TYCO's 1987 catalog is the first full product line listing to be printed
with a permanent-bound spine-style. The '87 catalog is full-color and 8 1/2" x 11" in size and totals 91-pages.
Product lines are divided into various sections and include: R/C
Radio Control (pages 4-17); Pre-School Super Blocks (pages 18-25); Super Blocks (pages 26-35); Tuffies (pages 36-39); Tendertoys
(pages 40 and 41); Super Dough (pages 42-45); Rocket Rollers (pages 46 and 47); Electric Racing (pages 48-61); Electric Trains
(pages 62-73); Ghostbusters (pages 74-77); Speed Wheels (pages 78 and 79); Stomper (pages 80-87); and Speedsters (pages
88-91).
TYCO's US-1 Electric Trucking product line is missing beginning with this 1987 catalog. US-1
Trucking had appeared in TYCO's 1981-1986 catalogs.
TYCO's HO-scale Electric Trains begin a slow retreat starting with the 1987 catalog. The train
selection continues to shrink beginning with this '87 group through the final year TYCO lists HO-scale trains in 1993.
For 1987, TYCO has a pair of its Turbo Trains in train set form. The Super Turbo Train (#7431)
and Turbo Train (#7427). Regular HO-scale train sets included only five offerings: Rock Island Express (#7403)
with a Rock Island Shark Nose Diesel; Rail Master 72 (#7413) with a Santa Fe GP-20; The Chattanooga (#7416) with the silver
ended-bolier 0-8-0 Steam number 1261; Rocky Mountain Express (#7417) with a BN GP-20; Railroad Empire (#7429) with a Santa
Fe Super 630.
TYCOKITS remain healthy for 1987 with 23 examples including the popular Pizza Hut and Burger King
kits. Most kits carry a "B" at the conclusion of the stock number, which designated that they included a FREE Light
Kit.
TYCO's Steam Locomotives in HO-scale roster only four: The Royal Blue Consolidation 2-8-0 and
Tender with Smoke (#245-02); Chattanooga 0-8-0 and Tender with Smoke (#256-15); Southern 0-6-0 and Tender (#257-76); and Western
Maryland 0-6-0 and Tender (#257-77).
Above the section for Diesel Locomotives sits TYCO's 3-Car Turbo Train (#7900) in shiny chrome
with blue-and-black stripes; "TT" logo; and carrying numbers 2, 5, and 9 on the units. HO-scale Diesel Locomotives are
represented by a selection of six: Rock Island Shark Nose (#222-10); Burlington Northern GP-20 (#228-17); Virginian
Alco 430 (#235-79); Chessie F-9 (#224-03); red-and-silver Santa Fe GP-20 (#228-21); and a Santa Fe Alco Super 630 (#250-21).
Freight Car displayed in the 1987 TYCO catalog included: Laramie Stock Car (#312H); Santa Fe
50' Box Car (#339A); Great Northern Skid Flat with Culvert Pipes (#342D); Texaco Tank Car (#315A); Burlington Northern 50'
Box Car (#339E); Union Pacific Hopper Car (#344E); Coca-Cola Tank Car (#315L); Union Pacific Gondola with Culvert Pipe (#341B);
Conrail Hopper Car (#344H); Swift Reefer (#329A); Burlington Northern Gondola with Barrels (#341G); Baby Ruth Billboard Reefer
(#355C).
Train Accesories are spread across pages 72 and 73 in the '87 listing and include the TYCOSCENE Layout
Board (#7940); Operating Floodlight Car (#346) decorated for Burlington Northern; Crane Car with Boom Tender Set (#865) in
light-blue The Rock dress; Electronic Sound of Steam in 50' Box Car (#957) witha blue and yellow Baltimore & Ohio "Timesaver
Service" scheme Box Car; Crossing Gate (#908); Horse Car and Depot Set (#869); Piggyback Loader/Unloader (#903) with Santa
Fe 50' Flat Car and 2 Union Pacific trailers; 33pc. Bridge & Trestle Set (#909); Tyco Pack (#895); Giant Operating Crane
(#950) with blue Conrail bulkhead 50' Flat Car and USS Steel red-and-blue Crane; Tack Layout Expander (#7903B) with included
a FREE 48pc. Accessory Set (17pc. Bridge & Trestle Set, 21 Signs & Poles & Autos); and a variety of TYCO's Tru-Steel
Track.
