Talk:Metropark station

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The State of New Jersey required Amtrak to have at least one stop in New Jersey, so Amtrak built a stop called Metropark.
In addition to not making sense on its face, it's also unsourced and had been tagged that way for just over two months, with no source added. —LrdChaos 14:24, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I can vouch for the development following or occurring along with the station. If you look at Historic Aerials, you can see the Metropark area in 1966 and the same area in 1970 (Metropark is at the corner of the Parkway and SR-27, and is between the Middlesex Turnpike and SR-27. It appears to be in the early stages of construction at the time of this photo; some office developments are more advanced.) Also, see the location in 1972, when the station and its first parking lots were already completed.  —  Rickyrab. Yada yada yada 02:59, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

text: you may have to zoom out and turn on all-roads overlay to see the roads and their names. Years are on the left; New Jersey is more comprehensively covered by HistoricAerials than most other areas, and it only covers the USA and selected border areas. It's better than nothing, though.  —  Rickyrab. Yada yada yada 03:03, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of unsourced statement 

message: I don't know the story, other than I recall it was pushed by then US Senator from NJ Harrison A. Williams, and in fact the station was originally named the "Harrison A. Williams Metropark."  I suppose it was put in Edison (which is actually a large suburban population center surrounded by other suburban townships) due to its "central" location (i.e. political reasons) and also that Newark, New Brunswick and Trenton were very old city-center stations without parking.  The station is overwhelming used by NJTransit commuters rather than Amtrak passengers.
In the "never name anything after a living politician" department, Williams later was caught in an investigation called "AbScam", tried and convicted of accepting bribes to influence legislation.  The name was changed.
I also believe the station was named Metropark first, and the office/industrial complex followed rather than as the article states.  It was probably based on the train name "Metroliner" which was established around the time the project was built as a "park and ride" for Amtrak and NJT, hence "MetroPark."  Note that the conductor pronounces it "metroPAAAARK" with the emphasis on Park.
--EdJ of NJ. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.236.201.128 (talk) 18:23, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I can vouch for the development following or occurring along with the station. If you look at Historic Aerials, you can see the Metropark area in 1966 and the same area in 1970 (Metropark is at the corner of the Parkway and SR-27, and is between the Middlesex Turnpike and SR-27. It appears to be in the early stages of construction at the time of this photo; some office developments are more advanced.) Also, see the location in 1972, when the station and its first parking lots were already completed.  —  Rickyrab. Yada yada yada 02:59, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

text: you may have to zoom out and turn on all-roads overlay to see the roads and their names. Years are on the left; New Jersey is more comprehensively covered by HistoricAerials than most other areas, and it only covers the USA and selected border areas. It's better than nothing, though.  —  Rickyrab. Yada yada yada 03:03, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Let me chip in a little here

message: While I'm grateful to Alansohn for providing a source for the statement that Metropark was the 25th busiest station in 2004, according to Amtrak, it wasn't one of the busiest stations in 2005 (though we'll have to wait a few months for the new BTS report, which may differ). Is it worth keeping the statement in, since it's no longer true, and (in my opinion) isn't really something of interest? —LrdChaos 19:23, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I spent weeks looking for the source and finally found it today. So now that I located the source I'd hate to see it deleted. More seriously, even if it is no longer in the top rankings in 2005, the fact that it was ranked as highly in 2004 is significant and worth retaining. I used the same source for Princeton Junction (NJT station) (10th place) and Pennsylvania Station (New York City) (1st) as well. Given that the as-of year is prsent, is there really any reason to remove it. At worst, ad a statement that as of 2005, Metropark was no longer in the top XX stations. Alansohn 20:47, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  25th busiest station 

message: I removed this paragraph from the station layout section as being trivia as well as quite snarky editorializing.  
:There is almost no pedestrian access to the station from the surrounding neighborhoods. There are no sidewalks on Route 27 or other roads that extend to the west. There are many shops (especially Indian-American businesses) about 3/4 mile to the west, and the State Park and memorial devoted to Thomas Edison's famous Menlo Park laboratory is only 1/2 mile to the south, but neither is easily accessible on foot. There are no lockers in the station, and food service and other amenities in the station are minimal.
Baccyak4H (Yak!) 20:51, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
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message: I removed the picture that says that the real name of this station is "Metropark Station" with capital "s." First, station signs aren't reliable sources, per WP:USSTATION. Second, neither is Wikimedia Commons, as that's just one step away from self-published sourcing or even original research. epicgenius (talk) 01:05, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
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message: I'm having trouble finding proof of what should be a simple fact: that Williams' name was actually officially renamed from the station name. I've added sources to show that it remained until 1984, but the trail goes dead after that. There are some offhand references later (), though some more recent ones () look dangerously close to WP:CIRCULAR. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:13, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of Harrison Williams' name