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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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Pere Marquette Flintlock76 replied to this thread an hour ago Posted 5 hours ago by BaltACD	1	47
Winter 1880-81 Flintlock76 replied to this thread 5 hours ago Posted 4 days ago by BaltACD	5	299
Third Avenue's Second-Hand Cars daveklepper replied to this thread yesterday Posted one month ago by daveklepper	11	740
Todays "Photo O' The Day" Flintlock76 replied to this thread yesterday Posted 4 months ago by Flintlock76	255	12744
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). WyominEd replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 12 years ago by Texas Zepher	7258	657556
Probably The Last Interview With E.M. Frimbo Flintlock76 replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 3 days ago by TheFlyingScotsman	17	401
Southern/COG Interchange Posted 4 days ago by SPer	0	91
PRR Fleet of Modernism (1938-1947) integrated discussion Jones1945 replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 2 years ago by Jones1945	163	30950
Some Lehigh Valley Transit Pictures daveklepper replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	49	5351
Capitol Transit, Washington, DC daveklepper replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	74	15143
All the Brooklyn PCC photos you could possibly want daveklepper replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 8 months ago by daveklepper	24	2324
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) rcdrye replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 11 years ago by passengerfan	7440	769923
Classic Era Trains in Classic Era Films! Flintlock76 replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 5 months ago by The Milwaukee Road Warrior	60	4757
The Boston area Sullivan Square Elm Street Fellsway Line daveklepper replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 19 days ago by daveklepper	8	443
Classic trains photos from the Denver Public Library Overmod replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 6 months ago by Jones1945	66	3989
MP Steam To Memphis Posted 19 days ago by SPer	0	145
Union Pacific Northwest Steam NP Eddie replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted one month ago by SPer	6	597
Southern Steam to New Orleans Overmod replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted 20 days ago by SPer	1	215
Santa Fe-Frisco Troop Trains TM Ten Wheeler replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted 21 days ago by SPer	1	254
Brooklyn's DeKalb Shops daveklepper replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted 24 days ago by daveklepper	1	300
Southern California Steam Posted 24 days ago by SPer	0	163
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Trains #28 and #29 The John Wilkes (1939) Overmod replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted one year ago by Jones1945	33	3402
1948 Century and Niagara TheFlyingScotsman replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted 24 days ago by TheFlyingScotsman	2	340
Berkshires Backshop replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted 2 months ago by oldline1	53	3677
Peter Witt streetcars that are not PCCs daveklepper replied to this thread 26 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	57	14787
Sticky FORUM RULES UPDATED 8-31-17 Posted 2 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	17936
Ever Hear Of "Theme Trains.com?" Flintlock76 replied to this thread 28 days ago Posted one month ago by Flintlock76	8	546
Courtesy Of The Zugmann Flintlock76 replied to this thread 29 days ago Posted 29 days ago by Flintlock76	2	345
Piko #55272 under the table turnout machine question Overmod replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by tupsters	5	450
GG1 question Overmod replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Lithonia Operator	8	851