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Tyco (Mantua) Petticoat Junction sets

 by nhrrfan ¦  Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:28 pm ¦  Forum: Books, Magazines, Music, TV, and Movies, and other Media ¦  Topic: Railroads on Television ¦  Replies: 116 ¦  Views: 66669

Over the years, there were actually three versions of the Tyco (Mantua) Petticoat Junction train set. The first version is the "pizza box" set depicted in the link given in a previous post, with the black locomotive cab/tender and painted dark green roofs and lettering on the cars. The sec...

Petticoat Junction - What did C&FW stand for?

 by nhrrfan ¦  Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:47 pm ¦  Forum: Books, Magazines, Music, TV, and Movies, and other Media ¦  Topic: Railroads on Television ¦  Replies: 116 ¦  Views: 66669

In Petticoat Junction, the meaning of the railroad's initials "C&FW" was never disclosed to the viewer at any point during the run of the show. However, I have surmised it stood for "Chicago and Far Western". My reasoning here is based on three observations I've noted in both...