General Discussion (Classic Trains)

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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Helper Heaven cefinkjr replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by cefinkjr	11	1616
Erie RR. Livestock cars... henry6 replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by Train-O	11	2556
CT Magazine - Winter Issue - Photo on Page 42 Posted 14 years ago by richhotrain	0	1271
Private Section Sleeper Deggesty replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by KCSfan	6	1331
Steam Loco Experts - a question about LIMA super power? KCSfan replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by ATLANTIC CENTRAL	6	3630
Original B&O route into Chicago? richhotrain replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by Quis	8	3709
Pittsburgh Steel Mills cefinkjr replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by Utley26	1	1065
Pittsburgh Penn Station question cefinkjr replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by Utley26	4	1615
Chicago to Omaha aricat replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by Sawtooth500	30	18005
Was It bad real estate deals that killed Penn Central? garyla replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by bumunderbridge	9	2155
Spotted: UP Passenger Cars on the Move BaltACD replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by Utley26	2	809
Lionel O27 Track ZephyrOverland replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by usher40351	1	667
Info requested on east coast and Midwest train routes during the early Fifties daveklepper replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by Randall1	10	2569
Hamilton Ohio RR Yard Posted 14 years ago by Cougar	0	1658
Speedometers in Steam Engines? jimboylan replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by Utley26	71	23981
south geargia railroad Posted 14 years ago by south georgia	0	1351
Life on El Capitan daveklepper replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 16 years ago by wanswheel	34	19264
Early 20th century Freight and Passenger Coexistence Operations henry6 replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by SkierByTrain	36	10984
Train information please Deggesty replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by iopennsy	3	1244
Looking for a Photo wanswheel replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by kevikens	1	1076
More Photos of the UP 3985 - 4-6-6-4 Challenger richhotrain replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by richhotrain	4	4163
Dick Kindig Photos Bob-Fryml replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by ByzantineArt	1	1922
N&W steam locomotive videos selector replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by Locojunkie	3	1710
interlocking plant BaltACD replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by train18393	2	1335
UP 3985 - 4-6-6-4 Challenger richhotrain replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by richhotrain	4	2672
UP Class 4884 "Big Boy" Maximum Cut-Off & #4018 Photo Gallery Posted 14 years ago by Burgard540	0	1805
Cotton Belt Symposium SSW9389 replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by SSW9389	1	1216
Louisiana & Arkansas "Hustler" Malcolm Laughlin replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 16 years ago by Fritzi	5	2177
Erie RR varnish nyc#25 replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 14 years ago by NKP guy	3	3118
When did diesel come in? Deggesty replied to this thread 14 years ago Posted 15 years ago by CSumption	5	3794