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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	24621
Penn Central RPO routes CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 3 hours ago Posted yesterday by Christopher D	7	249
Chicago Bears to or from Green Bay football extras. CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 3 hours ago Posted 2 years ago by NP Eddie	10	1811
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) daveklepper replied to this thread 8 hours ago Posted 15 years ago by passengerfan	8166	849575
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). daveklepper replied to this thread yesterday Posted 15 years ago by Texas Zepher	7904	732739
Big Boy on passenger trains? BaltACD replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 18 years ago by Anonymous	7	6501
Interstates and rail freight in the U.S. wjstix replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 25 days ago by Aurora SL 1	10	1838
Wabash in St. Thomas Ontario WabashOntario1930s replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 6 years ago by Miningman	18	7454
Unable tro access Trains forum rcdrye replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted 3 months ago by blue streak 1	11	4673
The Central Square, Cambridge, MS - Watertown streetcar line, Type 4 cars, 1950 daveklepper replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	15	5359
BOSTON PCC CARS daveklepper replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted 8 years ago by daveklepper	43	10667
prr q1 Overmod replied to this thread 27 days ago Posted one month ago by thomas81z	13	2692
PRR Fleet of Modernism (1938-1947) integrated discussion BaltACD replied to this thread 29 days ago Posted 5 years ago by Jones1945	223	66355
Deleted daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	2	1003
Corrected Conventions for Preservation and Transit Fans rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	1	944
Conventions for Transit and POreservation Fans Posted one month ago by daveklepper	0	858
First Rebuilds? Mrchickenstrips replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Mrchickenstrips	14	2213
The 19th Century: Two railroads cross in the woods Flintlock76 replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by NKP guy	16	4004
Cleborne? rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by TikiOwl	3	2223
Erie Railroad's herald ZephyrOverland replied to this thread one month ago Posted one year ago by NKP guy	16	4654
Street railway and interurban work equipment daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	21	4586
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	5988
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 one month ago Posted 2 months ago by Engi1487	4	2142
Ninth and Sixth Avenue Manhattan Elevateds daveklepper replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	58	4453
American Flyer AC300 Reverse Control Unit Gets Hot wjstix replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by af_fred	1	1934
Wreck of the Broker BigJim replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by BaltACD	1	2190
Blackpool, England, 1962 and 1976 Paul of Covington replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 4 months ago by daveklepper	6	3236
What is this signal? jeffhergert replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 3 months ago by pennytrains	11	4061
Budd RDC cars (and its echo, the SPV?) daveklepper replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	7	4049
PRR GG-1 on FDR Funeral train wjstix replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by gbdesigns	2	2857