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 one year ago by Brian Schmidt	0	5250
Backdrops wjstix replied to this thread 2 hours ago Posted 2 days ago by GRandIfan	1	26
Photo of the Day Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago by Miningman	2	67
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 7 hours ago Posted 10 years ago by Texas Zepher	6591	613968
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) NP Eddie replied to this thread 8 hours ago Posted 10 years ago by passengerfan	6749	726101
Forty Years of NYC Motive Power Progress Miningman replied to this thread 18 hours ago Posted yesterday by gmpullman	5	189
Baggage cars 1930 and 1940s NP Eddie replied to this thread 23 hours ago Posted 22 days ago by Rgtriplec	30	1036
St. Louis Blues Miningman replied to this thread yesterday Posted 4 days ago by Miningman	14	557
Very strange things Flintlock76 replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 29 days ago by Miningman	81	2900
William Bushnell Stout and the Pullman Railplane Jones1945 replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 4 years ago by sswcharlie	7	2454
Vermont Railway Centenary rcdrye replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 6 days ago by Miningman	16	516
PRR Duplexes and Experimental Engines ( S1, S2, T1, Q1, V1 etc.) Jones1945 replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 10 months ago by Jones1945	400	21053
New York Central 1290 and 1291 Backshop replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 10 days ago by Miningman	8	527
Wartime Ads on the New York Central Flintlock76 replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 9 days ago by Miningman	12	569
Wartime Ads on the Pennsylvannia RR Jones1945 replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 9 days ago by Miningman	11	507
Three-Cylinder Mountain - New Haven R-3a and Southern Pacific Class SP 4-10-2 Jones1945 replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 24 days ago by Jones1945	42	1418
favorite steam locomotives Fr.Al replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted 21 days ago by CARMINE PELAIA	20	726
D-Day Jones1945 replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 11 days ago by Miningman	5	266
A Tall Tale on the B and O BaltACD replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 12 days ago by Miningman	11	474
D&H 4-6-6-4 vs. Big Boy Fr.Al replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 12 days ago by Fr.Al	14	465
An immaculate 2-8-0 hauling a large passenger train Flintlock76 replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 15 days ago by Miningman	21	831
Why Would Stand-by Steam Heat be Connected? gmpullman replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 14 days ago by gmpullman	6	423
3D NYCentral Dreyfuss Hudson and other classic trains Jones1945 replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 7 months ago by Jones1945	51	5769
Leon Redbone Miningman replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted 16 days ago by Miningman	2	238
If I built a steam locomotive Jones1945 replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	52	1975
Chicago Passenger Trains rcdrye replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 19 days ago by Outsailing86	7	427
Summer Classic Trains- Upper Peninsula Article Fr.Al replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted 21 days ago by Backshop	10	420
Boy Scout Special-1953 Miningman replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted 8 years ago by smpx	4	1478
Mind boggling trackwork Jones1945 replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	18	922
Chicago Great Western passenger service rcdrye replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted 10 months ago by NP Eddie	10	1478