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Picked up this set yesterday. From the late 80's when Mehano was producing trains for TYCO. 99% complete, doesn't look like it was ever run. All the signs and trestles are there. I don't plan on keeping it.
 
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Posted - September 10 2017 : 2:37:10 PM
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A Tyco 4 car Burlington passenger set I got yesterday in Allentown PA.
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Posted - September 10 2017 : 5:03:09 PM
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quote:A Tyco 4 car Burlington passenger set I got yesterday in Allentown PA.
frank
Originally posted by toptrain - September 10 2017 : 2:37:10 PM
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Burlington is a automatic GIMMIES! 
they would go great with my CB&Q 4-8-4 steam loco set I got recently 
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Posted - September 11 2017 : 12:13:25 AM
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Wow, some great pickings. Cool "Bonus: Autounloading Station." Does
it come with the hand? Ah, for the days of analogue.
And again, I never knew about the Tyco "Burlington" passenger set.
When does that date unto, and how rare is that??
I ran my Bride & Groom set, now sporting PC emblems, about the
Club track last Thursday, after learning how to replace the rubber
"universals" with small bore RC fuel tubing. Worked great. Then,
shortly after this video was shot, the motor burned up.
Given the simplicity of the drive train I should be able to
fit in a spare motor to replace what looks to be a roasted and
toasted Pittman.
https://youtu.be/QFMAoNin_oQ
Edited by - Chops124 on September 11 2017 12:46:31 AM
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Posted - September 11 2017 : 10:46:21 AM
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quote:
And again, I never knew about the Tyco "Burlington" passenger set.
When does that date unto, and how rare is that??
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â September 11 2017Â :Â 12:13:25 AM
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that'd be from the 1960s Red Box Era of Tyco I believe
there was like 15 or so roads Tyco did of passenger trans then
still looking for the UP passenger cars & locos of that era 
but I don't need the combine or the observation as I alread have those
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Posted - September 11 2017 : 12:38:24 PM
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My set this week is a set of Trail Blazer passenger cars. These have the original couplers and
trucks that came with the kits. I'll be replacing them with better ones.
U.S. Mail car:
RPO/Combine:
Baggage:
Coach:
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Posted - September 11 2017 : 1:51:47 PM
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| That's a pretty cool set of cars George. Those couplers are like link and pin, hey? You were doing link and pin on some cars for a while, or am I thinking of someone else. Do you think you'd have a bunch of derailments if you used those couplers? I'll be looking forward to seeing what you do with these cars.
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Posted - September 11 2017 : 3:35:42 PM
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These are not quite a link and pin. One half is a loop and the other half is a split loop. I have
done a couple of constructs with link and pin. I have not had any problems with them de-railing
at all.
One is a Rivarossi contsruct and the other is a Mantua and both work just fine.
These cars will probably receive knuckle couplers.
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Posted - September 11 2017 : 8:57:58 PM
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Kasiner, all metal streamliners that I got at a flea market...
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Posted - September 11 2017 : 9:07:45 PM
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real cool, Mike
Those would look good in Rock Island
BUT being that you are in CANADA
they'd look good in CP Rail
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Posted - September 12 2017 : 06:40:37 AM
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Well you are showing me of the four cars 2 I have never seen except in a promotional photo for the trail blazers. The combine and the baggage car are the two I haven't seen before these photos. You got a nice set but with car have the wrong trucks. They are not the original ones that came with the kits. They are way to modern.
frank
This car has the old trucks.
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Posted - September 16 2017 : 9:35:55 PM
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Oh meo myo, gonna have great fun on the bayou...TOMORROW.
The Forces of Chopology shall be hurled down from above...
Ye of little humor, repent, for there will be much gnashing of
teeth...
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Posted - September 16 2017 : 10:28:24 PM
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Awesome sets. Those passenger cars were made by a company called trailblazer? Never seen them before but they're awesome.
Love to find some for myself :C
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Posted - September 17 2017 : 12:13:38 AM
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Dan, I shelled out a C-note for the Gravy Train set. I had to have it because it was so absurd that I could not resist. Please excuse the dead zombies, it was under construction.
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