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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	24870
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) daveklepper replied to this thread 2 hours ago Posted 15 years ago by passengerfan	8177	850327
1920's early NYC diesel with cars and a flagman riding a horse to flag the train. Overmod replied to this thread 19 hours ago Posted 2 days ago by NP Eddie	15	723
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). Overmod replied to this thread 19 hours ago Posted 15 years ago by Texas Zepher	7908	733390
Penn Central RPO routes rcdrye replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 14 days ago by Christopher D	16	1208
Chicago Bears to or from Green Bay football extras. CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 2 years ago by NP Eddie	12	2272
The 19th Century: Two railroads cross in the woods Flintlock76 replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 2 months ago by NKP guy	17	4424
Movie with photos of original (narrow-gauge) Jaffa - Jerusalem RR Posted 12 days ago by daveklepper	0	365
Big Boy on passenger trains? BaltACD replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 18 years ago by Anonymous	7	6805
Interstates and rail freight in the U.S. wjstix replied to this thread 21 days ago Posted one month ago by Aurora SL 1	10	2098
Wabash in St. Thomas Ontario WabashOntario1930s replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted 6 years ago by Miningman	18	7722
Unable tro access Trains forum rcdrye replied to this thread 28 days ago Posted 3 months ago by blue streak 1	11	5033
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	5628
BOSTON PCC CARS daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 8 years ago by daveklepper	43	10736
prr q1 Overmod replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by thomas81z	13	2921
PRR Fleet of Modernism (1938-1947) integrated discussion BaltACD replied to this thread one month ago Posted 5 years ago by Jones1945	223	66612
Deleted daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	2	1211
Corrected Conventions for Preservation and Transit Fans rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	1	1163
Conventions for Transit and POreservation Fans Posted one month ago by daveklepper	0	1104
First Rebuilds? Mrchickenstrips replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Mrchickenstrips	14	2441
Cleborne? rcdrye replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by TikiOwl	3	2439
Erie Railroad's herald ZephyrOverland replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted one year ago by NKP guy	16	4896
Street railway and interurban work equipment daveklepper replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	21	4823
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	6257
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	2368
Ninth and Sixth Avenue Manhattan Elevateds daveklepper replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	58	4502
American Flyer AC300 Reverse Control Unit Gets Hot wjstix replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by af_fred	1	2149
Wreck of the Broker BigJim replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by BaltACD	1	2409
Blackpool, England, 1962 and 1976 Paul of Covington replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 4 months ago by daveklepper	6	3447
What is this signal? jeffhergert replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by pennytrains	11	4333