Word on the street is Atlas is hurting for cash flow. New products are drying up, only a lame 'Trainman' rerun of the coal hoppers so far this year.
So who will buy them, it is either Athearn/Horizon or Walthers which one makes the most sense?
Word on the street is Atlas is hurting for cash flow. New products are drying up, only a lame 'Trainman' rerun of the coal hoppers so far this year.
So who will buy them, it is either Athearn/Horizon or Walthers which one makes the most sense?
As the families that owned these businesses reach the point where they are no longer able / willing to run grandfather's business, we will see more and more consolidation.
Witness Europe: Bachman owns Liliput. Hornby owns Lima, Rivarossi, Jouef, and a few others.
If Atlas does in fact get bought by someone, I would expect to see one of the following:
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