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Like Classic Trains magazine, this forum is devoted to the 1920s–1970s "golden years of railroading." Discussions span everything from steam locomotives to classic streamliners to early diesels.

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Sticky FORUM RULES UPDATED 8-31-17 Posted one year ago by Brian Schmidt	0	7452
NYC Passenger Train Service on the Adirondack and St. Lawrence Divisions daveklepper replied to this thread 2 hours ago Posted 3 days ago by bill613a	2	177
Capitol Transit, Washington, DC daveklepper replied to this thread 3 hours ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	35	6233
Who Built The Highest Quality 4-8-4's? Jones1945 replied to this thread 12 hours ago Posted 14 years ago by jlampke	253	66403
For steam lovers Jones1945 replied to this thread 12 hours ago Posted 8 days ago by BaltACD	32	1284
Hunters Point Library- Long Island and Sunnysides Yards Posted 20 hours ago by Miningman	0	58
Vermont Trolleys Erik_Mag replied to this thread yesterday Posted 6 days ago by Miningman	24	761
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). rcdrye replied to this thread yesterday Posted 10 years ago by Texas Zepher	6689	621222
The Lucius Beebe, DPM correspondence folder ... what if??? Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted one month ago by Steve Sweeney	62	2813
Re Sharknoses on the Broker leaving Exchange Place, JCity daveklepper replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 4 days ago by daveklepper	2	194
Self powered railroad steam unloaders at log boom seppburgh2 replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 22 days ago by Log Boom kid	13	447
favorite steam locomotives Jones1945 replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 3 months ago by CARMINE PELAIA	54	3651
3D NYCentral Dreyfuss Hudson and 3D PRR S1 #6100 Flintlock76 replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 10 months ago by Jones1945	64	8464
Pre WWII CASO steam Miningman replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 20 days ago by Miningman	18	972
Some Lehigh Valley Transit Pictures daveklepper replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted 11 days ago by daveklepper	2	206
PRR Fleet of Modernism (1938-1947) integrated discussion Jones1945 replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted one year ago by Jones1945	116	13381
Very strange things BaltACD replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 4 months ago by Miningman	287	10158
Michael Landry's Dad and my own Dad Flintlock76 replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 9 days ago by daveklepper	9	297
Toronto and York Radial Railway Flintlock76 replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 14 days ago by Miningman	14	521
Transcontinental passenger service - Chicago or St. Louis? A historical question Overmod replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 15 days ago by Jack 64 Brown	9	404
Transcontinental passenger service - Chicago or St. Louis? A historical question Overmod replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 13 days ago by Jack 64 Brown	1	159
Some Very Cool RR Posters Flintlock76 replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	104	3843
Photo of the Day Brother, can you spare a decade? Jones1945 replied to this thread 16 days ago Posted 17 days ago by Miningman	11	544
Western Development Museum SD70Dude replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 6 months ago by Miningman	14	1327
Fall Classic Trains Mag 1944 Steams last great year Flintlock76 replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted 22 days ago by Miningman	6	531
Baltimore Streetcars BaltACD replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted 2 months ago by daveklepper	38	2883
Hey you two! Overmod replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	40	2217
Vermont Railway Centenary Miningman replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	17	944
Altoona gmpullman replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	21	1321
Nelson Blount and Steamtown Miningman replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted 23 days ago by Miningman	5	361