General Discussion (Classic Trains)

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 2 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	14040
Very strange things SD70Dude replied to this thread 1 hours ago Posted one year ago by Miningman	903	29410
So Long Charlie Daniels wjstix replied to this thread 3 hours ago Posted yesterday by Flintlock76	3	153
Some Random Classic Pics perhaps worthy of Discussion Miningman replied to this thread 3 hours ago Posted 10 months ago by Miningman	610	26679
Winter 1947-48 delivery of R10 Subway cars via South Brooklyn Ry daveklepper replied to this thread 4 hours ago Posted 4 months ago by daveklepper	3	387
Used to love our passenger trains ..not that long ago. daveklepper replied to this thread 9 hours ago Posted 4 days ago by Miningman	28	897
General Railway Signal Posted 15 hours ago by Miningman	0	69
PRR Duplexes and Experimental Engines ( S1, S2, T1, Q1, V1 etc.) Hermann replied to this thread yesterday Posted one year ago by Jones1945	534	34552
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) rcdrye replied to this thread yesterday Posted 11 years ago by passengerfan	7147	750286
Macon - Atlanta, a missing railroad? 1019x replied to this thread yesterday Posted 8 days ago by daveklepper	8	371
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). ZephyrOverland replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 11 years ago by Texas Zepher	6984	638866
Fateful Trip , passengers of Destiny. daveklepper replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	131	3807
Conduit for streetcar operation daveklepper replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	38	2399
Happy Independence Day Everyone! Flintlock76 replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 3 days ago by Flintlock76	4	216
Photo Date? Overmod replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 4 days ago by bill613a	7	327
Great Northern and Northern Pacific steam locomotives to Portland Oregon SPer replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 17 days ago by SPer	4	371
Happy Canada Day July 1 153 years old Miningman replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 6 days ago by Miningman	28	849
1939 movies; Depression; post WWII; St.. Louis station Flintlock76 replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted 9 days ago by WILLIAM O CRAIG	1	170
Three Minutes Of Fun! daveklepper replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 9 days ago by Flintlock76	17	722
British childhood memory daveklepper replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 19 days ago by daveklepper	5	350
Great Northern Winnipeg Limited NP Eddie replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 11 years ago by lattasnip9	34	12663
Pennsy E8 Crunched at C.U.S.? Details anyone? BaltACD replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted one year ago by gmpullman	46	6482
Ashton Valve company Ashton replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 8 months ago by Ashton	55	3725
A couple of questions about NYC's Mohawks (Particularly the L-4) Overmod replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 17 days ago by Aurora SL 1	6	338
A. Philip Randolph daveklepper replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 16 days ago by Miningman	9	394
Under-appreciated / overshadowed North American steam locomotives M636C replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 29 days ago by Aurora SL 1	32	1448
Railroads and Mining in Australia ..Broken Hill Miningman replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 14 days ago by Miningman	2	265
Classic Trains in Computer Simulations (Trainz, Train Simulator 2020) Overmod replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted one year ago by Jones1945	76	12912
How About A Ride On The New Haven? MidlandMike replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted 17 days ago by Flintlock76	4	266
Original Andrew Harmantas Paintings For Sale bigwally replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted 17 days ago by bigwally	2	225