There have been peaks and valleys throughout the decades: 1940, 1950, 1990(!?) The best thing about MTH is that they were perhaps the first real competition Lionel had since American Flyer after WWII. They knocked Lionel on their duff and woke them up! I guess I agree that c. 2000-2001 was "peak train"--there was actually a glut- maybe too much product. Some years later, Legacy and Lionel's Layout Control System (LCS) were important advancements. Hopefully the best days are yet to come!
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