Cattle car

[tdames]

I have just purchased something that I have never seen before at a swap meet and I was wondering if anyone has any information about this item? It is a cattle car and a platform. The platform has a knob that can be turnred and a lever appears to push a cow into the car. It seems to be pretty cool and I would like to restore the item. Anyone have anything on this?
Thanks!!

[jettrainfan]

Tyco's my first guess
http://media.photobucket.com/image/tyco%20cattle%20car/tonycook1966/TYCO/TYCOCattleDepot9351976.jpg
my second would be one of the Lionel ho scale versions of their O scale.
http://images.cloud.worthpoint.com/wpimages/images/images1/1/0709/12/1_865811310ed476a0401cf0ab052e2d28.jpg

[tdames]

Thanks for the reply, but this is has Bachman cast in plastic on the bottom.

[RAM]

If it has Bachman cast in plastic on the bottom, than it is Bachman.  Bachman used to be more of a toy train company than a model railroad company.  So I am sure that back in the 70s they were running a race with Tyco.  Tyco went out of business and Bachman went into model railroading.  It was a win, win for all of us. 

[tdames]

That is great, but does anyone have any info on the model descibed?

[hawaiiho]

Would this be any thing like what you have?


http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/bachmannhoscaleaccessoriesandkits/id51.html

[tdames]

It is close but that is not it. The platform is higher with a knob that turns. when it turns it pushes a cow into the cattle car.