Continuing through the late 80s to 1990, TYCO continues to catalog a Chattanooga set that appears to go through no changes from its 1987 incarnation. We provide hands-on training in the proper use of your fire and life-safety systems for your employees. I'm going to try and turn this junker intoa _________________________________________________________________. GP20 Diesel Locomotive That original IC geep is in the roads black scheme with the Green Diamond herald and was apparently never produced beyond the catalogs pre-production model. The wheels are Intermountain 33" freight car wheels. http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds! I took the smoke unit out of the engine, since it made so much noise and drew excess current. Picture Information. The GP20 does have at least one odd offering or possibly non-offering. TYCO doesnt even bother to describe the GP-20 as Chattanooga, but refers to it in the catalog description as A modern GP-20 Southern Loco.. For 1977, TYCOs Chattanooga line added diesel power in the form of a yellow-and-orange GP-20 heading up The Chattanooga Choo-Choo with the Old Fashioned Sound of the Steam Whistle (No.7323) train set. Used, unboxed. HO Scale Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive & Tender Runs Okay w/video L@@k. $25.00 . loco Guess that glamourous smoke, just didnt bring enough interest? The TYCO trucks of the PowerTorque design are generally interchangeable regardless of whether they are B- or C-trucks. It made a lot of noise, and it drew excess current, so that's why I took it out. The only minor changes appear to occur with the selection of rolling stock inclusions in some sets over this period. The Red Box BN GP20 example had its BN logo and the railroads name placed under the cab window, rather than down the long hood. VINTAGE FISHING LURE TYCO CHATTANOOGA 638 TRAIN FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS. It may or may not be a Yugoslovian made piece of rolling stock. A 1969 addition to TYCOs HO rolling stock. Tyco Ho 638 Locomotive And Chattanooga tender with 506 caboose Untested VINTAGE $20.00 $15.00 shipping HO Locomotive Chattanooga 2-8-0 Smoker Train #368 "BOXED" $150.00 $25.00 shipping or Best Offer TYCO (Hong Kong) 70's HO Scale Chattanooga 638 Steam Locomotive W/ Cars / Track. Seriously, someone who can take the time and the effort to take a basic mechanism like that and work it into something that the rest of us might pass over, deserves a lot of praise. Locomotive #4301, Vintage, AHM HO Diesel Locomotive RS3 Santa Fe #2099 dummy! 228-33 -1979 Release. The transformer hums when plugged in, can't get the train to run! The keen eye will note that the forward set of wheels is disconnected from the body of the engine AND that a wire is disconnected; I believe this wire would need soldered to make this work again. From the late-1970s into the mid-1980s, TYCOs Chattanooga offerings at first stay the course without change and later all but disappear. I took out the smoke unit though, because I didn't like the noise and I don't want smoke oil getting all over my layout. The solid red example carries the roadnumber 607 and includes a white stripe. 8, August 1935, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. By 1977, the wide-vision body was dropped in catalogs in favor of TYCOs streamline cupola model. LURE There are only three train sets across two pages of TYCOs 1993 catalog and the Chattanooga is not among them. Initial offerings would have included the metal railings and separate stanchions applied by the user. The catalog lists a red Chattanooga Caboose (No.327-15) and a yellow-and-orange to match the GP-20s paint Chattanooga Caboose (No.327-15B). Ho Scale Tyco #638 CHATTANOOGA STEAM ENGINE With Tender, Tyco Chattanooga #638 Locomotive Train Engine, H-o Tyco Chattanooga Steam Engine & Tender #638, (2) Tyco 638 Chattanooga Steam Locomotives W/Tenders, Tyco #638 Chattanooga Locomotive- UNTESTED, HO Scale Tyco Chattanooga Steam Engine And Tender #638, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. I think I am correct in saying that the Loco just sits in front of the 'motored/geared' tender & gets 'pushed' along? What's the minimum curvature it can safely navigate?? christmas The biggest change is the switch to mostly Yugoslovian-made items from the original Hong Kong produced TYCO pieces. Illinois Central Gulf Surely somebody's already done a similar project and at least set me in the right direction. Still powered by the 0-8-0 Steam Loco & Tender, this 1986 set included TYCOs 1980s introduced non-electric Operating Pipe Loader with Pipe (No.958), plus the Autoloader with Six Autos (No.349). Darth, no wonder my Dash 8 you repaired pulls like a bear. Picture 1 of 4. Both sold for $2.50 retail in 1977. Scale Chattanooga 5628 Diesel Train Engine Tyco. TYCOs System 200 (No.7340) featuring the Chattanooga GP-20 appears the same from 78 to 79. Penn Central From 1986 to 1993, TYCO cataloged a series of Railroad Empire train sets. Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. Separately, you could find the newly introduced Chattanooga 0-8-0 Steam Loco & Tender with Smoke (No.256-15) cataloged in 1978, as was the Chattanooga GP-20 (No.228-15). Very likely Mehano in Europe is the maker of both items. If you choked a Smurf what color would he turn? Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. Actually, another site pointed me there and the guys there have been helping me look into this thing. The 1985 TYCO catalog lists as NEW, a Chattanooga 0-8-0 Steam Loco & Tender with Smoke (No.256B-15). Honestly, I would suggest that, rather than to attempt repair, that you simply leave it as a display piece, as is . Absolutely awesome job, Darth! The boiler design and general appearance of this last Chattanooga 0-8-0 seems to favor the Mehano-made IHC Premier Series 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Engine. (SW?) Box 48 tyco chattanooga products for sale | eBay VINTAGE TRAINS Additionally, Catalogs, Brochures, and Product Sales List for these trains can be referenced here. The standard issue 1-amp TYCO-PAK had been modernized to the black unit with blue throttle during the absence of a Chattanooga train set in the TYCO product line. TYCO exits HO-scale trains in 1993 and the last few years found many substitutions among items in the line. Toll-Free 877-787-2467 vintage n gauge If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please, Relevant Most likely one could assume both versions existed on shelves at the time. XX, No. Chattanooga Choo-Choo Train Set (No.7331). IX, No. Chalmers & Kubeck has the Largest Inventory of Consolidated Safety Valves on the entire east coast. TYCO gives The Chattanooga Choo-Choo (No.7332) a big two-page spread in the 1980 catalog. I want to receive updates about products and promotions. 7, July-August 1918, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. 228B Don't ask me how I know. Lots of labor of love engineering in there - well done. The Tyco Chattanooga was basically a toy loco, and just was not built for longevity. The set still features enough track to create a 36 x 45 oval and a TYCO-PAK. A Western Pacific Caboose to match this GP-20 made it to at least the pre-production level. Repairing A Tyco Chattanooga Choo Choo - YouTube AFT - While I appreciate you position concerning your Tyco Chatanooga locomotive, as seen from a Tyco collector's standpoint,in consideration of making repairsdo you fully appreciate that this particularlymodel has the worst operating reputation of any in the hobby's long history? Some Vintage Toys Have Stellar Value. 15, American Rag Dolls Straight From The Heart, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. The engine in the caboose have damage to the steps.Two of the tankers wheels do not stay on. TYCO follows this same-number pattern again on the Century 430, most all are number 4301, and also on the Super 630, which are mostly all numbered 1102. A lot of us long term train nuts have gone thru this. The best places I can think of are train shows and eBay. GP20 Diesel Locomotive You'll more than likely have to get an entire engine to use for the parts. TYCOs catalog Durango model features AAR-type trucks also found on the Century 430 and Shark Nose Diesels. And where did you find a RED uncoupling lever? The motor is a 16x25mm, 7-pole, coreless typemotor. Used, boxed. TYCO catalogs the Durango GP20 for two years in a row, 1976 and 1977. It's made from 3 pieces of brass wire and some Kadee draft gear box. This reminds me that I need to get back to work on my own Chattanooga. As for that gear, just press it back on the shaft and glue it in place. The Red Box model also features a small white 5628 number low on the long hood near the rear end below the radiator grilles. And if anyone can, it's gotta be YOU, my friend! Durango Thing barely ran on the home layout and eventually died. This version of a TYCO Santa Fe GP-20 would be the last from TYCO and survived in the line with catalog appearances through the 1993 catalog, that was the final one to include HO-scale model trains. Scobdi, Lithograph - South Orrington, ME - Town View - 1907, Motor Racing On Washington Lake, WA - Real Photo Vintage Postcard - RPPC, Harvesting The Fir Forrest, Puget Sound, Washington - REAL PHOTO (PugetS, Real Photo Postcard RPPC: Victoria Piper's Band 1913 - Port Angeles, Was, Real Photo Postcard RPPC: Greyhound Bus