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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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ACL-C&O Richmond Interchange rcdrye replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	3	1741
C&NW Rochester-Omaha Trains wjstix replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	3	1973
The Last of German Steam daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Flintlock76	15	3122
Steam and Diesel during the transition era Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Fr.Al	33	10212
Mysterious 460 supplied to Indochina Railways by Mitsui in 1916 Janez replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Janez	4	2179
Baldwin Steam Locomotives for Export Janez replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Jones1945	31	18716
4-8-4s in the South. Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	2	1686
PRR RADIO (NOT TRAINPHONE) ANTENNAE Posted 3 years ago by BEAUSABRE	0	1085
Seattle-Portland Oil Burning Steam 7j43k replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	1	1517
Northern Pacific 4-8-4s on the Seattle-Portland Line Posted 3 years ago by SPer	0	1067
Fort Lewis and Northern Pacific NP Eddie replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	1	1608
Fort Benning Troop Trains daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	10	2783
Frisco 4-8-2s on River Division. WILLIAM O CRAIG replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	1	1414
Israeli Steam daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 7 years ago by daveklepper	53	19801
Central of Georgia Montgomery-Birmingham Line Steam SPer replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	2	1573
Box Tunnel timz replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	5	2002
Happy Independence Day Everyone! daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Flintlock76	6	1608
Through train from Los Angeles to Portland in the 1930s to 1940s rcdrye replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Jones1945	14	3365
New bit of humor (Buster Keaton?) SD70Dude replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	5	1793
Demise of the Olympian Hiawatha Steven Otte replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Blue Star Line	103	18397
A Blast From The Past! coalminer3 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Flintlock76	14	2701
A small comment to Jack M. Turner's article, Circling America by Rail TheFlyingScotsman replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Helge Espe	3	1715
How the Middle-East's original railroad met a Jerusalem Water Shortage Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	3	1723
Last run of Washingtonian Article Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	0	1031
Website with aerial pictures like a map southernpacificgs4 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 4 years ago by southernpacificgs4	3	2364
Salamanca NY the greatest railroad town you never heard of NKP guy replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 12 years ago by B&O1952	29	50236
Early NY and PA RR history Posted 3 years ago by Jack2000	0	997
Subject: Sheepscar 1893 daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	3	1700
Santa Fe- Pennsylvania Chicago Interchange daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SPer	8	2903
Santa Fe 1949 ETT ID Steam Posted 3 years ago by SPer	0	1056