QUOTE: That's one reason I salute Atlas O for trying the Trainman line.
Bob Keller
brianel, Agent 027
"Praise the Lord. I may not have everything I desire, but the Lord has come through for what I need."
QUOTE: Originally posted by johnblair the reason that many Rugged Rails cars look like Industrial Rail is that MTH bought the Industrial Rail tooling.
QUOTE: Originally posted by brianel027 But you are right one one respect and I do give MTH credit for driving the hobby forward. And unlike some of the other companies, I do believe Mike Wolf loves the hobby and is himself a train guy and not just a CEO. I heard him speak once and it was obvious he was very excited about his products.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mystic Storm According to Tony Lash, Lionel is losing a bunch of money each month and can't go on much longer. They owe MTH 42 million plus interest. There needs to be a settlement like what just happened with K-line. The best for the hobby would be for Mike Wolf to get ownership of Lionel. I think that will happen before the end of the year.
QUOTE: You know I am sick of everybody finding character flaws in the two biggest makers of toy trains.(Lionel and MTH) I have been collecting toys trains for about 20 yrs with my father. Yes, MTH does knock Lionel in some if its adds but that is advertising GM and Ford do it all the time and they both still have vehicle problems. MTH has done so much to improve O guage trains.
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