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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Baldwin Sharks to be saved Posted 6 months ago by Overmod	0	361
Very Strange Things Special New Years Day Canadian Edition Miningman replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 7 months ago by Miningman	8	873
Great Train Stations Deggesty replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 7 months ago by Frisco1522	19	952
Hump yards BaltACD replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 7 months ago by SPer	3	507
NY Times Building New Years 1905 Flintlock76 replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by Miningman	68	1860
Oldest Recorded Train Song Flintlock76 replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by Miningman	4	502
Super Skier Snow Trains Boston and Maine Miningman replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by Miningman	12	866
It's That Time Of Year Again, When I... Flintlock76 replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by Flintlock76	11	842
deleted Flintlock76 replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by Flintlock76	3	508
Today's Photo O' The Day Posted 7 months ago by Flintlock76	0	317
American Flyer Standard Gauge New to the site JonEddy replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by JonEddy	4	520
Louisville and Nashville Pan-American and its radio broadcast! Miningman replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by Jones1945	13	1028
Water tower question BigJim replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 14 years ago by Ray Dunakin	33	4206
You're Gonna Love This! Deggesty replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Flintlock76	25	1096
Spring 1948 visit to Coney Island Yards daveklepper replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	11	2979
Grey Cup Day wjstix replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Miningman	21	1258
USA Thanksgiving Flintlock76 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Miningman	19	1120
70's Trains Magazine covers featuring FCP, NdeM or ChP? PRR8259 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by PRR8259	2	621
Third Avenue Lightweight Streetcars daveklepper replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	64	12533
Convertible streetcars (and semi-convertibles?) daveklepper replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	23	4419
Summer 1950, Wilkes-Barre Railway SD70Dude replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by daveklepper	10	887
Mighty 611 In Strasburg! Deggesty replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Flintlock76	7	709
New Thread on Convertible Streetcars MidlandMike replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by daveklepper	3	612
Lower Quadrant Semaphores rcdrye replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Texaswestern	5	714
Layout of Steam Locomotive Shops Backshop replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Backshop	6	874
Ottawa Electric Railway Miningman replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted one year ago by Miningman	13	2116
Santa Fe training video: How to Operate a Steam Locomotive Jones1945 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Jones1945	3	889
Lionel ZW Transformer KirkD replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by KirkD	3	608
Unusual Autorack Loads ATLANTIC CENTRAL replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by SD70Dude	29	1459
Israeli Steam M636C replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	52	11372