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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1970's Milwaukee Road and Illinois Central merger opportunity missed BaltACD replied to this thread 3 hours ago Posted one year ago by Andrew Falconer	19	2774
Seaboard Piggyback BaltACD replied to this thread 4 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago by Trinity River Bottoms Boomer	1	35
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). rcdrye replied to this thread yesterday Posted 8 years ago by Texas Zepher	5814	522088
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) wanswheel replied to this thread yesterday Posted 8 years ago by passengerfan	6113	632664
Rutland Corkscrew Division daveklepper replied to this thread yesterday Posted 5 years ago by Fr.Al	6	2262
Train Routes/Prices West Coast (Seattle) to Chicago BaltACD replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted one year ago by Foolster41	37	2253
Information needed. US Army 2-8-0 #6997 oldline1 replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 17 days ago by oldline1	7	368
Earnest Elmo Calkins made Phoebe famous daveklepper replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 15 days ago by wanswheel	1	229
Vintage Railroad Advertising for 1934 and 1935 rcdrye replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted 18 days ago by sswcharlie	6	346
Chicago and Western Indiana commuter service. CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted 5 years ago by NP Eddie	13	3076
High speed steam pacing spanish stye Firelock76 replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted one month ago by Mario_v	9	668
Montrealer aka Bootlegger daveklepper replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted 10 years ago by Hawkeye606	31	9197
The Chicago Express Miningman replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted 25 days ago by Miningman	3	387
Great American articulated steam engines drumhead replied to this thread 25 days ago Posted 7 years ago by Valeriy	38	12778
Western Steam by 1952-53 wjstix replied to this thread 25 days ago Posted one month ago by SPer	15	737
Trains Magazine Rich Luckin DVD Series Posted 26 days ago by Trinity River Bottoms Boomer	0	180
Disappearing Railroad Blues ..Lament and Fix. Miningman over the edge wanswheel replied to this thread 27 days ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	30	2096
Wish I was there, luv this pic and is the Classic Quiz dead? Deggesty replied to this thread 28 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	24	721
The Port Burwell I remember...all of it gone now, Miningman replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	13	699
Virginian box-cab electrics photo Firelock76 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	88	2677
Steam in the West Posted one month ago by SPer	0	126
Pedigrees Firelock76 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Enzoamps	2	282
South Side Of Chicago Miningman replied to this thread one month ago Posted 4 months ago by Miningman	39	3244
Union Traction wanswheel replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by BaltACD	3	365
Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Miningman replied to this thread one month ago Posted 6 months ago by BaltACD	31	3153
Photo of the Day - Texas type in Vermont Miningman replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by wanswheel	22	830
Was this the last operating steam on the NYC, and the end of steam on the NYC Miningman replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	41	2090
Photo O&amp;amp;#39; The Day, 7/7/17 Deggesty replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Firelock76	3	299
1895 book chapter by Stuyvesant Fish daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by wanswheel	1	279
NYC at its most humble best,,,a far cry from Grand Central Firelock76 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	7	512