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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	24657
Chicago Bears to or from Green Bay football extras. wjstix replied to this thread 8 hours ago Posted 2 years ago by NP Eddie	11	1969
Penn Central RPO routes CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 9 hours ago Posted 2 days ago by Christopher D	14	656
The 19th Century: Two railroads cross in the woods Flintlock76 replied to this thread 9 hours ago Posted 2 months ago by NKP guy	17	4103
Movie with photos of original (narrow-gauge) Jaffa - Jerusalem RR Posted 11 hours ago by daveklepper	0	68
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) daveklepper replied to this thread yesterday Posted 15 years ago by passengerfan	8166	849656
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). daveklepper replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 15 years ago by Texas Zepher	7904	732829
Big Boy on passenger trains? BaltACD replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 18 years ago by Anonymous	7	6557
Interstates and rail freight in the U.S. wjstix replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 26 days ago by Aurora SL 1	10	1877
Wabash in St. Thomas Ontario WabashOntario1930s replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 6 years ago by Miningman	18	7493
Unable tro access Trains forum rcdrye replied to this thread 16 days ago Posted 3 months ago by blue streak 1	11	4734
The Central Square, Cambridge, MS - Watertown streetcar line, Type 4 cars, 1950 daveklepper replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	15	5400
BOSTON PCC CARS daveklepper replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted 8 years ago by daveklepper	43	10678
prr q1 Overmod replied to this thread 28 days ago Posted one month ago by thomas81z	13	2733
PRR Fleet of Modernism (1938-1947) integrated discussion BaltACD replied to this thread one month ago Posted 5 years ago by Jones1945	223	66406
Deleted daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	2	1037
Corrected Conventions for Preservation and Transit Fans rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	1	983
Conventions for Transit and POreservation Fans Posted one month ago by daveklepper	0	892
First Rebuilds? Mrchickenstrips replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Mrchickenstrips	14	2254
Cleborne? rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by TikiOwl	3	2259
Erie Railroad's herald ZephyrOverland replied to this thread one month ago Posted one year ago by NKP guy	16	4692
Street railway and interurban work equipment daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	21	4644
1930s Third Avenue Railways purchase of 2nd-hand lightweight streetcars daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 5 years ago by daveklepper	15	6062
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	2192
Ninth and Sixth Avenue Manhattan Elevateds daveklepper replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	58	4465
American Flyer AC300 Reverse Control Unit Gets Hot wjstix replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by af_fred	1	1969
Wreck of the Broker BigJim replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by BaltACD	1	2236
Blackpool, England, 1962 and 1976 Paul of Covington replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 4 months ago by daveklepper	6	3272
What is this signal? jeffhergert replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 3 months ago by pennytrains	11	4115
Budd RDC cars (and its echo, the SPV?) daveklepper replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	7	4101