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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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Southern Steam to New Orleans Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	1	1501
Santa Fe-Frisco Troop Trains TM Ten Wheeler replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	1	1649
Brooklyn's DeKalb Shops daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	1	1504
Southern California Steam Posted 3 years ago by SPer	0	1002
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Trains #28 and #29 The John Wilkes (1939) Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Jones1945	33	10302
1948 Century and Niagara TheFlyingScotsman replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by TheFlyingScotsman	2	1691
Berkshires Backshop replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by oldline1	53	8248
Ever Hear Of "Theme Trains.com?" Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Flintlock76	8	2105
Courtesy Of The Zugmann Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Flintlock76	2	1586
Piko #55272 under the table turnout machine question Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by tupsters	5	1772
GG1 question Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Lithonia Operator	8	2476
Hold that T1 ! pennytrains replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Miningman	30	6348
IC Steam Question Posted 3 years ago by SPer	0	1131
Louisville and Nashville 4-8-2s CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	2	1705
Baldwin 60,000 Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by IA and eastern	4	2475
L&N Steam to New Orleans Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	1	1565
Gold Coast Limited, questions. timz replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by m610	35	4865
What was the length of New York & New England Railroad? MidlandMike replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Ben Klesc	9	2898
How's About Some Rompin' Stompin' New York Central Steam Action? Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Flintlock76	3	2172
North East Bonanza seppburgh2 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by M636C	1	1531
Newman, NM Golden State Limited Station - Photo? Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by HistoryBuff	4	1909
Classic Era Trains in Classic Films! M636C replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by The Milwaukee Road Warrior	19	3738
Merry Christmas Everyone! Posted 3 years ago by Flintlock76	0	963
Third Av. RR - Third Av. Ry. Sys. - Third Av. Transit Sys. Kingsbridge C. H. daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	5	1866
CB&Q-IC Chicago Interchange rcdrye replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	1	1638
Steam Locomotives On Troop Trains daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	6	2225
Holiday Reading, The Story of Shep Posted 3 years ago by seppburgh2	0	1085
You Have GOT To See This! ATLANTIC CENTRAL replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Flintlock76	2	1628
Union Pacific Northwest District CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	6	2174
Two Very Different Old Photographs WILLIAM O CRAIG replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by M636C	2	1764