Recent content by jjjetta

thanks for all of the replies! i know, i know, my Tyco set is cheap. and i knew i would get frowned upon for coming in here a little bit, but i was at the end of my rope. i really appreciate everyone in here. i found a local guy here in Loudoun County VA that says he can tune up my unit...

ahhh, good to know! thanks for that. so the coal car is the actual "engine" in this case... thanks much!

thanks. no pics yet. but, if you do a search on Ebay for "Chattanooga Choo Choo" you will get some hits. don't pay attention to the newer models. they don't have the cars that my set from the late 70's has. they don't compare, haha. mine has the electric horn and billboard, the workable "crane"...

I hope I don't get laughed out of town here. Wasn't sure if I should post this in "technical q & a", or here in "HO scale": In the late 70's/early 80's I had a Tyco HO set called the "Chattanooga Choo Choo". I am now 31 years old, and I have been missing that train set for years. Well, I...