fredevad
Lead Service Attendant
Just had to share this. I'm not a model railroader, Santa brought this to me as a toy when I was a kid sometime around 1977 or 1978.
After over 25 years and countless moves, I finally pulled out my old Amtrak HO scale Tyco trainset to use as a display on my desk. I was amazed that I found in nearly mint condition (price from the Tyco catalog along with it, copyright 1977):
- Amtrak "Combine" car (looks like half baggage, half coach), $8.00 (was that a real car from back then?)
- Amtrak Coach car, $8.00
- Amtrak Observation car (single level rounded off tail-end car), $8.00
And most surprising of all was the engine. I was expecting an F40 or similar but what I found was:
- Amtrak Electric GG-1, $28.00
I'm guessing that these cars were from the "Rainbow" era of Amtrak, they are definately not Amfleet or Horizon cars, but look like something from the 40s or 50s (if I were to guess). There weren't even any F40 type locomotives even listed in the catalog (too early for F40s perhaps?).
I have no clue what they are worth now, but that was my little bundle of joy for today.
After over 25 years and countless moves, I finally pulled out my old Amtrak HO scale Tyco trainset to use as a display on my desk. I was amazed that I found in nearly mint condition (price from the Tyco catalog along with it, copyright 1977):
- Amtrak "Combine" car (looks like half baggage, half coach), $8.00 (was that a real car from back then?)
- Amtrak Coach car, $8.00
- Amtrak Observation car (single level rounded off tail-end car), $8.00
And most surprising of all was the engine. I was expecting an F40 or similar but what I found was:
- Amtrak Electric GG-1, $28.00
I'm guessing that these cars were from the "Rainbow" era of Amtrak, they are definately not Amfleet or Horizon cars, but look like something from the 40s or 50s (if I were to guess). There weren't even any F40 type locomotives even listed in the catalog (too early for F40s perhaps?).
I have no clue what they are worth now, but that was my little bundle of joy for today.