Station - Olympia, Washington, Real Photo Postcard RPPC: Carlyon Beach - Olympia, Washington. The Chattanooga GP-20 (No.228-15)joins the Chessie System F-9A among the contents of this major set. . For many current sets, it is cheaper to replace than repair. Toys, Dolls, Games & Puzzles Tyco Information - Literature Page 10. Ryan C Kunkle Your engine gets its power through the wheels. Though as pointed out, the catalog is likley not all-inclusive and these other pieces of rolling stock were probably quite available at the time. Yeah, I have learned a few things like how a smoke unit works, seeing I have been into trains now for a couple of months. o scale. This same 91 dealer list also excludes the Steam Whistle Billboard and Chug-Chug Sound Box Car. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750. No. 228A -1961 Release Click to enlarge. TYCO adds further confusion by showing an inset image of the solid black #638 model crossing the bridge to point out the 17-piece Bridge & Trestle Set included in The Chattanooga set. After a LOT of work to put it together, the new mechanism runs very smoothly and quietly going forward. But essentially the main plastic shell is in two pieces cut in front of the cab when I tried to remove it, the headlight bulb broke (was burned out and needed replacing anyway), the smoke cotton was so nasty I immediately threw it out, and generally everything that could be removed from the shell without tools is separated but still accounted for like the running boards and the stairs in the front. I haven't run any locos/tenders set up like that & wonder what the practicalities are as regards keeping the loco on the rails - do you need to load the loco with lead to hold it down ?? 1971 /1972 Plymouth B-body BUMPER BRACKETS SET Though both sets appear similar and carry identical stock numbers from 1977 to 1978, the Mammoths steam engine switches over to the 0-8-0 model from the previous 2-8-0 offering. Who's this SteamFreak you speak of? 228-21. The first paint scheme offered back in the early 1960s when the GP20 model is introduced by TYCO is this Burlington example. Freight cars included a chrome-dipped Shell Silver Tank Car (No.367C); an Old Dutch Cleanser Billboard Box Car (No.365G); a Southern Railway Pulpwood Flat Car (No.334A) and finally the streamlined cupola red Chattanooga Caboose (No.327-15). 5628 Model Train Engine, for PARTS/REPAIR, Free Shipping!Hello, model train fans and collectors! Above is the solid-red Chattanooga Caboose (No.327-15) and below is the yellow-and-orange Chattanooga Caboose (No.327-15B). The Chattanooga for 1987 returns with 1985s stock number of 7416, if the 87 TYCO catalog is accurate there is a big difference between the 1985 and 1987 offerings. collet It will look a lot less toylike if you space the tender trucks properly. A 1969 addition to TYCOs HO rolling stock. Again very crude in design, but it did pretty much do what it was promised to do and was a reliable accessory to boot. In contrast, TYCOs package displayed next to the image of the train shows an Old Dutch Cleanser Billboard Box Car; a BN Hopper; and most curiously a Santa Fe streamlined cupola Caboose. The last TYCO Chug-Chug Sound in Box Car came decorated in Ralston Purina and does not appear to have been made available outside of the companys final Chattanooga Choo-Choo train sets in the early 90s. Formerly decorated in the Baby Ruth Billboard Reefers dress, the last Chug-Chug Box Car comes in Ralston Purina paint. So, this is a result of a much younger me having too little experience, but long story short I ended up buying a 2-8-0 tender drive at a train show years ago for dirt cheap - had a big CHATTANOOGA on the tender. for lathe P.O. The catalog boasts, Americas favorite train. I forsee you growing old and crabby waiting for it to move smoothly from tie to tie with about 1,287 cars behind it up a 2% grade without any helpers at all, LOL! TYCO Chattanooga 607 40' HO Lokomotiven Caboose Elektrozugwagen 70er An Illinois Central example is the found in TYCOs first catalog to include the GP20. I would say that by the time you've got it all finished and ready to debut, that little puppy will probably make 2-8-0's from the Western Maryland or the Delaware and Hudson blush with envy. To provide some insight into to putting too much importance upon catalog listings versus actual availability, it should be noted that the Southern Pulpwood Flat Car had been out of the catalog as a separate rolling stock item since its last pictured appearance in the 1978 TYCO yearbook. