might well have been gone if I’d waited.
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Cool. Thank you for sharing.
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Posted - October 15 2025 : 11:57:53 PM
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Posted - October 16 2025 : 08:57:38 AM
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quote:Another Tyco trolley for the collection:
This one makes six, I think.
Originally posted by gmoney - October 15 2025 : 12:53:43 AM
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SEE?? this IS what Trolley 2 is made from!
not Bachmann
SEEEEE????
& yes I DO WANT ONE!
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Posted - November 07 2025 : 11:32:08 PM
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These are AHM and I already have examples of both but I thought I needed more:
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Posted - November 10 2025 : 11:01:02 AM
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My wife found a cache of trains hiding in the closet! I don’t remember buying any of this stuff!
First up — a Bachmann quad hopper lettered for the C&O:
…first C&O quad I’ve found.
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Posted - November 10 2025 : 11:20:52 AM
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Next up…
Not one - but two - Monon operating hoppers:
They both have their roofs. I think all my Monon examples have roofs. I wish I could say the same for my Holly Sugar cars!
I am really addicted to these things!
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Posted - November 10 2025 : 11:39:33 AM
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Two more AHM Flexi-Flow hoppers:
Their piping is intact, and they both have their end ladders and brake wheels!
I believe I already have at least one example of every livery, but one always needs more!
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Posted - November 10 2025 : 11:56:10 AM
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A twofer of sorts:
Two HiCubes, a 40ft Lionel Burlington Northern and a 62ft Tyco Soo Line. I probably already have both, but whatever…
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Posted - November 10 2025 : 7:08:29 PM
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Why do I keep getting Mantua Swift reefers?
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Posted - November 10 2025 : 7:18:23 PM
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Here’s something like the . . . 87th Varney/Life-Like black NYC flat . . . Ida know…
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Posted - November 10 2025 : 7:26:26 PM
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Here’s a gem:
A Red Box Stewart Enterprises promotional flat car. In my experience, these are really hard to find!
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I attended a train show several weeks ago outside of Pittsburgh, and just now am getting around to posting some stuff.
I picked up what turned out to be another Mantua/Tyco trolley lettered “Broadway”:
I forgot that I just recently got the “Broadway” trolley! They both have their trolley poles though, so if necessary, I can swap one onto another trolley that needs one.
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Posted - November 22 2025 : 09:09:30 AM
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quote:A twofer of sorts:
Two HiCubes, a 40ft Lionel Burlington Northern and a 62ft Tyco Soo Line.  I probably already have both, but whatever…
Originally posted by gmoney - November 10 2025 : 11:56:10 AM
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had this custom made from that tyco Soo Line boxcar
Also this one I KNEW I wasn't crazy when I seen this BAR boxcar that usually has Products on it with POTATOES on it! 
think I read why it was changed to Products was there was a potato blight, crop failure or something like that to change it
Also Why do I have 2 Tyco Purina Chugg-Chugg Hi-Cube bopxcars?
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Posted - November 22 2025 : 7:37:04 PM
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Three more Roco quad hoppers:
I already have a Roco B&M, so naturally I needed a second one!
The Norfolk and Western is a new one for me. I do have a Bachmann lettered N&W though.
The Great Northern is also a new one for me . . . I think . . . I’m not sure . . .
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Posted - November 22 2025 : 7:49:53 PM
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Virginian error quad hopper #3:
This one is rough, and it’s missing both corner steps on the other side, but it was 3 bucks.
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Posted - November 22 2025 : 10:55:39 PM
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My 4th Armour/Kahn’s error car:
This one is missing stirrups, as you can see, the roof walk is damaged on one end, and the graphics are scratched up, but only $3.
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Posted - November 22 2025 : 11:05:03 PM
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My 3rd Canadiana boxcar:
Somebody “improved” it with weathering and hand painted graffiti. Any suggestions for removing it?
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Posted - November 22 2025 : 11:21:58 PM
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Another promotional car from Tyco:
I see only one other Stokely car that I have posted, but I believe this is the 3rd one I’ve found.
