M.T.H. Electric Trains, Columbia, MD

The M.T.H. Story

Mike Wolf, the owner and founder of M.T.H. Electric Trains®, got involved in model railroading when he was a young boy of twelve. With an entrepreneurial spirit and inherent business savvy, Mike began working as a model train assembler for a neighbor who manufactured toy trains in his basement. Over time, Mike began a business relationship with industry stalwart Lionel, and then ultimately went out on his own. When Mike Wolf established Mike’s Train House in 1980, he had gained extensive and valuable firsthand experience in all aspects of the industry.

Initially, his basic mission was to sell model trains to a wide range of railfan enthusiasts. As Mike’s Train House began to grow, the company gained a reputation for providing customers with quality, value, variety, and innovation previously missing from other company's product lines. Before long, Mike’s Train House became M.T.H. Electric Trains®.

Today, M.T.H. is driven to introduce the world of model railroading to as many new hobbyists as possible, by producing trains and accessories that are unique, appealing, simple to operate, built to last, and fairly priced. M.T.H. also strives to encourage the enthusiasm and excitement of long time model railroaders, by presenting an ever growing variety of engines, rolling stock, passenger cars, and accessories to meet the requests of just about any collector or model railroad operator.

With the model train industry being as competitive as it is, M.T.H. has adopted a business philosophy that is based in part on providing customers with a better quality product when compared to a similar item offered by a competitor
. . . but at a lower price. The business success enjoyed by M.T.H., along with the accolades bestowed by a multitude of happy customers, indicate that this philosophy has worked well.

M.T.H. Electric Trains® has gone from a very small business operated out of a room in Mike’s boyhood home, to an 80+ employee company, with headquarters located in a sprawling complex in Columbia, Maryland. M.T.H. now operates as one of the world's most technologically advanced model train manufacturers, dedicated to meeting a far-reaching variety of customer demands for products and services . . . while staying "a cut above the rest," in terms of quality and value.

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