Draft:Tyco US-1 Electric Trucking

History

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

Sets

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 broke 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
3202	1982	City Hauler Set
3203	1983	Big Hauler Set
3204	1983	Army Transport Set
3205	1981	Cross County Trucking
3206	1982	Interstate Delivery Set
3208	1984	Interstate Delivery Set
3208-1	1985	Interstate Delivery Set
3208-2	1985	Interstate Delivery Set
3209	1983	Motor City
3210	1981	Interstate Trucking
3211	1985	Stomper High Adventure
3212	1982	Highway Construction Set
3213	1984	Highway Wrecker Set
3214	1983	Fire Alert!
3215	1981	Long Haul Trucking
3216	1982	Highway Overpass Set
3217	1984-1985	G.I. Joe High Adventure
3219	1984-1985	Night Haulers
3225	1981	Coast To Coast Trucking
3226	1982-1983	Coast To Coast Haulers
3228	1984-1985	Cross Country Day/Night
3235	1981-1985	Road And Rail

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
XU 926-8442 A	3210	1981	Interstate Set
XU 926-8459 A	P3201Q	1981-1982	Big City Set
XU 926-9614 A	P3235Q	1981	Road and Rail Set
XU 671-0628 A	P3320Q	1982	Coast to Coast Haulers Set
XU 671-0636 A	P3212Q	1982	Highway Construction Set
XU 671-1170 A	P3336Q	1983	Trucking Empire Set
XU 671-1188 A	P3214Q	1983	Fire Alert Set
XU 671-1196 A	P3209Q	1983	Motor City Set
XU 671-2178 A	P3217Q	1984	G.I. Joe High Adventure Set
XU 671-2186 A	P3208Q	1984	Interstate Delivery Set
XU 671-2194 A	P3219Q	1984	Night Haulers Day/Night Set
Montgomery Ward's
48 T 21745	3215	1981	Long Haul Set
48 G 28070M	3330	1982	Highway Overpass Set
48 G 28075	3206	1982	Interstate Delivery Set
48 T 28015	Unknown	1983	Deluxe Fire Alert! Set
48 G 28077	3228	1984	Cross Country Set
48 G 28079	3217	1984	G.I. Joe High Adventure Set
48 T 28077 A	3228	1985	Cross Country Set
Sears
49 N 95121	S3302Q	1981	3 Action Station Set
49 N 95144	S3201Q	1982	2 Action Station Set
49 MY95145	S3311	1982	Interstate Delivery w/ Bonus 3436
49 N 95146	Unknown	1982	7 Action Station Set
49 C 95054C	S3214Q	1983	Fire Alert! Set
49 N 95459C	S3344Q	1984	Cross Country Set
49 C 95454	S3217Q	1985	G.I. Joe High Adventure Set

Track

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

Accessories

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

Trucks, Vehicles, and Trailers

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