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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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Resoldering Wire lead to Brush Plate on Lionel #50/ Gang Car BaltACD replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by jonhenry12	2	1283
deleted BaltACD replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Flintlock76	8	2363
Steam in Boston (Two photos) Flintlock76 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by 03 1008	6	2300
New Jersey Central Steam Excursions! Flintlock76 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Flintlock76	2	1494
Some phone numbers of interest rcdrye replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	5	1930
Cincinnati Union Terminal Departures / Arrivals BaltACD replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by TheFlyingScotsman	39	13658
Boston visited by Jack May Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	0	858
Avard, OK interchange TM Ten Wheeler replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	6	2682
ACL-C&O Richmond Interchange rcdrye replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SPer	3	1614
C&NW Rochester-Omaha Trains wjstix replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SPer	3	1811
The Last of German Steam daveklepper replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Flintlock76	15	2999
Steam and Diesel during the transition era Overmod replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Fr.Al	33	9881
Mysterious 460 supplied to Indochina Railways by Mitsui in 1916 Janez replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Janez	4	2034
Baldwin Steam Locomotives for Export Janez replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Jones1945	31	18048
4-8-4s in the South. Flintlock76 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SPer	2	1602
PRR RADIO (NOT TRAINPHONE) ANTENNAE Posted 2 years ago by BEAUSABRE	0	998
Seattle-Portland Oil Burning Steam 7j43k replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SPer	1	1434
Northern Pacific 4-8-4s on the Seattle-Portland Line Posted 2 years ago by SPer	0	932
Fort Lewis and Northern Pacific NP Eddie replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SPer	1	1473
Fort Benning Troop Trains daveklepper replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SPer	10	2608
Frisco 4-8-2s on River Division. WILLIAM O CRAIG replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SPer	1	1319
Israeli Steam daveklepper replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	53	19343
Central of Georgia Montgomery-Birmingham Line Steam SPer replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SPer	2	1463
Box Tunnel timz replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	5	1879
Happy Independence Day Everyone! daveklepper replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Flintlock76	6	1515
Through train from Los Angeles to Portland in the 1930s to 1940s rcdrye replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Jones1945	14	2972
New bit of humor (Buster Keaton?) SD70Dude replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by daveklepper	5	1697
Demise of the Olympian Hiawatha Steven Otte replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Blue Star Line	103	17453
A Blast From The Past! coalminer3 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Flintlock76	14	2563
A small comment to Jack M. Turner's article, Circling America by Rail TheFlyingScotsman replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Helge Espe	3	1595