Poll, Lionel or MTH?

[wridenour]

Which toy train manufacturer do you like more? Lionel or MTH?

 

[jadebullet]

Lionel hands down.

 

[illinoiscentral]

Lionel hands down.

I lie Lionel because of how classic it is. Does anyone have a Lionel display in thier hardware store anymore?

 

[wridenour]

I personally like Lionel because of the Legacy command system. I want to get it sooo bad!!!

 

[nikos1]

Athearn for the win.

 

[jadebullet]

Athern does make some pretty good quality HO stuff.

 

[illinoiscentral]

Agreed, but out of respect to the author of this thread, I would like to keep with the subject.

 

[Michael_Evans]

I say Lionel, I have a set and it runs good, sounds good, looks good.

Does anyone have a Lionel display in thier hardware store anymore?

I call it a hobby shop but yes. It's one of three model train clubs that are based in the shop and they operate every first and third Sunday of the month. Some footage of it in here.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=d8clee4ttuw

 

[springtransit]

Athearn for the win.

Athearn isn't one of the choices, either Lionel or MTH. I say Lionel!

 

[illinoiscentral]

Or how about those old Coca-Cola Christmas ads, with the Santa Claus and the train which is clearly Lionel. Boy, those are classic's, I actually own a six pack of those old coke bottles from Christmas. Never opened.

 

[JRT]

I like Lionel but I am more in to G-scale.....USA Trains.

 

[brickbuilder711]

Among these choices; has to be Lionel!

I also favor Athearn, usage of LEGO bricks, and sometimes Bachmann, but obviously they aren't choices on this thread...

LEGO Trains allows YOU to build buildings and everything very easily.

 

[illinoiscentral]

Let me ask you this...

BTW but, did you get this whole poll thing from me? We're friends, don't be embarresed to tell me.

 

[wridenour]

No I've done it some over at TCR...well anyway I guess Lionel wins!

 

[wridenour]

[/quote]I actually own a six pack of those old coke bottles from Christmas. Never opened.[/quote]
...I don't think I would like to drink those.

 

[picture]

LIONEL all the way. I started out with the Crayola Starter Set. It had a four wheel switcher, a gondola, a boxcar, and a caboose. It was my first electric train set.

-Matt

 

[wridenour]

About three years ago, I left HO (and a lot of HO trains) and got the Polar Express set. A little bit after that, my grandfather gave me his old Lionel train from '47. My next birthday I got a Williams Electric Trains (R.I.P.) CSX Dash-9 loco. Pretty soon I will probably get the Legacy system (YEEEEESSSSS!!!!!), a Legacy NYC GP7, and a Legacy Conrail SD80mac.

 

[Iced8383]

Marklin and Lego.

 

[wridenour]

Well that wasn't exactly on topic, but Marklin is nice (I have some) and lego is cool.
Still, Lionel beats all.

 

[Truemac]

what scale is this poll related to?

If it's HO, then I choose MTH (even thought I own neither). Mainly because MTH stayed with the HO market longer, and the fact that they are about to release one well-needed model for the UP fans: