Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains/Archive: 2008, 1

message: Taking a page from the WP:SHIP folks, I've devised a componen version of , with some documentation at . This makes the template modular, and permits the additional of multiple "sections" (i.e. passengers). It also allows greater customization: see State/Lake (CTA), where a custom variant of  (), allows the old-style display. Thoughts and comments? Mackensen (talk) 23:51, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks pretty good. How would this work for Harlem-125th Street (Metro-North station), Fordham (Metro-North station), or a possible combination of Jefferson Park (Metra-CTA)? I still think the fact that both the old (UP-NW) and Blue Line share the same facility makes merging the two articles a good idea, and hope one doesn't mess up the other. And have you given any thought to adding NRHP parameters, as we've had in discussions in the past? ----DanTD (talk) 20:18, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the two Metro-North stations wouldn't be affected at all. If we went ahead with the Jefferson Park dual article, I suppose the main change would be in allowing the CTA-style bars, and having two "Traffic" sections if someone can track down ridership numbers for Metra. Regarding NRHP, I can probably create a wrapper to just include the box within the table. Let me play with that and get back to you. Mackensen (talk) 22:48, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

text: Check out Sebring (Amtrak station).  fits into the new concept without alteration. Mackensen (talk) 22:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've seen it. I was hoping it could be added to other historic railroad stations throughout the country. ----DanTD (talk) 01:10, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It can; just use the base code from :Template:Infobox Station Example, and add the nrhp infobox in the same fashion. Mackensen (talk) 01:59, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

text: I'm glad you fixed the problems with Greenport (LIRR station), Mackensen. I added the new version for West Palm Beach (Tri-Rail station), and I'm considering others, including Dwight (Amtrak station) and Strafford (SEPTA station). But could you fix the problems with the new infobox for Linden (CTA)? The passenger parameters keeps slipping out. ----DanTD (talk) 20:47, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've fixed it. The NRHP template has to come last. Mackensen (talk) 20:52, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Good to know. I'm not the one who originally added the new infobox, but it's still good to know. ----DanTD (talk) 21:36, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I added the NRHP template last for Strafford (SEPTA station) and that was no good either. The NRHP template shrunk, and I can't spread it out to the width of the rest of the infobox. I had the same problem with Greenport (LIRR station). I'm still planning this for Dwight (Amtrak station), and a few Metro North stations, but I'd like to be able to make them work right before I do. ----DanTD (talk) 14:10, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Weird. I'll look into it. Mackensen (talk) 16:01, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  New station infobox concept 

message: I was just wondering about consolidating the US Railroads rather than having a page load of projects to sift through why not just one?
The UP is one such example being as this railroad, as well as others serve half the country, is it really necessary to have every state chime in a stake their ground? Should we just have one project, one category, North American Railroad and be done with it rather than a page load of categories and a page load of project banners. It doesn't seem practical to me having so many projects staking claim. 
:--DP67 (talk/contribs) 04:05, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Project Consolidation 

message: Another editor has nominated all of the subcategories of :Category:Rail transport industry award recipients for deletion as overcategorization.  Please visit the deletion discussion page and make your opinions known. Slambo (Speak) 15:51, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rail industry award recipient categories nominated for deletion 

message: I'm trying to create an article on Beverly Depot station on that line, however I ran into a problem when entering the next station info in the Infobox. This station is the last station (going outbound) before the line splits into two lines going to Newburyport or Rockport resepctivly. Now I've done an article on a station with the same situation once before and I used basicly the same method with this one. When I previewed the article though, I noticed that instead of showing the two next stations, it only showed one. I'm still new here, so I can't tell weather or not this is a template issue or not. Here's my work, see if you can help me with this.

