Tyco Collector's Forum -
Welcome to the forum.
Username:
Password:
Save Password


Register
Forgot your Password?
  Home   Forums   Events Calendar   Forum Admins & Mods   FAQ   Install Search Provider   Register
Active Topics | Active Polls | Newsletters | Member Map | Members | Online Users |
[ Active Members: 1 | Anonymous Members: 0 | Guests: 11 ]  [ Total: 12 ]  [ Newest Member: Justateenagerailfan ] Select Skin:
 All Forums
 OTW's - The "Of The Week" Series
 Car of the Week (COTW)
 COTW - Nov 4 to Nov 10 2012
   All users can post NEW topics in this forum
   All users can reply to topics in this forum
 Printer Friendly
Author Previous Topic: COTW - Nov 11 to Nov 17, 2012 Topic Next Topic: COTW Oct 28 - Nov 3  

AMC_Gremlin_GT
Big Boy



GremlinBL2

Status: offline

 Posted - November 05 2012 :  11:28:53 PM Link directly to this topic  Show Profile  Send AMC_Gremlin_GT an AOL message  Send AMC_Gremlin_GT a Yahoo! Message  Add AMC_Gremlin_GT to Buddylist

This little red guy is a new favorite of mine, as I stayed at the Red Caboose Motel in PA a few years ago. They need to get rid of the mice, though, and fix the hot water. Anyway, missing a truck but easily fixable.

Jerry

" When life throws you bananas...it's easy to slip up"
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 3974  ~  Member Since: January 04 2009  ~  Last Visit: January 11 2019 Alert Moderator 

microbusss
Big Boy





tiger

Status: offline

 Posted - November 05 2012 :  11:55:47 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add microbusss to Buddylist
gimmie! I want one!!
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 14896  ~  Member Since: February 23 2009  ~  Last Visit: May 02 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

SCVR66
Big Boy


SCVR #2

Status: offline

 Posted - November 06 2012 :  9:32:53 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add SCVR66 to Buddylist
i found a very nice Rivarossi UP coach in my fav train stores used section! Bought it for $10 so I'm happy


I buy, repair, and collect
http://scvr.weebly.com/
http://seyboldlocomotiveworks.weebly.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDeputation?feature=watch
Hyde.
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 1352  ~  Member Since: January 15 2012  ~  Last Visit: July 25 2021 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

Tyco Nut
Big Six

Status: offline

 Posted - November 06 2012 :  10:05:04 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Tyco Nut to Buddylist
LOVE the caboose!
Starting my Tyco and other favorites collection over again after 37 years.
My still in progress list of inventory and wantlist: tyconut.com
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 396  ~  Member Since: November 02 2009  ~  Last Visit: March 14 2021 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

microbusss
Big Boy





tiger

Status: offline

 Posted - November 06 2012 :  10:44:29 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add microbusss to Buddylist
gimmie that UP!
Anyway here is my Con-Cor UP passenger car
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 14896  ~  Member Since: February 23 2009  ~  Last Visit: May 02 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

SCVR66
Big Boy


SCVR #2

Status: offline

 Posted - November 06 2012 :  10:47:42 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add SCVR66 to Buddylist
mines smooth side... me be keeping it!
I buy, repair, and collect
http://scvr.weebly.com/
http://seyboldlocomotiveworks.weebly.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDeputation?feature=watch
Hyde.
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 1352  ~  Member Since: January 15 2012  ~  Last Visit: July 25 2021 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

microbusss
Big Boy





tiger

Status: offline

 Posted - November 06 2012 :  10:55:34 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add microbusss to Buddylist
quote:
mines smooth side... me be keeping it!
Originally posted by SCVR66 - November 06 2012 :  10:47:42 PM


I was kidding anyway Its a nice car & cheap price too I'll look for some at train show the 24th
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 14896  ~  Member Since: February 23 2009  ~  Last Visit: May 02 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

SCVR66
Big Boy


SCVR #2

Status: offline

 Posted - November 06 2012 :  11:11:18 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add SCVR66 to Buddylist
Of course I realized it
I buy, repair, and collect
http://scvr.weebly.com/
http://seyboldlocomotiveworks.weebly.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDeputation?feature=watch
Hyde.
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 1352  ~  Member Since: January 15 2012  ~  Last Visit: July 25 2021 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

Mike
Big Boy


CNRAvatar

Status: offline

 Posted - November 07 2012 :  08:15:25 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Mike to Buddylist


I have stayed there a few times, most recently this summer. Great place with lots to see in this area...

Mike
 Country: Canada  ~  Posts: 1586  ~  Member Since: December 07 2007  ~  Last Visit: April 06 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

gmoney
Big Boy


SCRF 77

Status: offline

 Posted - November 07 2012 :  10:50:10 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add gmoney to Buddylist
My latest finds at a train show in Raleigh, NC this past weekend:


I didn't have the U. S. Navy car, and my other Spreckels Sugar car is roofless. it also is missing the writing on the extreme right panel. Now all I need are the C&O and DT&I cars!

