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 Posted - September 08 2008 : 9:17:52 PM
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Okay, so I just stumbled upon this site about Tyco model/toy trains, and even though I was always more of an Athearn guy, my first train set was a Tyco and it was responsible for me getting into model railroading. One thing I noted on the page about Tyco's SD-24 (http://ho-scaletrains.net/tycotrains/id14.html) is he says the SD-24 was never sold in a train set. I know that it was because I had it (circa 1978 or 79). Don't ask me too many questions, because I was only 4 years old at the time so don't remember a whole lot about it, but I still have the (non-working) locomotive in my collection. It's a UP SD-24 and to my eye it doesn't look as cheap and plasticy as most of Tyco's 70s/80s stuff, but I'm pretty sure it's got the Tyco name on the bottom.
The set was a figure 8 over-and-under and as I recall it came with both a log dump car and a piggyback loader (I very much remember the piggyback flat car still being in my posession in the early 90s when I started to transition to Athearn stuff).
Does anyone else recall this set? Have pictures of the box? Since it was my first got me into all this, I'd love to see it again with fresh eyes.
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Posted - September 09 2008 : 8:56:48 PM
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Hi, and welcome.
Although I don't know whether or not this engine ever came in a set, I do agree with an observation you made. The SD-24 Tyco made is pretty nice. I'm not a rivet counter but the really toyish models don't have great appeal. The SD-24 does however appeal to me, they must have done something right.
I believe one of our very active members GoingInCirclez has done a nice write up concerning these engines.
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=214
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Posted - June 08 2009 : 10:02:26 PM
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quote:Okay, so I just stumbled upon this site about Tyco model/toy trains, and even though I was always more of an Athearn guy, my first train set was a Tyco and it was responsible for me getting into model railroading. One thing I noted on the page about Tyco's SD-24 (http://ho-scaletrains.net/tycotrains/id14.html) is he says the SD-24 was never sold in a train set. I know that it was because I had it (circa 1978 or 79). Don't ask me too many questions, because I was only 4 years old at the time so don't remember a whole lot about it, but I still have the (non-working) locomotive in my collection. It's a UP SD-24 and to my eye it doesn't look as cheap and plasticy as most of Tyco's 70s/80s stuff, but I'm pretty sure it's got the Tyco name on the bottom.
The set was a figure 8 over-and-under and as I recall it came with both a log dump car and a piggyback loader (I very much remember the piggyback flat car still being in my posession in the early 90s when I started to transition to Athearn stuff).
Does anyone else recall this set? Have pictures of the box? Since it was my first got me into all this, I'd love to see it again with fresh eyes.
Originally posted by deitner-September 08 2008: 9:17:52 PM
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Posted - June 08 2009 : 10:13:54 PM
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| The only Tyco set that I can recall having a UP SD-24 engine, was in an old Western Auto Christmas catalog from about '78 or '79. I can't recall all the cars that were included with it, but I do remember seeing the Autolaoder with 6 autos included. The caboose was the red no name streamlined cupola, like the one issued with the '78 version of the Chattanooga Choo Choo with the 0-8-0 configuration steam loco, the chrome Shell tank, and the Baby Ruth Hi-Cube boxcar with the big rolling wheel, that made the chugging sound. other than that, I've never seen the UP SD-24 included in a set. I think it is a nice looking engine myself. I own the Burlington Route version of this locomotive. I've never seen this one in a set either. I've only seen it sold individually. That's all I have to offer on this subject.
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Posted - June 29 2009 : 6:28:35 PM
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Here's another UP SD24 set, from the 1978 Sears Wish Book. The image is from an old eBay listing - the seller had some sample pages from the catalog, and one of them was this.
(This is my first attempt at pasting a picture into a message, so no guarantees on how this will turn out!)
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Posted - July 05 2009 : 8:25:35 PM
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| Yeah, thanks for sharing the photo fo the Sears Wish Book from '78, lehigh310! I had forgotten that Sears had a set with the UP SD-24. I was twelve years old at that time. I had gotten the big styrofoam layout set that Life Like offered in the Wards catalog that same year, along with afive unit train from the same company, which included the Southern F-7, Blue B&M boxcar, red B&O hopperwith coal load, yellow MKT cattle car, and yellow four window caboose with the number 1973. I no longer have any of this. I have the Tyco train set from 1971 called the Super Over and Under featuring a Burlington route GP-20, and the rolling stock that came with it. It should be in the photo section of my profile.
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Posted - October 11 2011 : 12:53:10 PM
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Thanks For Pic! Curious. It Looks Like A Silver Streak Set With Some Modifications. Like Rolling Stock Changes. It Had A Piggyback Loader.
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