This very interesting. I am not a businessman by any stretch but I can clearly understand why one would throw all or most of their eggs in the HO basket. However the companies we O Scalers have come to enjoy and rely on took a chance with O Scale and stayed with it in some form or fashion. I'm assuming because they are still in business they are doing well. Not to mention a business such as Sunset who is not nearly as big as Lionel and MTH but they continue to support O Scale. And Atlas though they have more offerings in HO scale still supports O Scale as well and I would imagine do pretty good. Additionally, if the said companies would start small and offer 3-rail equipment with 2-rail modification options they could see if it's worth the air they breath to continue. That combination would obviously maximize their efforts. I guess I'm saying you never know until you try. Scaletrains, a relatively new company, took a chance by buying S Scale equipment and we know that there are more O Scalers than S Scalers. I'm sure I'm missing something but welcome enlightenment.
Dave
