Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains

message: Hello, WikiProject,
This WikiProject doesn't look active but if anyone does happen by, could you check out this article? We might be looking at a possible Merge discussion as a new editor is renaming the article a variation of another existing train article. Thanks if you can help. Liz Read! Talk! 17:16, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: @Liz appearances are deceiving! Mackensen (talk) 17:55, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Gulf & Atlantic Railways]]

message: At present, Railway nationalization has its first word in its name using the non-American word, whereas the second word uses the American spelling. The article also inconsistently switches between British and American English, notwithstanding the obvious need to use American English for discussion of North American railroads. Considering MOS:ENGVAR, any thoughts on how to standardise (or standardize) this article a bit? Fork99 (talk) 11:30, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: My understanding of MOS:ENGVAR is that one standard of English should be followed throughout. That would be British English, given the international character of the subject. Mackensen (talk) 11:53, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I've just WP:BOLDly made the move to Railway nationalisation and changed "-ize" to "-ise" and "-iza" to "-isa". Please feel free to let me know if you disagree and/or revert so we can continue discussion. Fork99 (talk) 13:14, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like it might have been first written in Canadian English to me. I never noticed Canadian, it looks sort of half British and half US. I doubt that anyone would care much, I just used to try for ENGVAR (Hint: put a flag on the talk page). Sammy D III (talk) 18:18, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Railway nationalization]] 

message: There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Sydney R-Class Tram#Requested move 4 May 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 13:11, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move at [[Talk:Sydney R-Class Tram#Requested move 4 May 2024]] 

message: There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ultra (rapid transit)#Requested move 29 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject.  ASUKITE 15:20, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move at [[Talk:Ultra (rapid transit)#Requested move 29 April 2024]] 

message: There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Gulf & Atlantic Railways#Requested move 8 May 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject.  ASUKITE 15:18, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move at [[Talk:Gulf & Atlantic Railways#Requested move 8 May 2024]] 

message: SR Q class has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 12:29, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good article reassessment for [[SR Q class]] 

message: SR V class has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 12:32, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good article reassessment for [[SR V class]] 

message: The electric-steam locomotive article has been moved to electric–steam locomotive (en-dash instead of hyphen). I'm pretty sure that the hyphen is correct. Should the move be reverted? Mjroots (talk) 06:21, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, it should be a hyphen, it is a compound word not a from/to situation. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 07:53, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I've moved it back to the former title. Mjroots (talk) 16:32, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Electric-steam locomotive

message: ok I'm kidding but please tell me if there's a good place to ask bc I know someone knows this immediately but I'm failing Google:
What train did Underground Railroad passenger Charlotte Gilchrist take to get to Canada in 1854? I'm pretty sure she stopped in St. Albans (town), Vermont and Rouses Point, New York. TY for any guidance you can offer. jengod (talk) 18:37, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: @Jengod: The most likely route from Rouses Point into Canada would have been the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad, which enters Canada just a mile from Rouses Point, though it's possible she instead went west on the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad and crossed on one of its connecting lines. If she arrived in Rouses Point by train, it would have been on the Vermont Central Railroad, which passed through St. Albans. You can see these lines on :commons:File:1854 Rail Road Map of the New England States.jpg. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:09, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Incredible. Transportation history at its finest. Thank you so much and I'm going to add this map to the article, TY so much for surfacing it . <3 jengod (talk) 20:16, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is where I bring general train-related problems like issues buying tickets? Y/N?  

message: I've been working on Richard Harper Laimbeer, whose NYT obit says "He was one of the commissioners appointed to determine the present route of the first Interborough subway between City Hall, New York and Borough Hall, Brooklyn".  I haven't found any other references to this yet and would like to know exactly which part of the modern subway system this is so I can add that detail to his article.  Does anyone here know what this refers to?  Thanks for any help. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 13:35, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: That should be the Joralemon Street Tunnel (Lexington Avenue Line to the Eastern Parkway Line). Cards84664 16:31, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks; added a link to that article. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 17:55, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Identifying an early part of the NYC subway system 

message: Hi. Gare du Nord states that "It is the busiest railway station in Europe by total passenger numbers, and the busiest outside Japan". I tried to check, but there is no world ranking reasonably up to date, so I created List of busiest railway stations as a humble stub. To make it right requires A LOT of work, you are most invited :) --Jbaranao (talk) 18:04, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Invitation to contribute in new article, List of busiest railway stations

message: Hi! I'm a relatively new wikieditor (be kind!) and I have been working on rating WikiProject Trains articles. I'm using WP:RATER and I see where I can add parameters. Can someone give me an explanation of the parameters within WikiProject Trains? Some I can figure out myself but others I'm not sure about. Other questions:
Is there a difference between "needs-map" "map-needed" "map-requested"? 
Should Stations be marked as a parameter within WikiProject Trains or Project Stations? 
Is there a good definition of what counts as a subway? Is it always underground?
Thank you!! Pencilsforall (talk) 23:51, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parameter Tagging for Article Assessment