{{Infobox Station
 | name=Beverly Depot
 | image=
 | image_size=
 | image_caption=
 | address=12 Park St [[Beverly, MA]] 01915-4202
 | coordinates=
 | line=[[Newburyport/Rockport Line]]
 | other=
 | platform= 
 | tracks=
 | parking=
 | bicycle=
 | passengers=
 | pass_year=
 | pass_percent=
 | pass_system=
 | opened=
 | rebuilt=
 | ADA=
 | code=
 | owned=[[MBTA]]
 | zone=
 | services=
{{s-start}}
{{s-rail|title=MBTA}}
{{s-line|system=MBTA|line=Newburyport|previous=Salem|next=Monserrat|next2=North Beverly|type2=Rockport|type3=Newburyport}}
}}
Beverly Depot is a passenger rail station on [[MBTA Commuter Rail|MBTA Commuter Rail's]] [[Newburyport/Rockport Line]].<ref> MBTA official website</ref>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* Swampscott station official website
* Schedule

Murjax (talk) 00:46, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  MBTA Newburyport/Rockport Line station article issue 

message: (why am i editing at 5?)
Should there be a child project on rail transport in the US? Simply south (talk) 05:02, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I would be for it.. --DP67 (talk/contribs) 13:29, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changing things 

message: I recently nominated :Category:Abandoned stations for renaming. A discussion about the most appropriate name for the category and about the scope of the category has arisen. Part of this is the question which term covers the status of these railway stations best: Disused? Defunct? Former? I would like to ask the members of this WikiProject for their take on this, at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 January 18#Category:Abandoned stations. AecisBrievenbus 23:14, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need input on a CfR 

message: Something has always troubled me about the MARC Routebox at Washington D.C.'s Union Station article. If all the other stations on the Brunswick Line are listed from west to east, with DC on the right, then the DC routebox should be listed the same way. The fact that they all run north of the Potomac River shouldn't make any difference. Come to think of it, I've got similar issues regarding Pennsylvania Station (New York City). I wonder if Yonkers (Metro-North station) and maybe Croton-Harmon (Metro-North station) shouldn't be on the right side of the routebox. ----DanTD (talk) 02:30, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Union Station (Washington, D.C.)]]'s MARC Routebox 

message: The Islington station on the map in the MBTA Franklin Line article is misspelled. I couldn't find where to fix it so if someone who knows where this is, please fix it. Thank you. Murjax (talk) 03:40, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  MBTA Franklin Line map issue 

message: This user was very active in train images and has left the project.  Anyone who could write/replace his tagged images would be most appreciated. MBisanz talk 08:32, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You could try replacing them with tags similar to the one used on :Image:GTW The International Limited.jpg. I agree that these images should be saved. ----DanTD (talk) 03:55, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[User talk:Lordkinbote]] 

message: Members of WP:TWP are invited to join in this discussion at WT:RAIL.  Thanks, --RFBailey (talk) 03:48, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  London 

message: I've just completed a significant re-write of The Ghan after working on the Indian Pacific earlier this week and realizing that The Ghan article needed some work. I've raised some of mu remaining questions on Talk:The_Ghan and would appreciate any input, suggestions, etc. Travellingcari (talk) 21:46, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[The Ghan]] 

message: Hi. Someone created a stub article on this class of NYC subway car. I've done some basic tidying etc. on the article, but as I did so, I noticed that the various templates used for the NYC rolling stock, and the St. Louis Car Company article which apparently made this car don't include this particular class. I'm not a train afficianado myself (ducks rapidly as used bogeys fly overhead...), so can I just leave this reminder here for someone more au-fait with the subject to have a quick review and see if anything needs amending ? Thanks. CultureDrone (talk) 23:08, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the heads-up.  Task completed.--MrFishGo Fish 18:05, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[R8A]] 

message: Hi. You may be familiar with the Philip Greenspun Illustration Project. $20,000 has been donated to pay for the creation of high quality diagrams for Wikipedia and its sister projects. 
Requests are currently being taken at m:Philip Greenspun illustration project/Requests and input from members of this project would be very welcome. If you can think of any diagrams (not photos or maps) that would be useful then I encourage you to suggest them at this page. If there is any free content material that would assist in drawing the diagram then it would be great if you could list that, too.
If there are any related (or unrelated) WikiProjects you think might have some suggestions then please pass this request over. Thanks. --Cherry blossom tree 16:59, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reminder of the Philip Greenspun Illustration project 

