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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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Announcement FORUM RULES UPDATED 8-31-17 Posted 3 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	20871
deleted TheFlyingScotsman replied to this thread 6 hours ago Posted 4 days ago by Flintlock76	4	275
Forty Second Street NY Conduit Streetcars daveklepper replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 11 months ago by M636C	41	6536
Steam in Boston (Two photos) Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 4 days ago by 03 1008	6	355
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) ZephyrOverland replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 12 years ago by passengerfan	7596	797371
Brooklyn Elevated Lines daveklepper replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	33	8125
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). daveklepper replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 12 years ago by Texas Zepher	7343	681688
New Jersey Central Steam Excursions! Flintlock76 replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 9 days ago by Flintlock76	2	274
Third Avenue Lightweight Streetcars daveklepper replied to this thread 14 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	120	35549
Peter Witt streetcars that are not PCCs daveklepper replied to this thread 16 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	87	30169
Some phone numbers of interest rcdrye replied to this thread 16 days ago Posted 20 days ago by daveklepper	5	465
Cincinnati Union Terminal Departures / Arrivals BaltACD replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted 3 months ago by TheFlyingScotsman	39	7033
Boston visited by Jack May Posted 17 days ago by daveklepper	0	139
Avard, OK interchange TM Ten Wheeler replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted 5 months ago by SPer	6	1036
Convertible streetcars (and semi-convertibles?) daveklepper replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	66	21258
ACL-C&O Richmond Interchange rcdrye replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted 23 days ago by SPer	3	348
C&NW Rochester-Omaha Trains wjstix replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted one month ago by SPer	3	485
All the Brooklyn PCC photos you could possibly want daveklepper replied to this thread 26 days ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	28	3613
Pittsburgh Railways rcdrye replied to this thread 27 days ago Posted 2 months ago by daveklepper	59	8315
Some Lehigh Valley Transit Pictures daveklepper replied to this thread 27 days ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	69	15489
The Last of German Steam daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Flintlock76	15	1032
Steam and Diesel during the transition era Overmod replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Fr.Al	33	4650
Mysterious 460 supplied to Indochina Railways by Mitsui in 1916 Janez replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Janez	4	466
Philadelphia photos. Red Arrow (Phil. Sub.), Phil. and Wes., PTC, SEPTA, Franklin Park, etc. daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 5 months ago by daveklepper	5	762
Baldwin Steam Locomotives for Export Janez replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 years ago by Jones1945	31	10825
4-8-4s in the South. Flintlock76 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by SPer	2	460
PRR Duplexes and Experimental Engines ( S1, S2, T1, Q1, V1 etc.) M636C replied to this thread one month ago Posted 3 years ago by Jones1945	749	64568
PRR RADIO (NOT TRAINPHONE) ANTENNAE Posted one month ago by BEAUSABRE	0	284
Seattle-Portland Oil Burning Steam 7j43k replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by SPer	1	380
The Everett Railroad Fr.Al replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Flintlock76	7	764