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Posted - November 22 2025 : 11:40:53 PM
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â€Nother example of the Tyco Kellogg’s CenterFlow:
Not the Red Letter edition.
I still need the Maxwell House CenterFlow, but I’m not paying a hunnert bucks for it!
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Posted - November 22 2025 : 11:47:13 PM
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A better example of the Shell triple dome than the one I already have:
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Posted - November 23 2025 : 12:18:50 AM
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My 3rd Bachmann Rio Grande HiCube:
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Posted - November 23 2025 : 12:26:20 AM
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. . . umm . . . another Sprekel’s Sugar operating hopper:
I think this makes ten.
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Posted - November 23 2025 : 12:43:48 AM
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. . . and . . . since now I’m collecting the Tyco piggyback trailers and containers, I picked up the silver and white Santa Fe’s, along with another, nicer example of the SeaLand trailers:
I believe I have all the easy-to-find ones now!
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Posted - November 24 2025 : 9:04:53 PM
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Containermania! Nice finds.
Slip sliding away...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy-QsoFNW6s
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Posted - November 24 2025 : 9:38:15 PM
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Good to hear from you Chops! I hope you’re doing better.
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Posted - January 06 2026 : 10:48:15 PM
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I added to the quad hopper collection. Here’s the black version of Lionel’s Alaska RR quad:
Yes, that’s a nasty crack in the side.
Here’s a second iteration of a Bachmann in L&N livery:
If I remember correctly, this is a Fleischman:
My first Fleischman.
Bachmann:
I don’t think I have this one already.
AHM:
I don’t think I already have this one either.
….and another Tyco Union Pacific 40ft HiCube:
This is sort of a new tangent — two versions of Tyco’s plug door RailBox:
Silver roof and ends:
Yellow roof and ends:
I got these two because they were available and I happen to already have the later simplified version. So now I have a complete set.
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That Missouri Pacific hopper is actually HObbyline. Lionel ended up buying some molds from HObbyline when they went under, and the quad hopper is one of them. Because of this, that black Alaska hopper is nearly identical!
Other things Lionel bought the molds to were the 0-4-0 tank engine, the 0-4-0 W/ slopeback tender (modified to be an 0-6-0, and later a 2-4-2), the ALCo FA diesel, the 10 panel 40 foot gondola (not to be confused with the similar looking Marx 10 panel, the American Flyer 10 panel or Tyco/Mantua 11 panel), the single dome tank car (Lionel added a platform around the dome to make it a chemical tank car), and the 40 foot boxcar (in addition to being used for normal boxcars it was also used for the exploding boxcar & the minuteman car).
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Posted - January 07 2026 : 8:40:45 PM
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I compared the Mopac and Alaska hoppers and they are almost identical. Lionel added some strengthening to the corner steps, resized the hole for the brake wheel, and made changes to install a different underframe. But the odd thing is Lionel relocated the mold’s gate from the bottom to the inside, and changed its design.
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Posted - January 08 2026 : 1:07:45 PM
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Lionel ARR hopper eh?
I has a RED one but do have a black one too
now the whole set I bought during Covid at a garage sale
hadda go raid my gov't issued card to get the $40 for it
loco doesn't work was tested & I think the gears are stripped out 
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Posted - January 09 2026 : 02:15:42 AM
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A visit to a train show in Austintown on Sunday netted these slippery items:
My fourth Tyco Canadiana boxcar:
This one is very nice.
My fourth example of a Tyco Virginian quad hopper with the wrong Tampo:
This one is missing a corner step. In fact, I only have one example that does have all its corner steps.
A quad hopper lettered for Santa Fe:
This one is unmarked, but I’m guessing it’s Model Power, because it’s mold quality is comparable to other Model Power quad hoppers I’ve seen.
Three more Mantua/Tyco operating hoppers:
The Virginians came in a 3 for $5 deal with the Santa Fe hopper above — couldn’t pass that up! The Spreckel’s came cheap too, so I wasn’t worried about the missing roof. So now I have at least 11 Spreckel’s and at least 14 Virginian operating hoppers.
I just searched through this thread for every operating hopper I’ve posted, and determined that I have at least 67 of them so far…
…I don’t think that’s enough!