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy For 85, the set is powered by our friend the 0-8-0 in solid black with white lettering carrying the 638 cab number. vintage ornament Finally, below the Dependable Transportation example is what is found in the 1975-76 product catalog. The Tyco Chattanooga: A Masterpiece MADE!!! (go to pg.2) I have an old Model Power Swticher that is just awful body wise that I could hork the drive unit out of. lionel This first TYCO Chattanooga set in addition to the 2-8-0 Consolidation loco also came with a Santa Fe Crane Car and Boom Tender (No.932); Old Dutch Cleanser Center-Flow Hopper (No.358F); Gulf Triple Dome Tank Car (No.357B); Chattanooga Wide-Vision Caboose (No.327-15). oo american flyer The 1987 model is still the same 0-8-0 Loco & Tender with Smoke, but now appears with silver accents on the boiler and a brown cab roof. estn en eBay Compara precios y caractersticas de productos nuevos y usados Muchos artculos con envo gratis! The last Chattanooga set is nicely equipped with the Chug-Chub Sound in Box Car and the Steam Whistle in Billboard, both see revisions for this final offering. Quick-Clik Track Connectors. These were small plastic clips that attempted to hold together the steel track sections. The Autoloaders automobiles were going through changes at this time and TYCO shows the train set including the very simply single-color one-piece body general compact vehicles. I love the idea. MILK TYCO does list a steam powered Chattanooga dressed train set in 1977, The Mammoth of the Rails with Smoke & Steam Whistle (No.7337) headed up by a Chattanooga 2-8-0. There's a little clicking in reverse, which I suspect is from an axlegear binding with my method for keeping them centered (fixing it is the last 2.8% that needs finishing). tenshodo Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members research needs. Fishing TYCO EMD GP20 - HO-Scale Trains Resource Tyco Chattanooga No. manage your account online and more. Review the large picture at the top of this page to see the different insert for the Maxwell House Steam Whistle in Billboard. This new steel rail track replaced the long-supplied brass section track and was likely included in train sets beginning in 78. Tonka I will keep everyone posted as I get it finished, because I'm also excited to see what it will become. It is first found in the companys 1975-76 catalog. SPOOK The set contents and stock number remain unchanged in 1980 from its 1978 example. The Mammoth also included a Remote Control Steam Whistle in Billboard (No.934); Operating Crossing Gate (No.908); Santa Fe Piggyback Flat Car Set (No.348); Burlington Unloading Box Car (No.930); a 45 x 63 double-oval track plan with a pair of electric Remote Control Switches (No.910-7 and No.911-7) and a 1-amp TYCO-PAK (No.899) that would certainly get a workout from all the accessories in this set. Bucklin, Missouri 64631 fmilhaupt, I've heard of the switcher chassis method before (a Bachmann 44-Tonner can also be used), but the diesel trucks are what made me want to build my own from scratch instead. Sharing the same incorrectly placed lettering found on the similarly uncataloged Alco 430 and F9A models in Burlington Northern paint is this GP20. Wow! TYCO did apparently apply more than the pictured 5628 roadnumber to this model for its CN service. Good for Anything in our store. My only question is that since you rebuilt the frame from scratch, why didn't you move the bolsters out more toward the ends? I've also put together a crude 1.5Vforward constant lighting circuit, and a simple 12V reverse light. I made them to use Athearn gears, but their overall build is different, so the Athearn worm bearing/truck retainersdon't fit. diesel loco 10, October 1924, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. The Chattanooga Choo-Choo with Smoke, Chug-Chug & Steam Whistle (No.7332) for 78 is the first to include TYCOs Chug-Chug Sound in Box Car (No.902). By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. -Fritz Milhaupt, Publications Editor, Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc.http://www.pmhistsoc.org. That puts the old trick of putting an Athearn switcher mechanism in the tender to shame. XX, No. Oh, and that red couplerlift bar is coated copper wire. Nice progress Darth, and it definitely looks better with valve gear and pistons. I'm also adding new detail and repainting it so it will look better. trucks The set is very similar to 1977s GP-20 Chattanooga example, but the Steam Whistle Billboard is dropped and a 17-piece Bridge & Trestle Set (No.907) is added. TYCOs 50th Anniversary catalog of 1976 includes the very same set and carries the same stock number. 