Product Update - 11/11/2020
I know this is a strange choice, but I have decided to order one of the RailKing O gauge 2020 United States presidential election train cars as my last new purchase from MTH. It's also my first model train order during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Offered in MTH's 2020 Volume 2 catalog, these trains are painted in two options based on the major presidential candidates: Donald Trump (incumbent president) in Republican red and Joe Biden (president-elect) in Democratic blue. In each paint scheme, MTH offers an ES44AC diesel and caboose set, four freight car types, and a bump-n-go trolley. Additionally, MTH has delivered the uncatalogued Premier O scale ES44 diesel-caboose sets available in both the Trump and Biden schemes. Last year, MTH also announced two RailKing handcars featuring the same candidates as well as Uncle Sam (later offered in the 2020 Ready-To-Run catalog). This was before Biden became the Democratic presidential nominee.
However, due to numerous political controversies between these rivals, I will NOT tell you which one I am buying and it WON'T be added to my website's database. For your privacy, I also do NOT recommend commenting your guesses. No thanks. As all of you know, the 2020 presidential election had already ended and Joe Biden is the winner, but there are still some MTH items not yet delivered, including mine. Generally, politics can make a significant impact on railroads, but LaRosa's Trains is a railroad fan organization and is NOT open for political conversations. This topic can potentially start a quarrel in the Facebook comments section and it will NOT be tolerated so please be respectful to this post.
Regardless of whom you've voted for, there is an equal selection of the same number and types of rolling stock other than their paint schemes. And both the Trump and Biden train items equally have the same retail prices as well as the same features, especially the popular LED charging lights on the locomotives, so there's no candidate with a higher price than the other. I'm not sure which candidate sells in higher numbers but this post is NOT meant to be a political argument. I know these items will eventually become collectible, even if MTH were still in business.
If you're interested in purchasing some of the presidential election trains, please click on one of the links below for a complete list of products in each paint scheme. Select one of them and click 'Find It Locally' for a listing of available dealers holding the item.