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Posted - November 24 2007 : 5:28:00 PM
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Here is something neat. TYCO was planning a Gold bullion transport train and one of the cars on the train was a Pinkerton Detective Agency car for added protection when transporting the Gold. More to follow..... (Note that I have gotten better with my backgrounds for photos. Far from professional but better than my first attempts.) Pictured with a few of my slot car toys.. an Aurora RR crossing and a thunderjet tuff ones Camaro.
Bob the Slot Car Guy
Edited by - TYCO-TOWN Trains on November 24 2007 5:28:46 PM
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Posted - November 24 2007 : 9:35:38 PM
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I think TYCO's mis-spelling of the name PINKER-TINE on the s1de of the work car is to be used in conjunction with the Clemen-TINE theme of GOLD. That is purely a guess on my part.
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Posted - November 25 2007 : 3:48:35 PM
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I totally missed that but noticed the box is correct.
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Posted - November 26 2007 : 08:44:14 AM
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The misspelling could have been intentional. The Pinkerton agency has been very overprotective of their name in the past and have sued for using it. They even sued the band Weezer over their album "Pinkerton." Just a thought...
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Posted - May 30 2022 : 3:43:35 PM
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"Here is something neat. Tyco was planning a Gold bullion transport train. One of the cars on the train was a Pinkerton Detective Agency car. Used for added protection when transporting the Gold."

Originally posted by TYCOTOWN Trains on November 24 2007. An interesting variation of the boom tender car.
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Posted - May 30 2022 : 8:03:42 PM
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It went up for sale on ebay about 2 years ago now. I had the chance to bid and like an idiot I didn't for some reason that I don't even know.
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Posted - May 30 2023 : 11:50:06 PM
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I could understand the Pinkertons taking horses with them, but cattle?
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Posted - June 08 2023 : 08:26:56 AM
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Specially trained Pinkerton Guard Cows.
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