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quote:I find it very interesting that the Lionel box has Lionel's address as Hillside NJ. Isn't that where Atlas is from? Is there a connection between the two companies I am not aware of?
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Nope, Lionels factory from 1929 to 1974 was in Hillside, although most production had been moved out in 1967. The 2 companies only interacted in 1958 when Athearn was making HO models for Lionel, and they had Atlas make the track, in 1959 Lionel started making their own HO track. Lionel's headquarters however was in New York City from the beginning (1900) to 1969, when it was moved to Michigan. Their service department was in neighboring Irvington NJ (also the home of Lionel's factory from 1917-1933), which was also moved to Michigan about a decade after the headquarters. The Lionel factory address is 28 Sager Place, Atlas' current address is 378 Florence Ave (only half a mile away)
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quote: quote:I find it very interesting that the Lionel box has Lionel's address as Hillside NJ. Isn't that where Atlas is from? Is there a connection between the two companies I am not aware of?
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Nope, Lionels factory from 1929 to 1974 was in Hillside, although most production had been moved out in 1967. The 2 companies only interacted in 1958 when Athearn was making HO models for Lionel, and they had Atlas make the track, in 1959 Lionel started making their own HO track. Lionel's headquarters however was in New York City from the beginning (1900) to 1969, when it was moved to Michigan. Their service department was in neighboring Irvington NJ (also the home of Lionel's factory from 1917-1933), which was also moved to Michigan about a decade after the headquarters. The Lionel factory address is 28 Sager Place, Atlas' current address is 378 Florence Ave (only half a mile away)
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when it was in Michigan some shortline ot tourist line made a 1:1 Lionel Loco!
SEE?? DO WANT IN HO SCALE!
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Posted - January 12 2026 : 02:20:28 AM
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Hey! Check it out! Yet ANOTHER Mantua/Tyco Main Street trolley:
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Posted - January 12 2026 : 5:57:47 PM
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The unforgettable Tyco Tram.
Yellow Tank Car: That is a precise history. Do you have any insight regarding Tyco's foray into the Australian market?
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let's try this again since TF had a hiccup just now
Moar? ok?
need the TOFC set & tractor for this
Lionel in HO!
do want moar Lionel in HO
still want matching loco for this caboose! 
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Posted - January 29 2026 : 7:56:36 PM
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Sweet grabs, Ben!
Having recovered from broken ribs, a ruptured lung, I then managed to cut my ear in half and
sustain a debilitating fracture to my arm but a few weeks later. And yes, I was quite sober at
both times. One minute your up and about, the next instant of inattention, you're doing a face
plant.
Two friends helped me to set up Armadilloville in a newly acquired spare bedroom while I was
busy flailing my one working arm to transfer the layout and boxes and boxes of Tyco stuff
from the freezing garage. These boxes represent what is left after I thinned the herd on eBay
of hundreds of duplicates. The madness never stops!
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I attended a TCA show near Pittsburgh last weekend, and even though Lionel and American Flyer are their thing, I did manage to find some HO to send me further down the slope. 
First up, quad hoppers!
The Rock Island is Bachmann, and even though you’ll find this “same” car on the first page of this thread, close inspection will reveal they are from different tooling. The Peabody is IHC, made in Slovenia if I remember correctly. Mehano maybe? It resembles some Model Power production, and very late Tyco production.
Next up, another Tyco United States Steel bulkhead flat:
This is my 3rd (4th?, 5th?) example lettered for U. S. Steel.
Next, yet another Varney/Life-Like flatcar:
This is SLSF example #6.
My 2nd example of Bachmann’s BASF Wyandotte triple dome tanker:
My 2nd example of Tyco’s Union Pacific 62ft HiCube:
My 2nd example of Tyco’s Nob Hill trolley, and my 9th Tyco trolley overall:
I bought this trolley along with two freight cars for only $10. Vendors typically want $20+ for a trolley alone. Maybe it was because it was a TCA show.
…and more Mantua/Tyco operating hoppers!
