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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You're Gonna Love This! Deggesty replied to this thread 5 hours ago Posted 3 days ago by Flintlock76	25	475
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 5 hours ago Posted 10 years ago by Texas Zepher	6751	625229
Very strange things Flintlock76 replied to this thread 5 hours ago Posted 6 months ago by Miningman	450	15220
Archived Photos of Chesapeake and Ohio M-1 Steam Turbine Engines Overmod replied to this thread 7 hours ago Posted 5 days ago by Jones1945	26	491
Peter Witt streetcars that are not PCCs Jones1945 replied to this thread 10 hours ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	40	7722
Spring 1948 visit to Coney Island Yards daveklepper replied to this thread 13 hours ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	11	2337
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) rcdrye replied to this thread yesterday Posted 10 years ago by passengerfan	6899	736728
Ashton Valve company Ashton replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted one month ago by Ashton	36	1253
Vintage Steam Era parts catalogs Ashton replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted one month ago by Ashton	1	166
Grey Cup Day wjstix replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 16 days ago by Miningman	21	603
USA Thanksgiving Flintlock76 replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 13 days ago by Miningman	19	572
Some Random Classic Pics perhaps worthy of Discussion Deggesty replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	144	6967
70's Trains Magazine covers featuring FCP, NdeM or ChP? PRR8259 replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted 8 days ago by PRR8259	2	138
Third Avenue Lightweight Streetcars daveklepper replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	64	10587
Sticky FORUM RULES UPDATED 8-31-17 Posted one year ago by Brian Schmidt	0	9582
Convertible streetcars (and semi-convertibles?) daveklepper replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	23	3809
Summer 1950, Wilkes-Barre Railway SD70Dude replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 14 days ago by daveklepper	10	351
Mighty 611 In Strasburg! Deggesty replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 14 days ago by Flintlock76	7	289
New Thread on Convertible Streetcars MidlandMike replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 13 days ago by daveklepper	3	187
Lower Quadrant Semaphores rcdrye replied to this thread 14 days ago Posted 17 days ago by Texaswestern	5	262
Layout of Steam Locomotive Shops Backshop replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted 16 days ago by Backshop	6	313
Ottawa Electric Railway Miningman replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 10 months ago by Miningman	13	1527
Santa Fe training video: How to Operate a Steam Locomotive Jones1945 replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted 21 days ago by Jones1945	3	342
Lionel ZW Transformer KirkD replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted 24 days ago by KirkD	3	273
Unusual Autorack Loads ATLANTIC CENTRAL replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted one month ago by SD70Dude	29	966
Israeli Steam M636C replied to this thread 26 days ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	52	9949
Rememberance Day or Veterans Day Flintlock76 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by M636C	2	333
T1 in Fort Wayne Photo today Overmod replied to this thread one month ago Posted 5 months ago by Miningman	32	1781
PRR Duplexes and Experimental Engines ( S1, S2, T1, Q1, V1 etc.) Jones1945 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one year ago by Jones1945	444	26410
Russian 4-8-4 P36 0001 Jones1945 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by M636C	11	549