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 month ago by Brian Schmidt	0	518
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) Deggesty replied to this thread 2 hours ago Posted 9 years ago by passengerfan	6365	681504
CNR Oil Burning 4-8-4 daveklepper replied to this thread 4 hours ago Posted 25 days ago by SPer	7	498
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). daveklepper replied to this thread 4 hours ago Posted 9 years ago by Texas Zepher	6269	572535
Flin Flon, Manitoba Miningman replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 10 days ago by Miningman	15	595
Streetcars and Railroads crossing each other at grade train18393 replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	22	1126
The Old Old and the Old New Overmod replied to this thread 14 days ago Posted 17 days ago by Miningman	18	847
1970's Amtrak French Turboliner???? M636C replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 20 days ago by 3rd rail	7	458
Remember the early 1970's? Savage Tunnel replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 20 days ago by 3rd rail	5	418
Old Chicago Union Station Concourse mrrdad replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted one month ago by mrrdad	13	693
Steam Heat (or lack of) on PRR DD1s? daveklepper replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted one month ago by gmpullman	46	2197
Tillsonburg, Ontario ...4 Seperate RR Stations in a rural farming community Miningman replied to this thread 25 days ago Posted 25 days ago by Miningman	2	334
Streetcars, Trains, Ships in the same patch of land. Thats transportation! Miningman replied to this thread 25 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	19	941
What happened to N&W J #607? Yankingeorgia replied to this thread 25 days ago Posted 8 years ago by selector	16	4192
CPR Triple Header leaving Union Station Miningman replied to this thread 26 days ago Posted 29 days ago by Miningman	3	463
Better late than Never? SD70Dude replied to this thread 26 days ago Posted 2 months ago by Miningman	33	1963
Can this business ever be recaptured? MidlandMike replied to this thread 28 days ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	28	1177
Some thoughts on Strasburg's 90 and Pennsy's Hippos Firelock76 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	31	4355
One Division steam wjstix replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by SPer	8	645
Northern Alberta Railway Miningman replied to this thread one month ago Posted one year ago by Miningman	20	1867
Belpaire Fireboxes wjstix replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by SPer	6	802
Before the CNR...a string of really old Grand Trunk refrigerator cars 1915 wjstix replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	10	640
Island Pond, Vermont NDG replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	9	814
Montrealer aka Bootlegger rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted 11 years ago by Hawkeye606	46	12830
A scene that was common to all of us 'Classic" guys and gals. Miningman replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Miningman	14	894
Herbert Hoover Firelock76 replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by wanswheel	19	1065
NYC Memories Overmod replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by BaltACD	4	554
PRR recalled BaltACD replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by BaltACD	5	524
Address change Deggesty replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by RLCollins	1	413
Bearings Question Deggesty replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by SPer	40	1863