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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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Chicago Bears to or from Green Bay football extras. CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 2 years ago by NP Eddie	12	4180
Movie with photos of original (narrow-gauge) Jaffa - Jerusalem RR Posted 3 months ago by daveklepper	0	1920
Big Boy on passenger trains? BaltACD replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 18 years ago by Anonymous	7	8585
Interstates and rail freight in the U.S. wjstix replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Aurora SL 1	10	3630
Wabash in St. Thomas Ontario WabashOntario1930s replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 6 years ago by Miningman	18	9294
Unable tro access Trains forum rcdrye replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 6 months ago by blue streak 1	11	6999
The Central Square, Cambridge, MS - Watertown streetcar line, Type 4 cars, 1950 daveklepper replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	15	6892
prr q1 Overmod replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by thomas81z	13	4336
PRR Fleet of Modernism (1938-1947) integrated discussion BaltACD replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 5 years ago by Jones1945	223	68742
Deleted daveklepper replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by daveklepper	2	2272
Corrected Conventions for Preservation and Transit Fans rcdrye replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by daveklepper	1	2168
Conventions for Transit and POreservation Fans Posted 4 months ago by daveklepper	0	2119
First Rebuilds? Mrchickenstrips replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Mrchickenstrips	14	3546
Cleborne? rcdrye replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 5 months ago by TikiOwl	3	3397
Erie Railroad's herald ZephyrOverland replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted one year ago by NKP guy	16	5993
1930s Third Avenue Railways purchase of 2nd-hand lightweight streetcars daveklepper replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 years ago by daveklepper	15	7004
Ninth and Sixth Avenue Manhattan Elevateds daveklepper replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	58	4821
American Flyer AC300 Reverse Control Unit Gets Hot wjstix replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by af_fred	1	2576
Wreck of the Broker BigJim replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by BaltACD	1	2565
Blackpool, England, 1962 and 1976 Paul of Covington replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 7 months ago by daveklepper	6	3633
Budd RDC cars (and its echo, the SPV?) daveklepper replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	7	4288
PRR GG-1 on FDR Funeral train wjstix replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 7 months ago by gbdesigns	2	3058
Change of train numbers Vermontanan2 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 10 months ago by Aurora SL 1	34	4728
Capital Transit in Washington, DC daveklepper replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	102	23893
Castle Gate ( revisited) daveklepper replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 6 years ago by Miningman	26	6157
Index of Articles for Classic Trains magazine timz replied to this thread 9 months ago Posted 9 months ago by garyla	1	2620
Fateful Trip , passengers of Destiny. daveklepper replied to this thread 9 months ago Posted 4 years ago by Miningman	163	10764
Detroit Department of Street Railways, 1947 - 1948 daveklepper replied to this thread 10 months ago Posted 5 years ago by daveklepper	38	11317
Old NKP track question BaltACD replied to this thread 10 months ago Posted 10 months ago by icsd71	1	2620
Amercan Flyer Reverse unit coil rebuild pennytrains replied to this thread 10 months ago Posted 10 months ago by zonker	2	2206