message: I took a look at Westrail after SuggestBot left me a note. I'd love to work on it because it needs some serious help, but the vast majority of sources appear to be locked behind paid gates. Anyone have access to other sources of information? Travellingcari (talk) 21:21, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Westrail]] 

message: For those of you interested I started an IRC channel for the trains project. Its irc.freenode.net - #Wikipedia-Trains-en --DP67 (talk/contribs) 23:41, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  IRC Channel available 

message: Can anyone lend a hand at High-speed rail in Europe? We've brought together all the individual countries' information, but need expansion on rail links, such as the Eurostar, that tie Europe together. Much appreciated Grunners (talk) 16:22, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  High-speed rail in Europe 

message: I have just found out that there is a shortcut, WP:RR, leading to your main page. It is listed neither in your shortcut box, nor in the shortcut directory. It is quite old; it was retargeted from the Three-revert rule on 30 August 2005.
I thought I should write about it here before actually listing it, in case you would prefer it deleted. Personally, I like it, and I find it very relevant and intuitive. Waltham, The Duke of 14:17, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I see no interest... I am adding the shortcut to the box in your main page and to the relevant list; if you don't like it, you can, of course, remove it at will. Nice talking to you. Waltham, The Duke of 22:54, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lost shortcut 

message: A new stub template for biographies of people associated with the rails has been proposed over at the Stub sorting Wikiproject.  If you would care to comment on the proposal, please do. Caerwine Caer’s whines 22:46, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  {{tl|rail-bio-stub}} 

message: City_Hall_%28SEPTA_station%29 and 15th Street (SEPTA station) seem to have been written in complete ignorance of one another, implying that both stations serve both MFL and Broad street lines, and they don't link tot one another. I would fix it but I want to discuss first. --Quentin Smith 17:11, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps a lot of these Philadelphia-area stations should be given back their previous names. If not, then at least there should be distinctions between city service and suburban service stations. Or maybe even combine the old and new names somehow. ----DanTD (talk) 17:36, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Philadelphia 

message: A new article recently appeared at Oregon Electric Railway Museum.  It needs categorization, project tagging?, and some work.  —EncMstr 17:19, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I just threw two categories at it. ----DanTD (talk) 17:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oregon Electric Railway Museum 

message: I've opened a discussion on the status of the Wisconsin Central at Talk:Wisconsin Central Transportation--input would be much appreciated. Thanks, Mackensen (talk) 20:52, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wisconsin Central 

message: Tourist Standard Open End is on WP:AR1, I belive this could be an redirect to Tourist Standard Open but I am not quite sure. Taemyr (talk) 13:58, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Tourist Standard Open (Trolley)) already redirect to Tourist Standard Open. Tourist Standard Open Buffet has its own article. The Coaching Stock of British Rail template mentions TSOB and TSOT, but not TSOE. TSOB is acknowledged here, though ... possibly some inconsistency in our template? I think for the moment we can redirect Tourist Standard Open End and Tourist Standard Open (End) to Tourist Standard Open. Which I will now do. and someone else can figure out if the article should be Tourist Standard Open (Buffet) or Tourist Standard Open Buffet --Tagishsimon (talk) 23:22, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added the explanations for TSOE and TSOD to the Tourist Standard Open page (with references) and updated the #redirect accordingly. I think TSOT should redirect to TSO and a sub section be added on the TSO page dealing with the various versions of the Micro Buffet. The Platform 5 reference lists the supposed TSOB vehicles as RMB. Off to commons to find some pictures. Railwayfan2005Railwayfan2005 (talk) 22:02, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article requested for more than a year; [[Tourist Standard Open End]] 

message: Some aspects of the International Limited article don't add up: see my comments here for details.  --RFBailey (talk) 15:21, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  International Limited 

