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My first set was the Tyco Bicentennial Spirit-of-'76 F9 & Dumy set that I received on Dec25, 1975. My folks actually bouth it on Dec 4,1975 and that was a hell of a wait on an 11 year old. It was the longest wait in my life, but it was worth it. Along with the F9 active and dummy, there was a BN 50' boxcar, a Southern 50' pulpflat, a Western Maryland 40' flat w/3 tractors, a UP 62' HiCube boxcar, and a matching Spirit of 97 36' caboose. Same 18" radius circle of track. Fixed that real quick by adding two packs of 9" straights, an Ajax 50' hopper, and an SOS 62' boxcar. A bit easier to remember for me as I still have the set in great shape, minus the paint wear on the active unit. Other than that, I have kept the units either in their boxes or on the track. No table settings! And it has worked. God willing, the set will be 30 years old this Christmas 2005. The dummy unit was converted to an active unit this April 16, 2005 by giving it an Athearn chassis and super-weight. To this day, I still call the set Line 1, and the old active F9, Engine 1. Who cares about the number on the side. Right?
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