Looking at a Tyco trains catalog from 1963.

With a blog about why I love the company post it being around out there, I wanna head back to looking at Tyco's catalogs again and time skip a bit. 

While I don't want to go too far into the future, I do wanna stop at 1963, as this was the year that Tyco was starting to really get the ball going, while also introducing slot cars as well. 

One other thing I'll give Tyco is a mixed train set they offered that had passenger cars and fright cars. I know, if released today this would be up there in money (especially if it came with enough track for a loop and power), but gosh dang it, I love this. 

Best of both worlds as you get one diesel that can either carry some passenger cars, or fright cars. Closest you're getting to something like this today is buying a diesel or steam starter set from Bachmann and then ordering some passenger or fright cars. 

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places but it really feels like there aren't that many coal unloading trestles out there on the market, at least for HO scale. Yes model railroaders I know, it can easily be a DIY project, but it would be nice if someone at least offered a pre-made one like Tyco did...

As I mentioned at the start of this, Tyco was introducing slot cars into the mix, and the cars they showed off look pretty nice. 

Slot car sets were also offered in this catalog: 

The accessories in this catalog aren't much, but can come together to make a nice slot car set up or railroad set up. The street lamps that are offered here are my favorite, and I love the yard stuff that is offered as well. 

Alongside the unloading coal trestle is an freight handling depot, and while those are a bit more common, they don't come with an operating tractor. 

Final Thoughts: 

I know I skimmed thought this catalog a bit, but 

A: it is shorter then Bachmann and MTH's

B: I do overall like and wish some of the stuff offered here could come back. I know, I know, model railroading has come a long way since Tyco was even last offering stuff, but it's hard to deny that there is some charm to what's being offered here, and just in general I don't hear that much about slot car tracks anymore. 

I'm sure there's sets still being made and what not, but thanks to tech I can see them joining trains on the backburner of the "Hobbies" stove.