Glenn
Glenn

I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 1564  ~  Member Since: December 13 2008  ~  Last Visit: May 04 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

Tyco Nut
Big Six

Status: offline

 Posted - November 07 2012 :  11:06:51 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Tyco Nut to Buddylist
Love the Red Cabooses - I like that there are two different!
Starting my Tyco and other favorites collection over again after 37 years.
My still in progress list of inventory and wantlist: tyconut.com
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 396  ~  Member Since: November 02 2009  ~  Last Visit: March 14 2021 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

badman55
Big Six

badman 55

Status: offline

 Posted - November 07 2012 :  11:52:24 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add badman55 to Buddylist
special Limited Edition Frisco gondola made for the Ozark Model Railroad Association (OMRA).
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 252  ~  Member Since: May 16 2009  ~  Last Visit: December 10 2014 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

badman55
Big Six

badman 55

Status: offline

 Posted - November 07 2012 :  11:54:22 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add badman55 to Buddylist
quote:
special Limited Edition Frisco gondola made for the Ozark Model Railroad Association (OMRA).

Originally posted by badman55 - November 07 2012 :  11:52:24 AM

This is one of two Frisco 65 footers produced by Athearn for the Springfield, MO based club.
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 252  ~  Member Since: May 16 2009  ~  Last Visit: December 10 2014 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

badman55
Big Six

badman 55

Status: offline

 Posted - November 07 2012 :  10:59:55 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add badman55 to Buddylist
Here's the other "club car"
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 252  ~  Member Since: May 16 2009  ~  Last Visit: December 10 2014 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

430Hoarder
Little Six

MantuaAvatar

Status: offline

 Posted - November 08 2012 :  1:07:22 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add 430Hoarder to Buddylist
Excellent red caboose.
Purchased this last week. A little dusty in the image, but a nicely done, DT&I Tyco caboose.
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 107  ~  Member Since: November 07 2012  ~  Last Visit: April 18 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

caboose 1
Big Six

L&N Hummingbird

Status: offline

 Posted - November 08 2012 :  4:47:34 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add caboose 1 to Buddylist
the OMRA
Thats next to a night club on Commercial St ?
caboose 1
Edited by - caboose 1 on November 08 2012 4:49:00 PM
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 352  ~  Member Since: November 09 2010  ~  Last Visit: January 21 2013 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

badman55
Big Six

badman 55

Status: offline

 Posted - November 08 2012 :  6:33:20 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add badman55 to Buddylist
quote:
the OMRA
Thats next to a night club on Commercial St ?

Originally posted by caboose 1 - November 08 2012 :  4:47:34 PM

Yes it is. I belonged to it a few years back. I purchased the two club cars when they were offered. I'm not sure if the club still has any left for sale though.
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 252  ~  Member Since: May 16 2009  ~  Last Visit: December 10 2014 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

microbusss
Big Boy





tiger

Status: offline

 Posted - November 08 2012 :  6:39:01 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add microbusss to Buddylist
could you find out, badman55? I'd like one
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 14896  ~  Member Since: February 23 2009  ~  Last Visit: May 02 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

Tyco Nut
Big Six

Status: offline

 Posted - November 08 2012 :  8:59:39 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Tyco Nut to Buddylist
Red box, brown box, other? I haven't seen the DTI roadname in Tyco, but then again I haven't seen everything either.

quote:
Excellent red caboose.
Purchased this last week. A little dusty in the image, but a nicely done, DT&I Tyco caboose.


Originally posted by 430Hoarder - November 08 2012 :  1:07:22 PM
Starting my Tyco and other favorites collection over again after 37 years.
My still in progress list of inventory and wantlist: tyconut.com
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 396  ~  Member Since: November 02 2009  ~  Last Visit: March 14 2021 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

Helm
Little Six

PRRShieldAvatar

Status: offline

 Posted - November 08 2012 :  9:22:37 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Helm to Buddylist


Another "Red Caboose" caboose - Can they really have been in operation for 150 years?
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 138  ~  Member Since: October 26 2009  ~  Last Visit: April 14 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

430Hoarder
Little Six

MantuaAvatar

Status: offline

 Posted - November 08 2012 :  10:46:55 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add 430Hoarder to Buddylist
quote:
Red box, brown box, other? I haven't seen the DTI roadname in Tyco, but then again I haven't seen everything either.

quote:
Excellent red caboose.
Purchased this last week. A little dusty in the image, but a nicely done, DT&I Tyco caboose.


