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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1943 Article and Artwork Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	3	270
Southern Pacific The Hill BaltACD replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	1	305
A picture truly worth a thousand words Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 9 months ago by Miningman	40	2634
Dominion Day .. ok Canada Day ... well whatever, have a good one! Overmod replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	53	1479
Iron Ore Pennsy ad, Steep Rock Mines, Atikokan, Ontario Miningman replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	5	391
Chicago Passenger Trains rcdrye replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Outsailing86	12	871
Narrow-gauge ‘Caribou’ - 50 Years Gone! Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by ghCBNS	6	369
Silver Anniversary of the 20th Century Limited gmpullman replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by gmpullman	5	298
D&H Dome car daveklepper replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 15 years ago by CP5415	14	3095
Diesel Paint Schemes Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	18	670
Big Hank and how the CNR was saved Miningman replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 10 months ago by Miningman	44	3639
Happy Independence Day Everyone! Miningman replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Flintlock76	24	599
Timken Bearing Ad Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	12	454
Brightness of headlight in the 1930s to 1950s Jones1945 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted one year ago by Jones1945	66	6544
Crane Valves... Curling, Mining and Steam Locomotives! Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	17	606
A Great Place To Visit... Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Flintlock76	2	294
Boy Scout Special-1953 Overmod replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 9 years ago by smpx	8	1851
The House that Hank Built MidlandMike replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	4	351
Photo of the Day rcdrye replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	21	772
Three-Cylinder Mountain - New Haven R-3a and Southern Pacific Class SP 4-10-2 Jones1945 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Jones1945	44	2598
Forty Years of NYC Motive Power Progress MidlandMike replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 4 months ago by gmpullman	6	556
Vanderbilt Family Tree Deggesty replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Miningman	6	544
Backdrops wjstix replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 4 months ago by GRandIfan	1	298
Baggage cars 1930 and 1940s NP Eddie replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Rgtriplec	30	1670
St. Louis Blues Miningman replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Miningman	14	1038
William Bushnell Stout and the Pullman Railplane Jones1945 replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 years ago by sswcharlie	7	2757
New York Central 1290 and 1291 Backshop replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Miningman	8	820
Wartime Ads on the New York Central Flintlock76 replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Miningman	12	841
Wartime Ads on the Pennsylvannia RR Jones1945 replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Miningman	11	768
D-Day Jones1945 replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Miningman	5	468