message: The news column on Portal:Trains hasn't been substantially updated in some time.  It's not because there isn't news to include there, it's because I've found it very difficult since the new year to find time to make the necessary updates.  So, I'm requesting the help of interested editors to fill in with news items.  You don't even have to go search it out, since I've got several news items that I planned to add there.
Specifically (in addition to the two items that were already added by other editors):
* Japanese company plans world's longest maglev railway (RIA Novosti, Dec 26)
* Construction to start on high-speed railway next month (China Daily, Dec 26)
* CN to buy railway serving oil sands (Globe and Mail, Dec 26)
* Construction begins on railway linking special economic zones (China Daily, Jan 7)
* Belgium may lose land to Germany due to disused railway line (Monsters and Critics, Jan 9)
* RZD Wins Saudi Railway Contract (Moscow Times, Jan 22)
* A Railroad Rarity: Train Arrives Five Days Early (New York Times, Jan 25)
* Railway workers on open-ended strike in Hungary to demand higher wages (International Herald Tribune, Feb 1)
* Gov'ts to restore St. Lawrence, Atlantic Railroad (Today's Trucking, Feb 1)
* France unveils super-fast train (BBC, Feb 5)
Is there an editor here who can use these links and update the column and the archives with this information?  I've been trying to keep the column limited to the six most recent news items (with everything put into the appropriate MONTH YEAR in rail transport archives), and writing a short paragraph to describe the event with links and footnotes as needed.  The entries from before Dec 26 can be used as a model for the kinds of blurbs that I've been adding to the column.  Thanks.  Slambo (Speak) 21:44, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Interested parties can add the newsroom to their watch lists.  I've copied these links there, updated the notes there to current procedures and added a link to it on the portal (and found another item in today's news feeds that should be mentioned).  Further discussion can take place in the newsroom.  Slambo (Speak) 16:09, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  News column on [[Portal:Trains]] 

message: Would anyone object if i started moving all the stations to something like Royal Oak Vancover SkyTrain station? I am not meaning merging the number of articles into that one, i am meaning just standardising\disambiguating the stations. Simply south (talk) 12:33, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for posing the question first, rather than just moving the articles - and also for cross-posting to the Vancouver project. That aside, there's really no need for the move... disambiguation isn't used to standardize titles. --Ckatzchatspy 18:55, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: In the example i have given, there are other Royal Oak stations, such as Royal Oak tube station on the London Underground which is referred to as Royal Oak. There are many examples out there. Many metro systems have their own ways to disambiguate themselves from other systems e.g. Royal Oak tube station, Kawloon MTR station, Boulogne - Pont de Saint-Cloud (Paris Métro), Chinatown SMRT station etc. Simply south (talk) 19:10, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vancouver SkyTrain - mass move 

message: I've tried to convert a few more railroad station infoboxes into the current standard created by Mackensen, and many of these combine National Register of Historic Places infoboxes. However some as you'll find in the archives there are some I've had trouble converting, including Strafford (SEPTA station), and Farmingdale (LIRR station). What I often find is that the railroad-NRHP combo-boxes don't allow services and routeboxes. I actually had to take a routebox out of one in order to convert it to the new version. This would be a big problem for stations like Old Greenwich (Metro-North station) and Cos Cob (Metro-North station). ----DanTD (talk) 18:12, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Infobox Problems 

message: I'm not a member of this Wikiproject so I don't know if films related to trains, especially ones that include extensive footage of train-related subject matter, are applicable to this project, but for anyone interested I've added Buster Keaton's classic short film The Railrodder to the project. If films are not considered appropriate for the project, feel free to remove the banner. 23skidoo (talk) 21:53, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Film added to Wikiproject 

message: I've created an article on the Chemin de Fer de Côtes du Nord, which is a FA on the French Wikipedia. I'd like to get this article to GA standard at least, if not FA. I've asked for a peer review (not sure if I should have!) and would like some help with the GA nomination process. Mjroots (talk) 22:53, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA Process 

