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Draft:Tyco US-1 Electric Trucking

History

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Tyco US-1 Electric Trucking was a slot car line produced by Tyco Toys from 1981 through 1985[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. It is based around semi-trucks and construction equipment.

Sets

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Sets consisted of track sections, accessories, and trucks, some following a specific theme. There were a total of fifty-eight sets made for the US market. These can be broken down between boxed retail sets, and sets sold through mail order catalogs.

List of Retail US sets
Set Number Year(s) Produced Name of Set
3201 1981 Big City Trucking[6]
3202 1982 City Hauler Set[7]
3203 1983 Big Hauler Set[8]
3204 1983 Army Transport Set[9]
3205 1981 Cross County Trucking[10]
3206 1982 Interstate Delivery Set[11]
3208 1984 Interstate Delivery Set[12]
3208-1 1985 Interstate Delivery Set[13]
3208-2 1985 Interstate Delivery Set[14]
3209 1983 Motor City[15]
3210 1981 Interstate Trucking[16]
3211 1985 Stomper High Adventure[17]
3212 1982 Highway Construction Set[18]
3213 1984 Highway Wrecker Set[19]
3214 1983 Fire Alert![20]
3215 1981 Long Haul Trucking[21]
3216 1982 Highway Overpass Set[22]
3217 1984-1985 G.I. Joe High Adventure[23] [24]
3219 1984-1985 Night Haulers[25] [26]
3225 1981 Coast To Coast Trucking[27]
3226 1982-1983 Coast To Coast Haulers[28] [29]
3228 1984-1985 Cross Country Day/Night[30] [31]
3235 1981-1985 Road And Rail[32] [33] [34] [35] [36]
List of Mail Order US sets
Catalog Number Set Number Year(s) Produced Name of Set
J.C. Penny's
XU 926-3484 A 3225 1981 Coast to Coast Set[37]
XU 926-8442 A 3210 1981 Interstate Set[37]
XU 926-8459 A P3201Q 1981-1982 Big City Set[37]
XU 926-9614 A P3235Q 1981 Road and Rail Set[38][39]
XU 671-0628 A P3320Q 1982 Coast to Coast Haulers Set[40]
XU 671-0636 A P3212Q 1982 Highway Construction Set[40]
XU 671-1170 A P3336Q 1983 Trucking Empire Set[41]
XU 671-1188 A P3214Q 1983 Fire Alert Set[41]
XU 671-1196 A P3209Q 1983 Motor City Set[41]
XU 671-2178 A P3217Q 1984 G.I. Joe High Adventure Set[42]
XU 671-2186 A P3208Q 1984 Interstate Delivery Set[42]
XU 671-2194 A P3219Q 1984 Night Haulers Day/Night Set[42]
Montgomery Ward's
48 T 21745 3215 1981 Long Haul Set[43]
48 G 28070M 3330 1982 Highway Overpass Set[44]
48 G 28075 3206 1982 Interstate Delivery Set[44]
48 T 28015 Unknown 1983 Deluxe Fire Alert! Set[45]
48 G 28077 3228 1984 Cross Country Set[46]
48 G 28079 3217 1984 G.I. Joe High Adventure Set[46]
48 T 28077 A 3228 1985 Cross Country Set[47]
Sears
49 N 95121 S3302Q 1981 3 Action Station Set[48]
49 N 95144 S3201Q 1982 2 Action Station Set[49]
49 MY95145 S3311 1982 Interstate Delivery w/ Bonus 3436
49 N 95146 Unknown 1982 7 Action Station Set[49]
49 C 95054C S3214Q 1983 Fire Alert! Set[50]
49 N 95459C S3344Q 1984 Cross Country Set[51]
49 C 95454 S3217Q 1984, 1985 G.I. Joe High Adventure Set[51] [52]

Track

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Track pieces used Tyco's "Quik Clik" connector and were gray colored. The earliest track parts featured painted road lines. Two different stock numbers can be used to reference most pieces. The 30## is the individual stock number, while the 37## is the retail sale number. A letter was used on the assembly sheet to reference parts for assembly.

List of US-1 Track Pieces
Track Part Assembly Letter Item Number Retail Number
Power Pack 6.9V[53] N/A 3001 3760
Power Pack 7.9V[54] N/A 3001 3760
9" Terminal Track (Separate, With Switch, Painted)[53] F 3010 3761
9" Terminal Track (Separate, With Switch, Plain)[53] F 3010 3761
9" Terminal Track (Separate, Center Off)[53] F 3010 3761
6" Straight[53] G 3011 3702
9" Straight[53] E 3012 3701
15" Straight[53] B 3013 3703
9" Radius 1/4 Circle[53] A 3014 3705
12" Radius 1/8 Circle[53] N/A 3015 3708
9" Turnout[53] X 3016 3700
9" Road & Rail Crossing[53] P 3017 3727
3456 Base[55] N/A 3018 N/A
9" Terminal Track (Combined, Red)[56] F 3025 3762
9" Terminal Track (Combined, Green)[51] F 3025 z N/A
9" Turnout With Switch[51] C 3030 N/A
Double Turnout[57] Z 3031 N/A
Double Turnout With Dump Bin[58] Z 3032 N/A
15" Squeeze Track - for 3467[59] S 3034 3467
9" Lane Changer[53] H 3039 3717
Straight Single Lane[60] Y 3040 N/A
9" Radius 1/8 Circle[53] D 9R 1/8 3706
Overhead Highway Sign[53] N/A 3024 3763
Overhead Highway Sign (Redesign) N/A 3024 N/A
Overhead Highway Light[61] N/A 3768 N/A
3/4" Pier[62] L 7849 N/A
1-1/2" Pier[62] M 7850 N/A
2-1/4" Pier[62] N 7851 N/A

Accessories

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Tyco produced thirty-three accessories for the US-1 system. Most operate via interfacing with a truck or trailer, resulting in loading or unloading of loads. Loads consist of logs, barrels, drums, rocks, small plastic balls, or automobiles. A few accessories are powered by the rotation of a running slot trucks rear tires.

