VistaDomeScott posted:MTH was the first to start offering frequent variety of prototypes we all wanted. Full credit to Jerry Williams for his contributions to the hobby, and introducing Mike Wolf to the business. Also credit to Richard Kughn at Lionel for sparking interest in modern rolling stock and locomotives. Mike Wolf took things to a level that in many ways went beyond everyone else. MTH managed to make O Gauge trains mainstream. Easily available catalogs and a dealer network. No longer did we have to hope falsely for trains we wanted to show up in a sparse annual catalog. Instead, a steady stream of trains we all were waiting for became standard MTH. I loved the ads in MTHs early years, one featured a C&O Steam locomotive and an O scale man looking at his watch, the caption said something like "you have waited 48 years for this locomotive, " implying MTH will now be making trains we were all waiting for would be finally made. They have had a few stumbles, and my Turbotrain experiences with MTH are still sore wounds. But 99% of my MTH is flawless and I am glad to have it. MTH, certainly the most influential part of this true golden age of O Gauge.
Yep!MTH meant to me you longer had to pay $600.00 for a mid size locomotive.My first locomotive was an erie berkshire.I have had it pull 25 to 41boxcars.And smoke really good and makes me think of watching an old movie from the 1940s.All in all I am happy with what I have.
