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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Announcement FORUM RULES UPDATED 8-31-17 Posted 2 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	19134
B&O Special Train to Staten Island, March 1930 Overmod replied to this thread 3 hours ago Posted yesterday by Jones1945	4	140
Public Service of New Jersey Goodtiming replied to this thread 15 hours ago Posted 19 days ago by daveklepper	20	808
Another Goodie! Flintlock76 replied to this thread yesterday Posted yesterday by Flintlock76	7	262
All the Boston Type 5 Car photos you could want daveklepper replied to this thread yesterday Posted 18 days ago by daveklepper	17	622
And The Curtain Is Coming Down... Posted 2 days ago by Flintlock76	0	94
Peter Witt streetcars that are not PCCs daveklepper replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	69	17211
Willksbarre Railway daveklepper replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 5 days ago by daveklepper	3	182
Convertible streetcars (and semi-convertibles?) daveklepper replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	58	11273
PRR Duplexes and Experimental Engines ( S1, S2, T1, Q1, V1 etc.) Overmod replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 2 years ago by Jones1945	618	45039
multiple steam engine coordination Overmod replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 12 years ago by bwanabob	28	5964
West Penn Photos daveklepper replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	19	910
Avard, OK interchange SSW9389 replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 9 days ago by SPer	3	205
Multiple Unit Controls rcdrye replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 7 years ago by rcdrye	4	1706
Brooklyn Elevated Lines daveklepper replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	28	1472
Demise of the Olympian Hiawatha wjstix replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted one month ago by Blue Star Line	14	857
CGW Troop Trains to Saint Paul via Rochester wjstix replied to this thread 16 days ago Posted 26 days ago by SPer	3	376
Third Avenue Lightweight Streetcars daveklepper replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	101	20660
William Bushnell Stout and the Pullman Railplane Overmod replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted 6 years ago by sswcharlie	11	3902
Illinois Central "Land O Corn" IowaFrisian replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted 14 years ago by Heartattack 19	16	10943
A Blast From The Past! Flintlock76 replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted 24 days ago by Flintlock76	13	644
Third Avenue's Second-Hand Cars daveklepper replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted 2 months ago by daveklepper	12	1059
Of Mallets and “Mallets” Overmod replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted 3 months ago by Lithonia Operator	62	4758
Cajon Pass Race SD60MAC9500 replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted one month ago by BaltACD	7	505
Classic Trains in Computer Simulations (Trainz, Train Simulator 2020) Jones1945 replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted 2 years ago by Jones1945	78	17688
An Official Guide Requiem... GeoffS replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted 25 days ago by ZephyrOverland	1	287
[ Video ] 1930s Midwest Steam Trains and Streamliner in Action TheFlyingScotsman replied to this thread 27 days ago Posted 2 years ago by Jones1945	21	4073
Deleted Posted 29 days ago by Jones1945	0	244
Remembering the Third Avenue Elevated daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	61	9976
A B&O Photo Album gmpullman replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by gmpullman	6	593