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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Name Of Yellow Color Used On The Chessie System? Train-O replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by Train-O	4	1660
TurboTrain's weaknesses daveklepper replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by lattasnip9	6	2361
B&O main line bridge at Cincinnati rogruth replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by banjobenne1	1	1201
Name Of Colors Used By The Chessie System: Posted 15 years ago by Train-O	0	1598
City of San Francisco C&NW/UP/SP power paint scheme question espeefoamer replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by De Luxe	12	5097
C&IM Herald AgentKid replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by Timbg	2	1227
prr yard Posted 15 years ago by pen and ink	0	1547
Southern FP7's on the ground at Pot yard Alex va Posted 15 years ago by Jerry1944	0	1733
F unit couplers rrboomer replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by train18393	3	1070
Steam Engines with Vestibule Cabs AgentKid replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by AgentKid	10	8710
trains in the movies twhite replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by Interurban	7	1700
Milwaukee Road Hiawatha steam loco question wjstix replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by Rafferty	4	1947
Summer 2009 Issue carnej1 replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by gbrewer	15	6127
The UP's "Cities" Trains - What Were They Like Riding? newsmac replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by Los Angeles Rams Guy	7	1444
C&O Chessie System U30C Classification Lights Front & Rear-Colors?: Train-O replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by Train-O	14	5107
Penn Central Bankruptcy MP173 replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by RoyPBower	15	4952
Pics of tanks on flat cars around Flint MI in 50's, where to find? spikejones52002 replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by tattooguy67	7	6074
Texas Zephyr car numbering scheme newsmac replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by newsmac	7	4965
PRR (Classic) Electrified lines out of Philadelphia? jamesedwbradley replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by runtime	12	10232
Old fashioned western West Coast S replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by awesome andrea	5	1693
Nickle Plate 2-8-4 at Ohio Central. orsonroy replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by Locojunkie	4	1589
Steam with Diesel helper selector replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by yankee flyer	21	8233
Questions on Steam Engines dredmann replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by FTGT725	13	7358
Most unusual diesel encounters-look what I found in my slide box MOJAX replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by West Coast S	8	2281
Buffet Cars Deggesty replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by RoyPBower	18	7933
photo of day oldline1 replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by blue streak 1	1	798
Indiana Traction CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by 081552	2	950
Photo of the week. view looking north from south of Grand Central Terminal wanswheel replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by daveklepper	7	2291
4-8-8-4 or Big Boy wjstix replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by yankee flyer	21	7202
B&W pics of western passenger trains (mostly Texas) passengerfan replied to this thread 15 years ago Posted 15 years ago by De Luxe	4	1186