message: I came across the NYP&N RR today. It seems to be the original line of the current Eastern Shore Railroad. There's an oblique mention of the RR on the Cape Charles, Virgnia page, but no mention of it in any other articles. I've added a redirect page but didn't alter the text on the Eastern Shore RR article yet. I added a lengthy note on Talk:Eastern Shore Railroad with some decent source information from the National Park Service, etc. I recommend that a RR editor follow up at some point. Since the line runs on the Delmarva Peninsula, for example, but the name includes NY and PA, I assumed that the RR would not be listed with railroads of NY and PA. Anyway, greetings from Erie PA WP. --Pat (talk) 04:41, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  New York, Pennsylvania, and Norfolk Railroad 

message: I have made a style template for NJT but I'm having a problem with one thing. I don't know how to make the text white. Can someone please fix this? Murjax (talk) 01:08, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[NJT]] Style Template 

message: I have created a new Infobox railfanning location, but I am incompetent at making templates, so please improve it to death.--MrFishGo Fish 19:00, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: What's it's purpose? Railwayfan2005 (talk) 22:49, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Same as any infobox, to give readers a cursory glance at the infomation.  I've applied it to some articles already.--MrFishGo Fish 03:58, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe you're aware of this(or maybe you're not), but some existing railroad stations also double as railfanning locations. Perhaps it should also be combined with some existing railroad station infoboxes, the same way that many stations on the National Register of Historic Places have railroad station and NRHP infoboxes combined. ----DanTD (talk) 13:10, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: How does one propose to define a "railfanning location"??!!??  By all means, have an infobox for stations, junctions, crossings, bridges, or whatever, but "railfanning location" seems rather arbitrary.  We should all remember that we're supposed to be writing a general encyclopaedia, not one "by railfans, for railfans".  --RFBailey (talk) 23:53, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I said this before, but I will make it more explicit: I don't know what I'm doing.  If someone can combine it with other infoboxes, please do.  I realize that most railfanning locations have something else to them, and there are already perfectly fine infoboxes for those things, but look at the articles I am applying this too: Folkston Railfan Platform, Keddie Wye, Tehachapi Loop, Williams Loop.  None of these are stations or bridges (although some have bridges as part of them), and all are clearly notable subjects, predominately as famous railfanning locations.  If you think an Infobox Junction or Infobox Crossing (preferably both) is a better idea, make it!  No one has yet.--MrFishGo Fish 16:59, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There's a combination station and railfanning site that already exists at Homewood Amtrak-Metra Electric Station known as the Homewood Railroad Park. ----DanTD (talk) 18:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, that's lovely.  Now, what about a railfanning site that's not a station, like the ones I listed?--MrFishGo Fish 18:49, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help with new infobox 

message: An article that could be added to WikiProject Trains JGHowes talk -  12:24, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added , to identify it. I'll let others do the assessment in due course! -- EdJogg (talk) 13:07, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Bermuda Railway]] 

message: After a concerted effort by a team of editors, we feel that Talyllyn Railway is now good enough to try for good article status. Editors who have not contributed to the creation of the article can help evaluate it at: Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations#Transport. Any thoughts on how to improve the article further, either through the formal GA review process or simply comments left on the article talk page, are much appreciated. Thanks, Gwernol 20:05, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Talyllyn Railway]] article submitted for [[WP:GA|good article]] status 

message: I don't think i have made any significant contribution to this recently but this article has gone through a lot of changes substantially and so i feel it needs a reassessment. I don't think it ia A-Class anymore. Simply south (talk) 13:48, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  London Underground 

message: Is Engerth a Crampton locomotive, or a development of the Crampton locomotive? Mjroots (talk) 13:48, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The Engerth design is separate from Crampton's. It is an articulated locomotive design developed for the Semmering Railway. As far as I know there is no connection between Crampton and Engerth. Someone really ought to write the Engerth locomotive article... Hmmm... Gwernol 11:51, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Italian speaker required please 

