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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	24626
Penn Central RPO routes rcdrye replied to this thread an hour ago Posted yesterday by Christopher D	9	314
Chicago Bears to or from Green Bay football extras. CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 8 hours ago Posted 2 years ago by NP Eddie	10	1820
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) daveklepper replied to this thread 13 hours ago Posted 15 years ago by passengerfan	8166	849585
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). daveklepper replied to this thread yesterday Posted 15 years ago by Texas Zepher	7904	732750
Big Boy on passenger trains? BaltACD replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 18 years ago by Anonymous	7	6510
Interstates and rail freight in the U.S. wjstix replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 25 days ago by Aurora SL 1	10	1844
Wabash in St. Thomas Ontario WabashOntario1930s replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 6 years ago by Miningman	18	7459
Unable tro access Trains forum rcdrye replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted 3 months ago by blue streak 1	11	4690
The Central Square, Cambridge, MS - Watertown streetcar line, Type 4 cars, 1950 daveklepper replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	15	5364
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	2697
PRR Fleet of Modernism (1938-1947) integrated discussion BaltACD replied to this thread 29 days ago Posted 5 years ago by Jones1945	223	66373
Deleted daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	2	1008
Corrected Conventions for Preservation and Transit Fans rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	1	951
Conventions for Transit and POreservation Fans Posted one month ago by daveklepper	0	863
First Rebuilds? Mrchickenstrips replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Mrchickenstrips	14	2219
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	4011
Cleborne? rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by TikiOwl	3	2228
Erie Railroad's herald ZephyrOverland replied to this thread one month ago Posted one year ago by NKP guy	16	4659
Street railway and interurban work equipment daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	21	4591
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	5994
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	2147
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	1939
Wreck of the Broker BigJim replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by BaltACD	1	2195
Blackpool, England, 1962 and 1976 Paul of Covington replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 4 months ago by daveklepper	6	3242
What is this signal? jeffhergert replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 3 months ago by pennytrains	11	4066
Budd RDC cars (and its echo, the SPV?) daveklepper replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	7	4055
PRR GG-1 on FDR Funeral train wjstix replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by gbdesigns	2	2862