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want to start hobby... please help.
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Oh, so you're another guy who hates this Made in China junk (not calling models junk, but where they're made.). Here's a list of what I've found out: <br />(HO, N and DCC mfg'rs) <br />Athearn: Blue Box made in USA, most R-T-R, Genesis made in China. <br /> <br />Atlas: all made in China. (except maybe some track made in USA, but they probably outsourced that too.) <br /> <br />American Model Builders/Laserkit: all made in USA <br /> <br />Bachmann: all made in China. (is this getting depressing yet?) <br /> <br />Branchline Trains: all made in USA. <br /> <br />Bowser: all made in USA. <br /> <br />Broadway Limited: made in Korea. [xx(] <br /> <br />CVP Products: all made in USA (possibly w/ some imported parts.) <br /> <br />Digitrax: all made in USA. (though possibly w/ some imported components) <br /> <br />Intermountain: kits made in USA, ready-to-run items made in China. <br /> <br />Kadee: all made in USA. <br /> <br />Life-Like: all made in China. <br /> <br />North Coast Engineering: made in USA (possibly w/ some imported parts) <br /> <br />North West Short Line: all made in USA. <br /> <br />Red Caboose: all made in USA. <br /> <br />Soundtraxx: all made in USA w/ some imported components. <br /> <br />Walthers: all made in China. <br /> <br />(O scale mfg'rs) <br />Lionel: all made in China or Korea. <br /> <br />MTH: all made in China or Korea. <br /> <br />I hope this helps. I keep track of where products are made too, and I try to do business mostly with the companies that do make their models in USA. (However, as a note, if you want r-t-r locomotives made in the USA, you can forget about it, but as for track, structures, scenery, and rolling stock, you will find many companies that manufacture in the USA.) <br /> <br /> <br />Hope to hear more from you, jkm2003. <br />
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