List of US-1 Accessories
Model Number Year(s) Produced Name of Accessory
3410 1981-1982 Crane Pipe Loader[53]
3410-1 1983-1985 Crane With All Red Script
3414 1984-1985 Boulder Loading Bulldozer[63]
3415 1981 Log Loading Bulldozer with Tan Hands[53]
3415-1 1981-1985 Log Loading Bulldozer[53]
3416 1984-1985 Elevated Log Loader[63]
3420 1981 Gravel Hopper and Dump Bin Painted[53]
3420-2 1982-1985 Variant With Plain Bin[53]
3420-3 1982 Elevated Gravel Hopper/Unloader[64]
3425 1981-1983 Gravel Truck Terminal[53]
3430 1981-1985 Freight Terminal[53]
3434 1985 Stomper Airport[17]
3435 1981-1985 Airport With Flying Plane[53]
3436 1982-1985 Culvert Pipe Loader[65]
3436-1 1983 Oil Drum Loader[15]
3440 1981-1985 Pipe And Log Unloading Yard[53]
3440-1 1983 U.S. Army Fuel Dump Yard[9]
3440-2 1983 Goodyear Dump Yard[15]
3443-2 1985 Telephone Booth[19]
B9264 1985 Billboard (w/ 3443-2)[19]
3444 1985 Highway Wrecker Set[63]
3445 1983-1985 Garage With Switch Track[66]
3450 1982-1985 Crate Loader[65]
3452 1982-1985 Gravel Unloading Site[65]
3453 1982-1985 Elevated Gravel Unloader[65]
3455 1984-1985 Auto Loader[66]
3456 1983-1985 Fire Station With Switch Track[66]
3460 1982-1985 Crate Unloader[65]
3460-1 1983 Fort Dix Ammunition Depot[9]
3461 1982-1985 Overhead Gravel Hopper[65]
3465 1983-1985 Auto Unloader[66]
3467 1984-1985 Flashing Danger Track[63]
3470 1984-1985 Boulder Loading Bulldozer[63]
3475 1984-1985 G.I. Joe Satellite Rocket Base[51]

Trucks, Vehicles, and Trailers

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The slot trucks/vehicles for US-1 are based on a proprietary chassis design that uses full length pickup shoes, and unique front and rear guide pins. this allows the slot car to be used in a reverse direction. The chassis' utilize a Mabuchi can motor with a worm gear drive to power the rear wheels. There are both lighted and unlighted chassis. Unique to US-1 are the fire engine and wrecker tow truck. The fire engine uses mechanical assemblies to operate a flashing light bar, as well as a working alarm bell. The tow truck uses a similar mechanism to operate a flashing light bar.

Trailers are modeled after box-type freight, flatbed, belly dump, and tanker trailer types, as well as an automobile carrier. These interface the accessories providing loading and unloading functions.

List of US-1 Slot Cars
Item Number Year(s) Produced Description
Dump Trucks
3901 1981-1985 Green
3902 1981-1983 Red
3905 1984-1985 Yellow/Orange
3912 1983-1985 Blue/Silver
3937 1984-1985 Red/Black
3938 1984-1985 White/Brown
Unknown 1983 Olive Drab Army Transport
Unknown 1984 Blue/Yellow
Truck Cabs
3903 1981-1985 Red
3904 1981-1984 Orange/Yellow
3908 1984-1985 Yellow
3909 1982-1985 Black
3910 1982-1983 Blue
3913 1983-1985 Blue
3914 1983-1985 Red/Yellow/White
3935 1984-1985 Yellow
3939 1984-1985 Black
Unknown 1983 Olive Drab Army Transport
Unknown 1984-1985 Olive Drab G.I. Joe Cab
Vehicles
3951 1981-1982 Orange/Black
3952 1981-1982 White (Fed-Ex)
3953 1981-1984 White (Police)
3954 1981-1984 White (Ambulance)
3955 1981-1982 Blue (Taxi)
3956 1981-1984 Black
3957 1983-1984 Green
Unknown 1984-1985 Blue Cobra Troop Carrier
Stompers
3962 1985 White/Blue
3963 1985 Yellow/Gray
3965 1985 Green/Black
3966 1985 Yellow/Black
List of US-1 Trailers
Item Number Year(s) Produced Description
3925 1981-1985 Gravel Supply Company
3926 1981-1985 Highway Construction Company
3927 1981-1982, 1984-1985 P.I.E.
3928 1981-1982 Bekins
3929 1982-1982 Smith's Transfer
3930 1981-1982 Navajo
3948 1983-1985 Allied Van Lines
3061(B) 1982-1983 Roadway
3931 1982-1983 Red Line Trucking
3932 1982-1985 Roadway
3204 1983 Army Transport Set
3217 1984-1985 G.I. Joe Set
3940 1982-1985 Shell
3941 1982-1985 Exxon
3942 1982 Dupont
3943 1982 Borden's
3061(B) 1982-1983 Coca-Cola
3946 1983-1985 Auto Transporter

References

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