Favorite manufacturer

[dehusman]

You left out, Intermountain, Bowser, Red Caboose, Accurail, MDC/Roundhouse and Branchline trains.

Dave H.

[Hawks05]

most if not all of my rolling stock are Athearn. have 2 P2K locomotives which i really like.

top 3 are:

Athearn
Proto 2000
Atlas

[Jacktal]

Being in "N" scale,I don't own any Athearn locos wich I believe are very good indeed.I own Kato,Atlas,Life-Like and Bachmann locos and my favorite ones are Kato's no contest.However,I give good points to Life-Like locos as they are very good quality vs price equipment.My Atlas locos are fine locos but a step behind my Kato's.I can't complain about my Bachmann's either

[AggroJones]

This kind of poll has been done many times before.

I say Proto is tops with quality level of steam and diesel. But for cross between toughness and affordability, Athearn wins.

[Anonymous]

Well, you all seem to be talking about locomotives. When I voted, I was thinking rolling stock. However, I love my Life Like P2K Northern Pacific GP-7s! The are superb runners! As far as rolling stock manufacturers are concerned, I love Accurail. They have very crisp molding and provide great detail for the price. In the high detail realm, I love Branchline's Blueprint series.

[Martin4]

I voted LifeLike because of their detail level and running qualities. But I also have -and love- many locos from Athearn, Atlas and Kato. The price of recent products from Proto 1000 / 2000 (at least 35% increase for the last 2 years here in Canada) might change that preference.

Martin
Québec City

[cp1057]

Many of my diesel models are Life-Like Proto 1000/2000. They run well and fit my budget. They are also often available in Canadian National/Canadian Pacific paint schemes. Their steam models are beyond my budget.

I like IHC steam engine models for a balance between price and performance.

I also have a Kato NW2 switcher which is very, very, very nice. Excellent running and nicely detailed.

Charles
Hillsburgh Ontario

[CP5415]

I prefer Athearn, Still for the buck, the best buy on the market.

Gordon

[Anonymous]

Life-Like PROTO 2000 series was a hit with me. I like Walthers too, especially since they now market Rivarossi trains exclusively. The gave Riva's passenger equipment new couplers (say good-bye, horn hook!) which was a nice change.

[Anonymous]

[#welcome]If you want to vote a manufacture's premer line(i.e. Proto 2000) choose the manufacture that produces it.