Rusty, Amen to that. I'd still rather own the genuine article as opposed to the crappy Chinese made repro's. Give me a good old fashioned buzzing mechanical e-unit anyday. Lionel can keep its PWC and Conventional Classics. Half the fun of the hobby is the search for PW trains. Just wish there were more LHS's that specialized in them. They are a rare breed these days.
I had to laugh at another thread going to never never land because it got political, that is the Lionel price hikes and inflation discussion. What those folks REALLY need to worry more about is their modern locos losing over half their value through obsolescence. Just look at the MTH PS1 loco's... I got burned on them and will never go back. Do they think their PS2's will fare any better now that PS3 is out? I know how the game works... I worked for Intel for over a decade.
PW will hold up pretty well regardless as long as there are folks like us who appreciate them. While I enjoy some modern innovation (I've pushed for it) I reallllly appreciate the solid enduring quality of the American Made stuff. And when you buy PW from an American, you keep the money working in America. Unless of course the seller goes out and spends it on the Chinese crap.
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