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Here's my COTW offering:

Tyco Log Car.


"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven." - Matthew 5:16

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walt
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I had no idea in the 1970s that Tyco had made a red Purina box car. I really like this piece for some reason...

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Chops124
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Great scene, Walt.
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microbusss
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I think the Purina came in about 4 or 5 colors!
Plus there is a Purina coal hopper which would go great with the Purina loader

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walt
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The Tyco Purina come in a few different combos of blue and white. The red is the only different color than blue...😊
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Chops124
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Again, another Tyco factoid of which I knew nothing. Tyco
really does seem like an alternate universe.
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Bamos
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I have the blue Purina car still need the red one.
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walt
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quote:
Again, another Tyco factoid of which I knew nothing. Tyco
really does seem like an alternate universe.

Originally posted by Chops124 - September 22 2019 :  3:25:18 PM



Chops, I see small and large changes from car to car that go unnoticed. I believe Tyco mass produced these cars and things would get changed a little sometimes possible by the person controlling the machines, the paint colors, etc.. I'm not one that is going to take time to try to buy all 15 versions of the Purina box car...Or the other 100 versions that had subtle changes to them... I really liked the red version and bought two of them. I gave one away as a Christmas gift...
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Chops124
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15 versions???????????????????? With the NH fifty footer, I have
over 30, lost count, found a subtle variation, that repeats, where
the orange is slightly faded.
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Mike
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Tyco Combine Red Box...

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Rock Iss-land boxcar
Athern I think

won't de-Kadee this one
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Chops124
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Ooooo, jealous here of that RI Rocket. My teeth are gnashing.

I was asked a few questions about this apparently Tyco fifty footer, so I am reposting with
some additional photography. I recall that like five years ago I was searching high and
low for this piece and came up short, then won it on eBay for $16, which I was happy
to shell out.

So, the maker's mark says Tyco, but the coupler pockets have me confused; never seen
a Tyco piece yet with coupler pockets, or did I miss that, too?



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walt
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I don't know what to say, chops. I've been into Tyco trains for 50 years and have never seen that boxcar before...
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COTW for me is the Branchline Glaser Crandell food products of Chicago, reefer. Pickles, Preserves, Mustard, Sauces. GCLX 5200.
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There's a lot of nice cars this week.
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am gonna put in 2 more I found today while cleaning out the basement

Uh-Oh


the other famous dump car by Mantua


I still want the Brach's Candies one!
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Srenchin
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quote:
...I was asked a few questions about this apparently Tyco fifty footer, so I am reposting with
some additional photography. I recall that like five years ago I was searching high and
low for this piece and came up short, then won it on eBay for $16, which I was happy
to shell out.

So, the maker's mark says Tyco, but the coupler pockets have me confused; never seen
a Tyco piece yet with coupler pockets, or did I miss that, too?




Originally posted by Chops124 - September 24 2019 :  12:09:46 AM



The coupler pockets and the silver underframe look like improvements made by
a previous owner. If you still have the contact info from the eBay seller, they
may know something about the history of this piece.

Proudly keeping Tyco Pluggers out of landfills since 2016
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