Originally posted by 430Hoarder - November 08 2012 :  1:07:22 PM



Originally posted by Tyco Nut - November 08 2012 :  8:59:39 PM



This was a custom possibly one of a kind item purchased on ebay. It arrived in a Tyco brown box with a label over the printed Silver Streak 327-60 end.
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 107  ~  Member Since: November 07 2012  ~  Last Visit: April 18 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

caboose 1
Big Six

L&N Hummingbird

Status: offline

 Posted - November 09 2012 :  06:47:09 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add caboose 1 to Buddylist

Heres one I did...
caboose 1
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 352  ~  Member Since: November 09 2010  ~  Last Visit: January 21 2013 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

Tyco Nut
Big Six

Status: offline

 Posted - November 09 2012 :  07:26:31 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Tyco Nut to Buddylist
I LOVE the looks of that DTI caboose! Let me know if you ever decide you might want to part with it. Here are a couple of others I like:

Athearn custom DTI GP-38:


Athearn DTI GP040 that matches your caboose (although the caboose looks WAY better with the black roof).


The DTI operated between 1905 and 1983. It stands for Detroit, Toledo and Ironton. Ironton, OH, is about 30 minutes northwest of where I live. The part of the track between Washington Courthouse, Ohio, and Ironton was abandoned in 1982 due to a tunnel collapse.

Additionally, it's hilarious that from 1955 onward it only purchased GM locomotives, as it was owned by Henry Ford from 1920 to 1929. It operated from 1929 to 1970 as an independent subsidiary of the PRR. From 1980 until its demise it was a subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. It also was plagued with problems during its entire lifetime of over 100 years - even the railroads that turned into it had been bankrupt multiple times.

Couple of pictures of logos and real-life stock:




This is notably the actual item that the GP-38 above was modeled from:


Also of note - compare the location of the DTI logo, especially top to bottom. The logo placement was fairly haphazard on real-life rolling stock.
Starting my Tyco and other favorites collection over again after 37 years.
My still in progress list of inventory and wantlist: tyconut.com
Edited by - Tyco Nut on November 09 2012 07:30:53 AM
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 396  ~  Member Since: November 02 2009  ~  Last Visit: March 14 2021 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

Mike
Big Boy


CNRAvatar

Status: offline

 Posted - November 09 2012 :  08:35:32 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Mike to Buddylist
Great information and pictures Tyco Nut!

Thank you,

Mike
 Country: Canada  ~  Posts: 1586  ~  Member Since: December 07 2007  ~  Last Visit: April 06 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

microbusss
Big Boy





tiger

Status: offline

 Posted - November 09 2012 :  10:19:37 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add microbusss to Buddylist
neat history too
the Tunnel #4 that collapsed in 1984 was the reason it got abandoned
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 14896  ~  Member Since: February 23 2009  ~  Last Visit: May 02 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

430Hoarder
Little Six

MantuaAvatar

Status: offline

 Posted - November 09 2012 :  12:41:07 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add 430Hoarder to Buddylist
Neat info Tyco Nut. Will be stripping and repainting a Tyco C-430 to match the #228 which should look good with the caboose. Just received the decals for it, Microscale 87-1315.
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 107  ~  Member Since: November 07 2012  ~  Last Visit: April 18 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

Tyco Nut
Big Six

Status: offline

 Posted - November 09 2012 :  12:50:41 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Tyco Nut to Buddylist
That bright royal blue is really gorgeous. I like the newer logo, but the middle logo with the compass is pretty too! Please post pictures when you get it done - we'd love to see it!

Rus
Starting my Tyco and other favorites collection over again after 37 years.
My still in progress list of inventory and wantlist: tyconut.com
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 396  ~  Member Since: November 02 2009  ~  Last Visit: March 14 2021 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

gmoney
Big Boy


SCRF 77

Status: offline

 Posted - November 09 2012 :  4:38:03 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add gmoney to Buddylist
Gilbert Seaboard Air Line boxcar:


Glenn
Glenn

I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 1564  ~  Member Since: December 13 2008  ~  Last Visit: May 04 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

Tyco Nut
Big Six

Status: offline

 Posted - November 09 2012 :  8:45:22 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Tyco Nut to Buddylist
Glenn - that's a beauty!
Starting my Tyco and other favorites collection over again after 37 years.
My still in progress list of inventory and wantlist: tyconut.com
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 396  ~  Member Since: November 02 2009  ~  Last Visit: March 14 2021 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page

gmoney
Big Boy


SCRF 77

Status: offline

 Posted - November 09 2012 :  9:26:27 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add gmoney to Buddylist
Thanks Tyco Nut. It appears to be nearly perfect. I find it interesting that it has sticker heralds.

Glenn
Glenn

I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
 Country: USA  ~  Posts: 1564  ~  Member Since: December 13 2008  ~  Last Visit: May 04 2025 Alert Moderator  Go To Top Of Page
  Previous Topic: COTW - Nov 11 to Nov 17, 2012 Topic Next Topic: COTW Oct 28 - Nov 3  
 Printer Friendly
Jump To:
Tyco Collector's Forum - © Snitz Forums 2000 Go To Top Of Page...
 Image Forums 2001 This page was generated in 0.36 seconds. Powered By: Snitz Forums 2000