message: I've started Daylight Speedliner and Washington - Chicago Express; also expanded Shenandoah and Cleveland Night Express. Will add images soon. All are tagged JGHowes talk -  21:02, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I was starting to think Cleveland Night Express (B&O) didn't have a link. I recently saved some images that may or may not be appropriate for some of those articles. ----DanTD (talk) 14:59, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Are the images on Wikipedia or Commons? Free license images would certainly be welcomed for these articles. JGHowes talk -  16:22, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know about the Commons, but they are on Wikipeida. They're included in the ones I saved from deletion that were posted by Lordkinbote. Try seeing if any of them are good for those sites. If not, I can only apologize and say I tried to help. ----DanTD (talk) 04:36, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  More new B&O passenger train articles 

message: It took a while to get through the drudgery of adding all the needed labels, but I'm now ready to launch the consolidated gauge template that I mentioned here a couple months ago.  The template is currently at User:Slambo/Gauge.  I propose a move to Template:Gauge (or Template:RailGauge may be better to disambiguate it further) and then to work on replacing the templates in :Category:Rail transport gauge templates with this new template.  Any objections? Slambo (Speak) 17:35, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The template is now at .  Now to start substituting... Slambo (Speak) 16:52, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks great - thanks for creating this. There are numerous instances of the current gauge templates in use. If you'd prefer, I can write a script to do this automatically (under user supervision). It would save a lot of boring manual editing. Let me know if you'd like me to do that. Best, Gwernol 17:13, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be great.  In going through a few of the "What links here" pages, I found so far only one that had not been included in the consolidated template (); it's there now.  Once all of the substitutions are made, we can delete the old templates.  Slambo (Speak) 18:26, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm beginning to work through the template substitutions using MWU (a tool of my own devising). It will take a while, but should be much quicker and less error prone than manual editing. Hopefully I can get most of them this weekend. Best, Gwernol 20:53, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  10' and 2 metre gauge are missing from the template, also what about 3½", and 5" gauge (ridable miniature railways)?. Mjroots (talk) 21:34, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There weren't templates for these gauges in the gauge template category, so they weren't added to RailGauge.  How many places will need such a conversion?  Slambo (Speak) 11:15, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There is 1 2m gauge railway and 1 10' gauge railway that have an article that I know of, Both of these are in the British Isles, don't know about any abroad. There is a short list of 3½" and 5" gauge railways in the Ridable miniature railway article, one of which has an article, but this could expand over time. Mjroots (talk) 11:47, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: These are added now.  Slambo (Speak) 15:01, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Okay, all done, finally. I've deleted all the old rail gauge templates as they are all now redundant. Everything uses RailGauge now. Gwernol 10:57, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Problem with template - when using the template for 600mm gauge, the conversion is giving a meaningless figure.  gives , whilst  gives , which is ⅜" out, but near enough. Can someone sort this please? Mjroots (talk) 07:49, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The old :Template:600mm gave the imperial equivalent as "1 ft 11½ in". This is technically 597mm, but is usually given as the imperial conversion in sources. I agree that "1 ft 11.622 in" is an odd number to display. Converting it to "2ft" would be wrong, both because it is a larger error and it conflicts with sources. My proposed solution is to make 600mm another synonym for 597mm. Slambo, would this make sense to you? Gwernol 08:03, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: We could make that change, but I think 11⅝ would be better.  Slambo (Speak) 11:15, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Does that mean we need a new category, 600mm gauge railways? At present, they are under 2ft gauge railways. Mjroots (talk) 11:40, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm fine with 1ft 11⅝ in. The categories are designed to be "gauges around XftYin" to avoid having lots of separate categories for gauges with only slight differences. So, :Category:two foot gauge railways is defined as "This category contains articles about narrow gauge railways with a track gauge between 1 ft 10¾ in (578 mm) and 2 ft (610 mm) that have Wikipedia articles". Common parlance is to call all these gauges "2ft". Gwernol 13:53, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've updated the output to show 11⅝. Slambo (Speak) 15:01, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Consolidated gauge template 

