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Truth be told, I have a lot of MTH locomotives and rolling stock, even a few accessories.  Many of them are superior to similar offerings from Lionel.  I also have a ton of Lionel stuff, and I'll likely have more in the future, and they make some great products as well.



Ding. People who don't actually work on their trains have no idea about the mechanical differences between manufacturers. About half my locomotives are Lionel, a little more than half MTH. I'm not brand loyal, I'm railroad loyal. I only buy ATSF and SP locomotives. MTH has made more Premier ATSF steam locomotives, so I have more MTH locomotives. Unless we're talking made in Korea early 2000s TMCC scale steam Lionel's steam locomotives are mechanically inferior to Premier steam locomotives. Smaller motors, unnecessarily complex gearboxes, and less robust drivelines, especially on their latest Legacy offerings. But most people just put the locomotive on the track and run it till something goes wrong, so they never know.

I have the latest release Legacy ATSF Northern and I ripped out the garbage Canon motor and replaced it with a Pittman. Now if I could only do something about that gearbox....

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