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I recently won a lot of junk HO-Scale locomotives on Ebay for a good price, and although I typically don't invest in for-parts lots, I made an exception for a RARE Tyco GP20! Please enjoy this video which includes both unboxing and testing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOhPdOFEoqg&t=3s
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Posted - February 11 2021 : 3:21:22 PM
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why is the GM&O rare?
did it come out just before it merged with IC?
Did it have a matching caboose?
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Posted - February 11 2021 : 4:09:58 PM
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That GMO is a real pot sweetener. I will look forward to it running, that
is a beauty. Also like the classic Chat.
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Posted - February 11 2021 : 8:56:49 PM
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quote:why is the GM&O rare?
did it come out just before it merged with IC?
Did it have a matching caboose?
Originally posted by microbusss-February 11 2021: 3:21:22 PM
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It is rare because it was only produced for 1 year, and was never featured in any train sets. This also goes for the Northern Pacific Sharknose, Western Pacific GP20, and "Yellow Bonnet" C430.
No matching caboose, unfortunately. :(
Also, thanks Chops! Yes, a video will be out sooner or later, once I fix it.
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Posted - February 12 2021 : 01:06:42 AM
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| yeah just like the Golden Eagle as that was a 1 year only too
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Posted - February 12 2021 : 05:29:37 AM
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But they probably made a million Golden Eagle C630s in that 1 year. I'm guessing they probably only made a few thousand GM&O GP20s. Probably one production run and that was it.
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Posted - February 12 2021 : 08:05:18 AM
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quote:yeah just like the Golden Eagle as that was a 1 year only too
Originally posted by microbusss-February 12 2021: 01:06:42 AM
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But, the Golden Eagle was a train set, and a very popular one at that. So, it isn't nearly as rare, or really hard to find at all - but finding it with the chrome in good shape is the tricky part.
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Posted - February 12 2021 : 2:13:41 PM
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The Illinois Central silver/red GP20 is probably the hardest one to find of those.
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Posted - February 12 2021 : 9:23:13 PM
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quote:The Illinois Central silver/red GP20 is probably the hardest one to find of those.
Originally posted by AF Kid-February 12 2021: 2:13:41 PM
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Yeah, I figured that version and the GM&O were really on the same level of rareness. I have seen one of those on Ebay once, much like the GM&O.....
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Posted - February 26 2021 : 6:41:54 PM
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Here is a pic of the IC GP20
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Another rare Tyco F7 from down under....
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Posted - February 26 2021 : 7:28:27 PM
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| Love the Aussie. Did Tyco make any cars or coaches for Australian roads, caboose, maybe? Or just the locomotive?
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Posted - February 26 2021 : 9:01:04 PM
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Love that IC GP20! Same for the Aussie F7.
Chops, to my knowledge, no passenger coaches or specific cars were made. They did make some matching cabeese for the locos.
https://tycotrain.tripod.com/tycotrains/id71.html
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Posted - February 28 2021 : 10:07:01 AM
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quote: quote:yeah just like the Golden Eagle as that was a 1 year only too
Originally posted by microbusss-February 12 2021: 01:06:42 AM
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But, the Golden Eagle was a train set, and a very popular one at that. So, it isn't nearly as rare, or really hard to find at all - but finding it with the chrome in good shape is the tricky part.
Originally posted by RP model railroads - February 12 2021 : 08:05:18 AM
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yeah?
they why don't *I* have one in my collection? 
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Posted - February 28 2021 : 10:26:17 AM
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quote:Love the Aussie. Did Tyco make any cars or coaches for Australian roads, caboose, maybe? Or just the locomotive?
Originally posted by Chops124 - February 26 2021 : 7:28:27 PM
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Chops Tyco made the crane car and boom tender in VR road name, I have one. Will get a pic on soon.
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Posted - February 28 2021 : 10:34:08 AM
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And that's all?  
None the less, I'd love to see what you got. Is it odd that Tyco would run a few locomotives and no
cars, coaches, or cabooses?
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Posted - February 28 2021 : 6:58:22 PM
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quote:why is the GM&O rare?
did it come out just before it merged with IC?
Did it have a matching caboose?
Originally posted by microbusss - February 11 2021 : 3:21:22 PM
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1 year production run only + separate sale item only. The “rareness” of these is on the same level as the Western Pacific GP-20, but not as rare as something like the Northern Pacific Sharknose, or Cotton Belt F9.
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Posted - February 28 2021 : 7:13:04 PM
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Seek and ye shall find. HO Seeker, in this case.
Still, it is strange to me that Tyco would pursue this market, presumptively because it was nearer to
Hong Kong, but not expand on the line with coaches and freight cars.
I did a sweep of Ebay Australia, and found only 25 Tyco items! All were US models. Did see an IC
boxcar, which I never knew Tyco produced.
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Posted - February 28 2021 : 9:49:52 PM
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quote: quote:why is the GM&O rare?
did it come out just before it merged with IC?
Did it have a matching caboose?
Originally posted by microbusss - February 11 2021 : 3:21:22 PM
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1 year production run only + separate sale item only. The “rareness” of these is on the same level as the Western Pacific GP-20, but not as rare as something like the Northern Pacific Sharknose, or Cotton Belt F9.
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Completely agree, there. Rareness depends on what you compare it to. 
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Posted - March 01 2021 : 6:03:54 PM
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quote: quote:Love the Aussie. Did Tyco make any cars or coaches for Australian roads, caboose, maybe? Or just the locomotive?
Originally posted by Chops124 - February 26 2021 : 7:28:27 PM
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Chops Tyco made the crane car and boom tender in VR road name, I have one. Will get a pic on soon.
Originally posted by eaglerock109 - February 28 2021 : 10:26:17 AM
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Chops heres a few pics of my Tyco Aussie collection, I had a hard time getting the crane car pic to load on the site. Had to resort to pic of a pic on my computer.
 
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 Posted - March 01 2021 : 10:43:16 PM
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Nice equipment. I remember your amusement park set up from your photos years ago.
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Posted - March 02 2021 : 12:50:32 PM
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quote:
Nice equipment. I remember your amusement park set up from your photos years ago.
Originally posted by wks - March 01 2021 : 10:43:16 PM
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A divorce and 2 moves later I'm working on a new layout. Amusement park is still there.
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Posted - March 02 2021 : 2:29:17 PM
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Looking forward to seeing the new layout. That is quite the collection
of the Aussie stuff, I was not aware they did switchers, too.
Interesting- the crane car has the VR logo, and the wrecking wagon
the ATSF symbol.
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Posted - March 02 2021 : 3:38:58 PM
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quote: quote: quote:Love the Aussie. Did Tyco make any cars or coaches for Australian roads, caboose, maybe? Or just the locomotive?
Originally posted by Chops124 - February 26 2021 : 7:28:27 PM
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Chops Tyco made the crane car and boom tender in VR road name, I have one. Will get a pic on soon.
Originally posted by eaglerock109 - February 28 2021 : 10:26:17 AM
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Originally posted by eaglerock109 - March 01 2021 : 6:03:54 PM
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oh I want that TT Freight set! 
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Posted - March 02 2021 : 9:23:00 PM
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Nice Australian Tyco
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