@Ted S posted:I know that Lionel is producing some locos from former MTH / RailKing tooling.
I believe that the recent Lionel Legacy USRA 0-6-0 switcher was produced from tooling originally made by MTH for its Premier version of the model. However, MTH retained its Railking tooling for the USRA 0-6-0 and should be releasing an Imperial version soon. So, apparently, MTH sold the Premier tooling and kept the Railking version. That's why I say that MTH may think the Railking Imperial market is a better place to be than the high-priced Premier.
MELGAR