message: Another editor has suggested that the Burlington Northern Railroad article be merged into the BNSF Railway article.  Please join the discussion. Slambo (Speak) 11:19, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Closed based on all the oppose statements.  Slambo (Speak) 11:18, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: Having drawn up new diagrams for lines which involve East Grinstead, I have encountered some disagreement with my ideas for the station layout there. A track passing from east to west passes above a track heading north to south, in such a way that the infrastructure of the high level station is directly above part of the low level station. The high level station has been closed since the 1960's and in fact no longer exists but the low level station is the terminus of a still open line. Limitations of currently available icons leave two paths available.
My personal take, the two station option, is that for practical purposes the stations are separate and their open / closed status can be shown, and the status of the two lines left more clear.
Others have taken the view that the stations are one, and that only the line from east to west and some redundant links have closed. So the stations should be merged as a split level interchange. 
My reason for seeking additional views is that the current three opinions is too small; one more opinion would either leave me 3:1 against or 2:2 level, depending on which way it goes. So I have prepared these diagrams and will take the thoughts of others into account. Britmax (talk) 17:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I prefer the two station diagram. As for the issue of North/South orientation, I thought it was the case that London was at the top.  Olana North (talk) 20:05, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Britmax, cake a close look at the 1910 map on that link you gave. It clearly shows that the link from the south had no direct link with the line towards Forest Row. Mjroots (talk) 07:41, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Britmax, that diagram shows how it was. Now, with reference to which direction the lines should go, it's easy when you think about it. The Up direction should start at the bottom of the diagram and work upwards, whilst the Down  should start at the top and work down. There will be exceptions of course, like the Medway Valley Line! :-/ Mjroots (talk) 08:20, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[East Grinstead railway station|Opinions Sought on East Grinstead]] 

message: Some help might come in handy over here at the assessment request. --Hirohisat 初夏 02:23, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assessment 

message: When this stub is put into articles, it puts the article in the category "Southern United States railway station stubs". Now Maryland's postition as a "Southern" state is kind of controversial as  Maryland is a mix of the Northeast and the South in cultural terms. However, the state is geographicly in the Northeast. I was thinking of changing that to either, "Northeastern United States railway station stubs" or "Mid-Atlantic United States railway station stubs". Give your opinions.Murjax (talk) 19:32, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maryland Railstation Stub 

message: Was the Burlington and Missouri Railroad Company referred to here the same as the Burlington and Missouri River Rail Road referred to in the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad article? • Freechild'sup? 17:06, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarification question 

message: Why hasn't there been any info added on the pre-Amtrak history of the Ann Rutledge line? ----DanTD (talk) 21:03, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I can help.  I've found that it does indeed go back farther than Amtrak, all the way back to Alton Railroad days.--MrFishGo Fish 14:33, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a start. It should be noted that I've added a couple of categories to this, and sent the link to former lines of Chicago Union Station. ----DanTD (talk) 18:31, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Ann Rutledge (Amtrak)]] Pre-Amtrak history needed 

message: TGV is now under review, for anyone who wants to comment on the review. Noble Story (talk) 02:30, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  FA Review 

message: I'm not sure if this is the right place to suggest this, but I'd like to see an article describing what all the various trackside signs and signals mean.  Maybe such an article exists and I just haven't found it yet?  -- RoySmith (talk) 15:52, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a subject that needs separate articles for each country. Some already exist: British railway signals and North American railroad signals. –Signalhead < T > 16:52, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The North American one could use this as a reference and/or external link(http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrsayvilleCPsign.htm). ----DanTD (talk) 17:26, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Signals and signs? 

