Deletion of July 29 in rail transport

Comment: It adds nothing to the encyclopedia. It contravenes 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOTDIR)

Comment: This is very valuable information and I'm sure there is some place for it on Wikipedia, but this isn't the format for it.  Listing notable rail events by day is extremely clumsy... some sort of a timeline would be a much better application of this material.  I say delete due to the fact that none of the individual articles exhibits any |notability. Putting the information into History of rail transport is an excellent idea, and I think several articles could be successfully spun-out regarding the history of rail transport during different periods of railroading
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: WP:TRIVIA clearly states that it is '''not''' a reason for removal or addition of information, just how to present it. If there is no other way to present valid and sourced information, lists are perfectly acceptable. Thus you cannot argue any nomination for deletion based on it.  does not apply to these articles, as none of it aims to forbid such lists as those proposed for deletion here. The arguments brought forth for deletion are mostly variations of |"I don't like such lists", paired with |vague-waving at some shortcuts that do not really apply to those articles but sound good to the casual observer. With no real policy-backed reasons to delete them, keeping is to be preferred. Regards
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOTDIR||WP:IDONTLIKEIT||WP:VAGUEWAVE)

Comment: per DGG and Slambo.  isn't an "argument to avoid", as some people claim; it's our primary purpose. If a page is sourced, verifiable, non-disruptive, has no BLP concerns and is potentially useful to someone there is no reason to delete it.''&nbsp;–&nbsp
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:USEFUL)

Comment: per , as non-encyclopedic cross-categorization
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOTDIR)