MTH vs Lionel

Which do you like the most? That is the one to keep.

Value and trains are not two words I would associate with each other anymore.  I'm with Dave.  Decide which one you like better and keep it. 

Of course, in my case I would keep them both and mix them together for a longer train!

@GG1 4877 posted:

Value and trains are not two words I would associate with each other anymore.  I'm with Dave.  Decide which one you like better and keep it.

Of course, in my case I would keep them both and mix them together for a longer train!

Love long passenger trains... or freight trains for that matter.

Value is in the eye of the beholder. If you personally value both then keep them. If you feel more attached to one set over the other, then keep the more valued set.

For me personally in this case, it depends on the set. If these are the Lionel FOM cars with the full-width diaphragms on the end, I would keep those as it's more accurate to the prototype cars the PRR ran in that paint scheme.
If not, then I would keep the MTH as I've found the MTH car chassis and electrical setup to be more reliable over the years.

In my personal "Great Red Fleet," aside from GGD cars, all my scale cars are MTH except for those in the FOM scheme. I had a set that I ended up replacing with Lionel ones because of the full width diaphragms.

Thanks for all the comments. Yes I know the monetary value is not what I'm looking for.Anyway for now I've decided to keep both

Glad to hear you are keeping both.  MTH does not refer to their cars as 18", but as 70 footers.  They are 17 1/2 inches long, so they are a bit shorter (1/2") than the Lionel cars.  Real passenger cars came in different sizes too, so most folks don't mind the size difference. 

I did notice that, Thanks for pointing that out.