My 8th (at least) Holly Sugar hopper:
I found this one loose in a “junk box” of miscellaneous cars, and yet it is one of the most pristine cars I have ever found!
And my 5th Burlington hopper:
For some reason I had it in my mind that the Burlington hopper was one of the most common hopper cars out there. I probably would’ve ranked it 3rd most common, after Virginian and B&M. I was surprised to find out how few I had!
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I attended a TCA show near Pittsburgh last weekend, and even though Lionel and American Flyer are their thing, I did manage to find some HO to send me further down the slope.
First up, quad hoppers!
The Rock Island is Bachmann, and even though you’ll find this “same” car on the first page of this thread, close inspection will reveal they are from different tooling. The Peabody is IHC, made in Slovenia if I remember correctly. Mehano maybe? It resembles some Model Power production, and very late Tyco production.
Next up, another Tyco United States Steel bulkhead flat:
This is my 3rd (4th?, 5th?) example lettered for U. S. Steel.
Next, yet another Varney/Life-Like flatcar:
This is SLSF example #6.
My 2nd example of Bachmann’s BASF Wyandotte triple dome tanker:
My 2nd example of Tyco’s Union Pacific 62ft HiCube:
My 2nd example of Tyco’s Nob Hill trolley, and my 9th Tyco trolley overall:
I bought this trolley along with two freight cars for only $10. Vendors typically want $20+ for a trolley alone. Maybe it was because it was a TCA show.
…and more Mantua/Tyco operating hoppers!
My 8th (at least) Holly Sugar hopper:
I found this one loose in a “junk box” of miscellaneous cars, and yet it is one of the most pristine cars I have ever found!
And my 5th Burlington hopper:
For some reason I had it in my mind that the Burlington hopper was one of the most common hopper cars out there. I probably would’ve ranked it 3rd most common, after Virginian and B&M. I was surprised to find out how few I had!
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Posted - February 15 2026 : 03:26:27 AM
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I went to the Canfield, Ohio toy and train show yesterday — more sliding occurred.
The TOHD was alive and well!
A couple of Virginians:
This makes at least 16 Virginians I have now, but still not a single one with the missing logo.
2 more Monon hoppers:
I think this makes 8 Monon hoppers I have.
A Pennsylvania and a B&M:
I think this is only the 5th Pennsy hopper I’ve acquired, and I now have at least 9 B&M hoppers.
…and I picked up 4 Burlington hoppers:
Now I have 9 of these.
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Posted - February 15 2026 : 11:40:43 AM
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Also from the Canfield show, 4 more Mantua/Tyco trollies:
This is the 1st Beal Street trolley I’ve come across, so it had to come home with me, for $10. Its trolley pole came from one of the other three.
I already had a couple of the Main Street trolleys, but couldn’t pass this one up for $5.
I also already had 2 Broadway trolleys and 2 Nob Hill trolleys, but these were offered to me free of charge by the vendor, he said because no one wants them and he wanted them gone.
All of them are MU2 powered.
Glenn
I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
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Posted - February 15 2026 : 12:04:14 PM
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I picked up a 2nd Mantua/Tyco 40ft Penneys boxcar at the Canfield show:
I believe my other one is a bit grimy (but it might clean up). It’s also missing a corner step, while this one has all 4.
Glenn
I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
Edited by - gmoney on February 15 2026 1:09:02 PM
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Posted - February 15 2026 : 12:53:15 PM
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On the Mantua/Tyco 40ft reefer front, I scored a 3rd Kraft example:
For some reason, I’ve had a difficult time finding these in the wild, and I’ve been looking since 2013!
Glenn
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Posted - February 15 2026 : 1:28:27 PM
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This is another Mantua/Tyco reefer I’ve struggled to find:
I already have one example that took me 8 years to find out in the wild, but its paint is partially faded or discolored, so I’ve been looking for a better one ever since. I’ve found 2 or 3 since, but they’ve all had missing corner steps or some other flaw. I finally found this one at the Canfield show on Saturday.
Glenn
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Posted - February 15 2026 : 1:45:34 PM
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I found my 3rd Mantua/Tyco Armour/Swift error car at the Canfield show:
Glenn
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