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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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Wiring Pre War Lionel Type RW Transformer wjstix replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by Anonymous	1	1165
hi-nose Paducah rebuilds SSW9389 replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by gopherstate	2	968
Putnam line daveklepper replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by Art from yonker's	20	4869
Gone But Not Forgotten MopacBarrettTunnel replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by KCSfan	6	1783
The term: "Milk Run" tegemu replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by LakeBurtonSteve	12	5797
Wiring a Lionel dwarf signal to MTH ITAD siberianmo replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by TurnTableTwo	1	1336
New York Central Question tegemu replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by choochin3	7	1488
Sharknoses joseph2 replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by arkansasrailfan	1	809
Amtrak Broadway Limited Power - 1987 MP173 replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by Anonymous	13	1889
Question of the Day coalminer3 replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by cnwfan51	16	2680
ICG Sioux Falls branch abandonment jeffhergert replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by gopherstate	6	2163
The Great Western Railway Posted 17 years ago by Anonymous	0	1140
LIonel post war smoke units wjstix replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by Anonymous	1	746
Mail and ore trains etc......some questions. Kevin C. Smith replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by JanOlov	46	9776
OK I dont understand how this was done cnwfan51 replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by cnwfan51	2	1051
GM&O Midnight Special KCSfan replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by 081552	9	5846
Passenger Train History question passengerfan replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by overall	20	3085
Whistle motor on Lionel Postwar Tender LoveDomes replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by Anonymous	1	883
O-tracks LoveDomes replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by Anonymous	1	686
interlocking tower rods to devices train18393 replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by train18393	8	4108
Little Joes MopacBarrettTunnel replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by cnwfan51	8	2160
Anthracite Railroads-Any coal hauled out of NE Penn? Anonymous replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by 081552	9	2248
Wiring instructions for Lionel Transformer Model 1033 siberianmo replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by Anonymous	1	4974
Head On Wreak at Woodbine Iowa Posted 17 years ago by cnwfan51	0	1146
Station/Water Stops rrboomer replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by Beach Bill	3	1778
Pre-AMTK, Calif. Zephyr / DRGW combine question. Bob-Fryml replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by Bob-Fryml	2	910
started a new yahoo group... Posted 17 years ago by streettrains	0	1088
South Dakota UP centennial SSW9389 replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by arkansasrailfan	7	1248
Santa Fe's COAXIAL TRain Concept csmith9474 replied to this thread 17 years ago Posted 17 years ago by carnej1	1	972
Writer/researcher looking for 19th century cog rail/short line expert Posted 17 years ago by Anonymous	0	1120