I got back into the hobby in 1997 and began buying MTH Premier scale-sized locomotive models, which are the predominant brand that I have continued to buy during the intervening years. If I remember correctly, back when I started, MTH was producing a wide variety of new scale-sized models and Lionel was not. A few years later, Lionel began to catch up. I would say that Mike Wolf has been a wise business man and a visionary who has revitalized and innovated in the O gauge train market. The success of his company speaks for itself and, I think, the hobby has benefited from the presence of MTH as a major producer. Over the years, I have always been satisfied with the MTH trains that I have purchased.
MELGAR
