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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Train pictures of Hudson NY during steam era! ndbprr replied to this thread 4 hours ago Posted 6 days ago by wall st	1	85
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) daveklepper replied to this thread 5 hours ago Posted 8 years ago by passengerfan	6028	621930
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). rcdrye replied to this thread 7 hours ago Posted 8 years ago by Texas Zepher	5692	511278
Cut off smokebox fronts tomstamey replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 2 months ago by De Luxe	12	920
Photo of the Day...we still have some of it anyway! daveklepper replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 2 months ago by Miningman	88	3801
Photo of the Day Mystery Miningman replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 5 days ago by Miningman	7	347
Lake Shore Interurban BaltACD replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 5 days ago by BaltACD	8	337
Atmospheric Railway DSchmitt replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 2 months ago by DSchmitt	9	891
Pennsylvania Historical Society Titles ndbprr replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 13 days ago by RRCharlie	1	161
Darth Vader stuff BaltACD replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	29	1124
Bromo-Seltzer for headaches Penny Trains replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 14 days ago by wanswheel	28	826
South Side Of Chicago CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 2 months ago by Miningman	34	1961
POD: B&M steam and diesel at Boston Firelock76 replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 15 days ago by Penny Trains	6	327
Double Pans at the Army-Navy? Miningman replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted one month ago by gmpullman	6	516
1950s End Of Steam wjstix replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 2 months ago by SPer	32	1893
Truman and Eisenhower Miningman replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 7 months ago by Miningman	111	5364
The Mentor - July 15, 1915 Firelock76 replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted 22 days ago by wanswheel	6	380
Could Reading/EL have survived into the present? PRR8259 replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted one year ago by KBCpresident	14	1886
10th Annual Cotton Belt Symposium SSW9389 replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted one year ago by SSW9389	7	2082
Broadway Limited Question BLS53 replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted 2 months ago by pajrr	10	1026
Telegraphs BLS53 replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	8	588
2nd order of Equipment for the Canadian ghCBNS replied to this thread 25 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	36	1530
B&O Dockside Identification RME replied to this thread 26 days ago Posted one month ago by Jumijo	8	541
Photo of the day 5/26 GeoffS replied to this thread 27 days ago Posted one month ago by GeoffS	2	324
Chinese rail photos Trinity River Bottoms Boomer replied to this thread 28 days ago Posted one month ago by DSchmitt	1	316
The Royal York and Chateau Champlain....CP Trains not the Hotels Miningman replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by ghCBNS	1	258
Mislabeled "Photo of the Day" Rio Grande 4-6-6-4 at "Wolcott" Colorado Posted one month ago by chtrout	0	235
Disappearing Railroad Blues ..Lament and Fix. Miningman over the edge CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	29	1296
Heywood-Wakefield Building NorthWest replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 years ago by wanswheel	21	4905
Reflective Engine Numbers wanswheel replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by BaltACD	11	626