Alco Super Action Freight

(No. 7329 -Santa Fe $54.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7229 -Sante Fe $47.00 Without Power Pack)

This set included a Lighted Santa Fe Alco 430 Diesel; 40' Reefer; Pulpwood Car; 50' Box Car; Hopper Car; Piggyback Flat Car with 2 Trailers; Truck Cab and Truck Terminal; Auto Loader with 6 Autos; Flat Car with Tractors; Remote Control Log Dump Set; Caboose; 19 sections of track, including rerailer and uncoupling sections to make a 45" x 45" double oval with 2 manual switches.

Booster Special

(No. 7301 -New York Central $25.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7201 -New York Central $18.00 Without Power Pack)

The Booster Special train set included a New York Central 0-4-0 Saddle Tank Steam Loco; a 40' Flat Car with 3 Tractors; a Refrigerator Car; Caboose; and 12 sections of track to make a 36" circle.

Diesel Flyer

(No. 7304A -Penn Central $27.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7304B -Santa Fe Freight $27.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7204A -Penn Central $20.00 Without Power Pack)

(No. 7204B -Santa Fe Freight $20.00 Without Power Pack)

The Diesel Flyer set featured an F-9A pulling a 50' Box Car; a 40' Flat Car with 3-Culvert Pipes; a 40' Hopper Car; and a Caboose.  The Diesel Flyer came with a dozen sections of curved track, including a terminal rerailer section, that created a 36" circle layout. 

The Dixie Belle

(No. 7320 -W&A $43.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7220 -W&A $36.00 Without Power Pack)

This set contained a 4-6-0 Dixie Belle Steam Locomotive and Tender; Box Car; Platform Car; Water Car; Horse Car and Combine Car.  All pieces of rolling stock are from TYCO's Old Time Cars line.  The set also included 14 sections of track with rerailer to make a 45" x 36" oval.

The Golden West

(No. 7319 -A.T.&S.F. $40.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7219 -A.T.&S.F. $33.00 Without Power Pack)

TYCO's Golden West train set includes the 4-6-0 Rogers Loco and Tender decorated for Santa Fe (#233); a white 1890 Santa Fe Combine Coach (#372B) and a pair of brown Santa Fe 1890 Coaches (#372A).  The set also provided 14-sections of track to create a 36" x 45" oval track plan. 

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The Inter-City

(No. 7310A -Penn Central ($35.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7310B -Burlington ($35.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7210A -Penn Central ($28.00 Without Power Pack)

(No. 7210B -Burlington ($28.00 Without Power Pack)

Billed as "Sleek, smooth, streamlined" in the catalog, this set included a Lighted F-9A Diesel; Lighted Combine Car; Lighted Coach; and Lighted Observation.  The set had 12 sections of track to make a 36" circle.

The Pacific Freight

(No. 7327 -Union Pacific $45.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7227 -Union Pacific $38.00 Without Power Pack)

The set included a 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Loco and Tender; Pulpwood Car; 50' Box Car; Hopper Car; Log Transport Car; Flat Car with Tractors; Caboose.  Also included was 14 sections of track, including rerailer and uncoupling sections, to make a 45" x 36" oval.

The Railroad Empire

(No. 7333 -Pennsylvania $78.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7233 -Pennsylvania $71.00 Without Power Pack)

TYCO's top of the line train set for the 1971-72 catalog is this fully equipped Railroad Empire.  Contents included a 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive and Tender; Pulpwood Car; Cable Reel Car; 50' Box Car; Hopper Car; Piggyback Flat Car with 2 Trailers; Truck Cab and Truck Terminal; Auto Loader with 6 Autos; Log Transport Car; Remote Control Freight Unloading Box Car Set; Remote Control Freight Unloading Depot Set with Flat Car and Pipe Loads; Caboose; Operating Crossing Gate; 21 sections of track, including rerailer and uncoupling sections, to make a 54" x 45" double oval and 2 manual switches.

The Royal Blue

(No. 7331 -Baltimore & Ohio $54.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7231 -Baltimore & Ohio $47.00 Without Power Pack)

The Royal Blue train set included a Lighted 4-6-2 Pacific Loco and Tender dressed in blue Baltimore & Ohio paint.  A set of three Lighted Streamline B&O Passenger Cars (Combine; Coach; Observation) were included, plus 14-sections of track with rerailer to make a 36" x 45" oval layout.

