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!!
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
Thanks for the reply, but this is has Bachman cast in plastic on the bottom.
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.
That is great, but does anyone have any info on the model descibed?
Would this be any thing like what you have?
http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/bachmannhoscaleaccessoriesandkits/id51.html
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.