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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	24884
Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older) daveklepper replied to this thread 2 hours ago Posted 15 years ago by passengerfan	8179	850428
Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old). Backshop replied to this thread 10 hours ago Posted 15 years ago by Texas Zepher	7909	733455
Kalmbach sells Classic Trains Posted 13 hours ago by Overmod	0	114
1920's early NYC diesel with cars and a flagman riding a horse to flag the train. Overmod replied to this thread yesterday Posted 3 days ago by NP Eddie	15	761
Penn Central RPO routes rcdrye replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 15 days ago by Christopher D	16	1238
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	2296
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	4445
Movie with photos of original (narrow-gauge) Jaffa - Jerusalem RR Posted 12 days ago by daveklepper	0	386
Big Boy on passenger trains? BaltACD replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted 18 years ago by Anonymous	7	6823
Interstates and rail freight in the U.S. wjstix replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted one month ago by Aurora SL 1	10	2114
Wabash in St. Thomas Ontario WabashOntario1930s replied to this thread 25 days ago Posted 6 years ago by Miningman	18	7739
Unable tro access Trains forum rcdrye replied to this thread 28 days ago Posted 4 months ago by blue streak 1	11	5048
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	5644
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	2949
PRR Fleet of Modernism (1938-1947) integrated discussion BaltACD replied to this thread one month ago Posted 5 years ago by Jones1945	223	66615
Deleted daveklepper replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	2	1226
Corrected Conventions for Preservation and Transit Fans rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by daveklepper	1	1180
Conventions for Transit and POreservation Fans Posted one month ago by daveklepper	0	1132
First Rebuilds? Mrchickenstrips replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Mrchickenstrips	14	2457
Cleborne? rcdrye replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by TikiOwl	3	2454
Erie Railroad's herald ZephyrOverland replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted one year ago by NKP guy	16	4911
Street railway and interurban work equipment daveklepper replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	21	4838
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	6274
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	2395
Ninth and Sixth Avenue Manhattan Elevateds daveklepper replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	58	4509
American Flyer AC300 Reverse Control Unit Gets Hot wjstix replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by af_fred	1	2164
Wreck of the Broker BigJim replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by BaltACD	1	2424
Blackpool, England, 1962 and 1976 Paul of Covington replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 4 months ago by daveklepper	6	3463