They're prices have gone up significantly over the last 2 years, but I think we all have to remember that without a big competitor like MTH, Lionel's prices will continue to escalate. They have a total domination on the market now. The shame of it is I always thought for the last ten years that Lionel's steamers have pulled away from MTH in that their sound quality was better and the whistle steam came equipped on almost all of their engines. But, MTH's steamers from the last year have caught up in a huge way with authentic sound and whistle steam coming standard. Not only that, but MTH's engines are about 350-400 dollars less than Lionels at this point. I was just telling my LHS today that if MTH was still in business today I truly believe Lionel would be in trouble.
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