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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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Announcement FORUM RULES UPDATED 8-31-17 Posted 3 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	20850
Steam in Boston (Two photos) Posted 40 minutes ago by 03 1008	0	28
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) ZephyrOverland replied to this thread 9 hours ago Posted 12 years ago by passengerfan	7591	796546
Brooklyn Elevated Lines daveklepper replied to this thread 21 hours ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	32	7618
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). daveklepper replied to this thread yesterday Posted 12 years ago by Texas Zepher	7343	681094
New Jersey Central Steam Excursions! Flintlock76 replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 5 days ago by Flintlock76	2	215
Forty Second Street NY Conduit Streetcars daveklepper replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 10 months ago by M636C	40	6000
Third Avenue Lightweight Streetcars daveklepper replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	120	34996
Peter Witt streetcars that are not PCCs daveklepper replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	87	29643
Some phone numbers of interest rcdrye replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 15 days ago by daveklepper	5	426
Cincinnati Union Terminal Departures / Arrivals BaltACD replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 3 months ago by TheFlyingScotsman	39	6516
Boston visited by Jack May Posted 12 days ago by daveklepper	0	122
Avard, OK interchange TM Ten Wheeler replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted 5 months ago by SPer	6	1005
Convertible streetcars (and semi-convertibles?) daveklepper replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	66	20746
ACL-C&O Richmond Interchange rcdrye replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 19 days ago by SPer	3	321
C&NW Rochester-Omaha Trains wjstix replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted 26 days ago by SPer	3	452
All the Brooklyn PCC photos you could possibly want daveklepper replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	28	3565
Pittsburgh Railways rcdrye replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted 2 months ago by daveklepper	59	7824
Some Lehigh Valley Transit Pictures daveklepper replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	69	15134
The Last of German Steam daveklepper replied to this thread 25 days ago Posted one month ago by Flintlock76	15	986
Steam and Diesel during the transition era Overmod replied to this thread 28 days ago Posted one month ago by Fr.Al	33	4365
Mysterious 460 supplied to Indochina Railways by Mitsui in 1916 Janez replied to this thread 29 days ago Posted one month ago by Janez	4	416
Philadelphia photos. Red Arrow (Phil. Sub.), Phil. and Wes., PTC, SEPTA, Franklin Park, etc. daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 5 months ago by daveklepper	5	726
Baldwin Steam Locomotives for Export Janez replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 years ago by Jones1945	31	10593
4-8-4s in the South. Flintlock76 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by SPer	2	426
PRR Duplexes and Experimental Engines ( S1, S2, T1, Q1, V1 etc.) M636C replied to this thread one month ago Posted 3 years ago by Jones1945	749	64238
PRR RADIO (NOT TRAINPHONE) ANTENNAE Posted one month ago by BEAUSABRE	0	257
Seattle-Portland Oil Burning Steam 7j43k replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by SPer	1	355
The Everett Railroad Fr.Al replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Flintlock76	7	731
Scranton, PA, 1950 daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 8 months ago by daveklepper	10	1342