228-22 -1976 Release. In bright orange and yellow colors, TYCOs Chattanooga GP20 is a colorful contrast to the black steam engine offerings that also carried the Chattanooga name. It alsoruns very reliably across switches. From what has been written about it over countless years, it seems that these engines were never intended tofunction, on average, for more than about 10 hours before failing. 5628 Model Train Engine, for PARTS/REPAIR, Free Shipping!Hello, model train fans and collectors! From the final days of TYCO HO-Scale electric trains comes the above picture of Dad and Grandpa having some fun with Juniors Christmas present. ahm This Includes Athearn, Bachmann, Bowser, Globe, HObbyline, Kato, Model Power, Model Die Casting, Roundhouse, Penn Line, Mantua, Tyco, AHM, Rivarossi, Varney, and Many More. The 327 represents the caboose and the -15 denotes Chattanooga paint, but that is all the regular system is equipped to describe. Articles, Is Space Still the Place? Certainly a classic and common example among TYCOs GP-20s is the Santa Fe wearing the roads blue and yellow freight scheme. However, after rediscovering the broken thing and that aside from damage caused by me in the teardown, the body shell pieces and the driver wheels are still fully functional and since I know people scratchbuild steeam locomotives, the fact I still have the frame and wheels of a 2-8-0 and maybe even a tender (body shell yes, but that god awful motor frame might not be salvagable) means I can surely resurrect something even as trash as a TYCO Chattanooga. Thing barely ran on the home layout and eventually died. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Vintage Tyco Chattanooga 0-8-0 Restoration - YouTube Something went wrong. TYCO made another very common and equally inaccurate, but this time cataloged attempt at a BN GP20 beginning in 1979. train cars It's nice to see one survive and run with the modern "toys". It is anyones guess as to what might have been available at this time. Wow, this almost makes me want to go back and finish my articulated Chatanooga project I started years ago. Toys, Dolls, Games & Puzzles According to the 1975-76 catalog you could also obtain a Chattanooga Caboose (No.327-15) as a separate item. Beyond this change, the set seems identical to the one found back in 1985. Of course I think that is better than "stretched" like some of the 4 axle trucks on the monster USRA tenders look. GERMAN HARDCOVER VINTAGE BOOK TOY To date, Model Power has not offered the GP20 and it is not known if Model Power purchased a set of molds for this diesel, when they took control of the Mantua products. I believe Elgin, Peoria & Illinois Central had some very similar consolidations! 1, No. 228L. Chattanooga Train Set (No.7318) from 1981. This model avoids getting its picture in a TYCO catalog. A link to set a new password will be sent to your email address. GP-20 Diesel Locomotive The added B to the second models stock number suffix of -15 is a rare time that TYCOs number system ran over its banks and needed some thing extra. loather, the truck towers are sheet brass cutouts I made. The black circle ICG herald on the units nose is a sticker. The 0.7V draw of diodes is actually the reason the whole circuit works (it's the same one Athearn used in their early Genesis PC boards). First introduced in the 1966 TYCO line was this Canadian National GP20. You did have a lot of soldering and metalwork to do. Its decoration differs from regular production run examples and it is thought to merely be a mock-up or prototype produced for the catalog in 1975-76. Only the Chattanooga 0-8-0 Steam Loco & Tender with Smoke (No.256-15) reamins to represent the line for these three years. DMVINTAGE Good resource for rebuilding a disassembled TYCO Chattanooga Choo-Choo arnold rapido No. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. No. The Bridge & Trestle Set seems to have lost two pieces beginning in 1991, as it is noted as now being a 15-piece set from the original 17-piece set included in prior sets. To date, no examples have surfaced and this model is thought to exist only as a mock up done for the catalog illustration. I bought this Tyco Chattanooa for $1 in a bag of locomotives, a fine price although it's in really bad shape so it's taken me a while to get around to restor. I also have a few Atherton motors lying around, but the skills you possess are quite extordinary!!! Tyco HO Scale 2-8-0 Steam Loco, Chattanooga. They are typically centered about 5-7 feet from each end. The diode it's hooked up to draws 0.7V, which is why it takes 2.1V to get to full brightness. Introduced in the 1975-76 line, the 2-8-0 Consolidation was the first loco dressed in Chattanooga dress. vintage lure freight I recommend some shrink tubing over those diodes, because that's a short waiting to happen.
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