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 Posted - May 03 2009 : 10:34:16 AM
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Found the caboose for my Golden Eagle.
Just a short story, I was on my way to a model train show in the early '80's when I stopped at a store with clearance items. They had cases of tyco Golden Eagles engines for $9.99 each.
If I had only known then...
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Posted - June 23 2009 : 5:59:12 PM
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Couple more tyco cabeese...
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Posted - June 23 2009 : 7:37:26 PM
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Speaking of Tyco cabooses,Mike did you see this?
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7073
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Posted - June 23 2009 : 7:46:47 PM
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STILL no The Rock or Route Rock Tyco caboose?? I challenge someone to make one 
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Posted - June 23 2009 : 8:50:44 PM
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Hello Alco Fan, some of my Tyco cabooses, (my red box CN) don't say Tyco on the bottom either. I will take a picture of each, with and without the Tyco name.
Mike
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Posted - June 23 2009 : 9:52:29 PM
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Tyco CN red box, no name on bottom
Silver Streak, Tyco name on bottom
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Posted - June 24 2009 : 12:04:25 AM
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Maybe I should have picked up the two versions of the CB&Q and the others I didn't. I may take a ride over there tomorrow. They also had some boxed IHC buildings like the Ho Jos restaurant.
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Posted - June 24 2009 : 12:36:24 AM
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| Ho Jos resturant? cool post a pic if you get it
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Posted - June 24 2009 : 11:59:57 AM
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A few more...
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I love cabeeses to pieces...
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Posted - June 24 2009 : 12:14:58 PM
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Here's the closest I've come to making a "Rock" Tyco caboose. It's the cabin off the Tyco Crane boom car mounted on a bobber chassis.
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Posted - June 24 2009 : 1:16:02 PM
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oh fudge! I totally forgot about that The Rock crane  gotta find one also will get a pic of the Tyco caboose prototype Yes it DO exist its painted in BN colors & its a ex-CB&Q caboose & its at a museum!
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Posted - June 24 2009 : 4:11:44 PM
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| I know which one you are talking about--While it may have been an inspiration to Tyco, of course it's not the same. The common factor is the 'streamlined' cupola. The Pennsy also had a streamlined caboose which looks a lot like Tyco's, except their cupola was centered. The Wabash/Ann Arbor also had a caboose with a streamlined cupola.
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Posted - June 26 2009 : 4:18:58 PM
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quote:I know which one you are talking about--While it may have been an inspiration to Tyco, of course it's not the same. The common factor is the 'streamlined' cupola. The Pennsy also had a streamlined caboose which looks a lot like Tyco's, except their cupola was centered. The Wabash/Ann Arbor also had a caboose with a streamlined cupola.
Originally posted by Adams-June 24 2009: 4:11:44 PM
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The PRR N8 is pretty much a dead ringer except for that! :D
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_prr478144.jpg
I wish I could understand why Mantua did that. I think they first designed the tooling in the 50s.
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