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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 6 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	24777
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) Overmod replied to this thread 8 hours ago Posted 15 years ago by passengerfan	8168	849911
Penn Central RPO routes rcdrye replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 10 days ago by Christopher D	16	1038
Chicago Bears to or from Green Bay football extras. CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted 2 years ago by NP Eddie	12	2154
The 19th Century: Two railroads cross in the woods Flintlock76 replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 2 months ago by NKP guy	17	4268
Movie with photos of original (narrow-gauge) Jaffa - Jerusalem RR Posted 8 days ago by daveklepper	0	259
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). daveklepper replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 15 years ago by Texas Zepher	7904	733018
Big Boy on passenger trains? BaltACD replied to this thread 14 days ago Posted 18 years ago by Anonymous	7	6675
Interstates and rail freight in the U.S. wjstix replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted one month ago by Aurora SL 1	10	1971
Wabash in St. Thomas Ontario WabashOntario1930s replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted 6 years ago by Miningman	18	7586
Unable tro access Trains forum rcdrye replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted 3 months ago by blue streak 1	11	4845
The Central Square, Cambridge, MS - Watertown streetcar line, Type 4 cars, 1950 daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	15	5477
BOSTON PCC CARS daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 8 years ago by daveklepper	43	10697
prr q1 Overmod replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by thomas81z	13	2812
PRR Fleet of Modernism (1938-1947) integrated discussion BaltACD replied to this thread one month ago Posted 5 years ago by Jones1945	223	66515
Deleted daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	2	1112
Corrected Conventions for Preservation and Transit Fans rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	1	1056
Conventions for Transit and POreservation Fans Posted one month ago by daveklepper	0	1008
First Rebuilds? Mrchickenstrips replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Mrchickenstrips	14	2342
Cleborne? rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by TikiOwl	3	2337
Erie Railroad's herald ZephyrOverland replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted one year ago by NKP guy	16	4785
Street railway and interurban work equipment daveklepper replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	21	4725
1930s Third Avenue Railways purchase of 2nd-hand lightweight streetcars daveklepper replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 5 years ago by daveklepper	15	6150
Did these two 4-6-6-4 Challengers share similar parts? The Rio Grande L-105 and Western Maryland M2s Overmod replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by Engi1487	4	2265
Ninth and Sixth Avenue Manhattan Elevateds daveklepper replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	58	4476
American Flyer AC300 Reverse Control Unit Gets Hot wjstix replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by af_fred	1	2041
Wreck of the Broker BigJim replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by BaltACD	1	2309
Blackpool, England, 1962 and 1976 Paul of Covington replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 4 months ago by daveklepper	6	3349
What is this signal? jeffhergert replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by pennytrains	11	4217
Budd RDC cars (and its echo, the SPV?) daveklepper replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	7	4174