message: I noticed that there's an article on Rescue Muni, the San Francisco rail-passenger group.  Would it be all right to add an article on other such groups?  Or is someone already working on this, under the auspices of this project?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmusser (talk • contribs) 17:55, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As long as it fulfills WP:CORP.--MrFishGo Fish 06:55, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rail passenger advocacy groups 

message: More often than not, I'm beginning to have serious doubts about the alleged opening dates of many of the Tri-Rail stations that are listed. TrainWeb, the Dynamic Depot Map website, and one Wikipedia user convinced me that Hollywood (Tri-Rail station) was not built in 1989, as previously indicated, and now I'm having more doubts about Fort Lauderdale (Tri-Rail station). I'm sure you know by now that I foudn out that West Palm Beach and Deerfield Beach stations were also historic landmarks, that had duplicate articles. Is anybody checking on any of these? ----DanTD (talk) 18:15, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Tri-Rail]] station opening date accuracy 

message: I'd like to propose this Userbox replacement for . It projects a modern image of railroads as a 21st century mode of transport, yet is generic enough to be global, I think.  JGHowes talk -  06:33, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Userbox proposal 

message: An article I tagged with your project. APK yada yada 23:41, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Raleigh and Gaston Railroad]] 

message: I've been tinkering with a replacement for  in my userspace. The new version (User:Mackensen/Amtrak routes) uses  and combines all the routes together, instead of showing just those regionally associated. Thoughts? Mackensen (talk) 15:19, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a good simplification of the templates, but we're not allowed to put fair use logos in templates. Slambo (Speak) 16:02, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Then we take the logo out ;). Mackensen (talk) 16:12, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a disappointment. I like it, even more with the logo. My question is, would this apply to all Amtrak lines, or just those that go through multiple regions of the country? ----DanTD (talk) 12:07, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: All, I think. From a navigational standpoint it makes sense (to me) to have all the lines link to all the other lines. Regional linkage is preserved, of course. Mackensen (talk) 12:26, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

text: Great. They should've all been at the bottom of each page, though. I had to move a few of them there. ----DanTD (talk) 17:45, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:Template:Amtrak routes]] 

message: List of UK railfan jargon and List of US railfan jargon have both been AfD'd. Mjroots (talk) 05:38, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lists of railfan jargon 

message: The article British Rail Class 37, 37427 is up for deletion for notability reasons.  See discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/British Rail Class 37, 37427. --Oakshade (talk) 16:15, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Locomotive article up for deletion 

message: The article Saurashtra Janata Express is up for deletion for notability reasons.  See discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saurashtra Janata Express. --Eastmain (talk) 04:11, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, Eastmain. Saved me a step. No evidence whatsoever of notability, happy to be proven wrong, however as I do love trains TRAVELLINGCARIMy storyTell me yours 04:24, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Named train article up for deletion 

message: Talyllyn Railway, which I see in the main article of Portal:Trains at present, is currently undergoing peer review in order to bring up to FA standard. A huge amount of work has been done on this article, but it needs a push to get it over the final hurdle. Any help would be gratefully received. —  Tivedshambo  (t/c) 06:29, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Talyllyn Railway]] - peer review 

message: I just went through the links to Transportation minister, and a few new redirects to it to disambiguate as best as I could find.  It seems to me that there should be quite a few more regions listed there as nearly every country has someone in an equivalent position (and those with states/provinces have even more subnational office holders).  I've added a few as I found mention of them through the Whatlinkshere page, but I would welcome further input into the page format and content. Slambo (Speak) 18:29, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Transportation minister]] 

message: Another problem with an infobox, this time for Baltimore Penn Station. The routebox for MTA Maryland's Baltimore Light Rail Penn Station-Camden Yards line should have Camden Yards station as the destination, but instead has Penn Station itself as the destination. Can this be fixed? ----DanTD (talk) 01:18, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)]]=Baltimore Light Rail problems 

message: A new article I tagged with your project. APK yada yada 09:01, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Apex Union Depot]] 

message: Whilst doing a general cleanup of rail-related articles in the name of WP:UKT, I've come across Branford Steam Railroad. Large chunks of it appear to be valid, but at least 50% appears to be cut-and-pasted from this website. As I freely admit that my knowledge of rail transport on your side of the Atlantic is virtually nil, I'm probably not best placed to clean it up - can anyone have a stab at it, since, copyvios aside, it does seem to be a pretty good article. —  iridescent 20:47, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Branford Steam Railroad