The Shifter Freight

(No. 7308 -Santa Fe $33.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7208 -Sante Fe $26.00 Without Power Pack)

This set contained an 0-4-0 Shifter Steam Loco and Tender; 40' Reefer; Cable Reel Car; Hopper Car; Log Transport Car; Caboose; 14 sections of track, with rerailer and uncoupling sections, to make a 45" x 36" oval.

Super Over & Under

(No. 7315 -Burlington $40.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7215 -Burlington $33.00 Without Power Pack)

This set included a GP-20 Diesel; Flat Car with Tractors; 50' Box Car; Gondola with Culvert Pipe; Auto Loader with 6 Autos; Caboose; 24 Signs and Poles; 33-piece Bridge & Trestle Set; 28 sections of track, including rerailer and uncoupling sections for a 40" x 96" Figure-8 layout.

The Super Chief

(No. 7325 -Santa Fe $43.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7225 -Santa Fe $36.00 Without Power Pack)

The Super Chief train set's engines for 1971-72 included a powered red-and-silver Santa Fe F-9A and a non-powered Santa Fe F-9B.  A set of four red-and-silver Santa Fe cars are included in the set (Combine; 2 Coaches; and Observation).  The Super Chief came with enough track to create a 36" x 45" oval.

Switcher Freight

(No. 7300 -Santa Fe $23.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7200 -Santa Fe $16.00 Without Power Pack)

The Switcher Freight provided a Santa Fe blue-and-yellow Diesel Switcher (#241); a yellow Union Pacific 40' Gondola with 3-Pipes; a silver Swift 40' Billboard Reefer; and a red Santa Fe streamline Caboose.  The dozen sections of curved track made a 36" circle layout.  The Switcher Freight was availabe in the 1971-72 catalog with or without a standard 1-amp Tyco-Pak (#899).

Twin Diesel Freight

(No. 7312A -Penn Central $35.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7312B -Santa Fe $35.00 Complete with Power Pack)

(No. 7212A -Penn Central $28.00 Without Power Pack)

(No. 7212B -Santa Fe $28.00 Without Power Pack)

This set consisted of a powered F-9A Diesel and matching non-powered F-9A; Stock Car; Pulpwood Car; 50' Box Car; Flat Car with Tractors; Caboose; 14 sections of track, with rerailer and uncoupling sections for 36" x 45" oval.

6-Unit Burlington Diesel Freight

(Sears No. 49 C 96063 $19.99)

Sears' basic TYCO set for 1971 was powered by a Burlington GP20.  Freight cars in this set included the Western Maryland skid flat with 3 tractors; Swift 40' reefer; UP 40' gondola with 3 culvert pipes; Boston & Maine 40' hopper; and a CB&Q streamline cupola caboose.  The layout track plan was a 45" x 36" oval, which included a re-railer; plus TYCO power pack.

8-Unit 4-6-2 Pacific Locomotive Freight

(Sears No. 49 C 95228 $29.99)

This 1971 Sears set included a Union Pacific 4-6-2 Pacific steam engine and tender pulling a Boston & Maine 40' hopper; Santa Fe 50' plug door box car; Western Maryland 40' skid flat with 3 tractors; Southern Railway pulpwood car; Santa Fe 50' flat car with 2 Santa Fe trailers; and a UP streamline cupola caboose.  Additional items in this Sears offering were the truck terminal and tractor cab; an uncoupling track section; a 45" x 36" oval; and power pack.

9-Unit F-9 Diesel Freight

(Sears No. 79 C 98061C $39.99)

This Sears set is included in the 1971 Sears Christmas Wish Book.  It is billed as "Sears Best" for '71 and included a powered Santa Fe F-9A and matching dummy F-9B.  The freights car in the set were a Virginian 40' hopper; New Haven 50' plug door box car; Western Maryland skid flat with 3 tractors; Santa Fe flat car with 2 Santa Fe trailers; Western Maryland flat car with 3 culvert pipe sections; and a Santa Fe streamline cupola caboose.  The set was loaded with extras, including TYCO's Freight Unloading Depot; Ore Dump Car Set; Operating Crossing Gate; and Truck Terminal with Tractor Cab.  Accessories in the set included a 24-piece sign set; a 63" x 45" double oval with a pair of switches and a TYCO power pack.