Talk:MARC Train

message: I see someone added details about the February, 1996 crash. Are there any other incidents that we can use to flesh out an "Accidents" section? Al 12:29, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The only other MARC accident of note that I can recall occurred two or three years back at Penn Station. If I recall correctly, a northbound Amtrak was entering the station, coming out of the tunnel that is south of the station, and could not stop in time before it hit a southbound MARC either waiting in the station or waiting to enter the tunnel. Something about the engineer never having driven a diesel before (she had only driven electrics up to that point) seems to come to mind. It should be on the NTSB site; I'll check it when I have more time. SixSix 17:32, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: NB Palmetto (#90) sideswiped SB MARC (#437) due to the engineer not being experienced enough with diesels.  NTSB accident report.  A quick search of the NTSB site finds no other reported accidents.  Skabat169 14:05, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Accidents

message: After recent additions, this one incident takes up a sizeable chunk of a not particularly long article.  I would propose moving it to its own article with a link from here.  What say you all? --Jfruh (talk) 16:03, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Not that big a chunk. Besides, it's certainly not big enough for its own article. I think it should stay right where it is. —Wrathchild (talk) 17:21, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I just question whether a single accident that happened more than a decade ago is such a defining part of the essence of MARC that it merits such an amount of space here.  By comparison, the Sept. 11th attacks, which are more recent and have certainly had more reprecussions, merit only two sentences in the United Airlines article. --Jfruh (talk) 17:47, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it's taking up that much space, honestly, and moving it to its own article doesn't make sense to me. I suggest that it is very much a defining event in the history of MARC as it is, apparently, the only fatal accident in its history (not counting trespassers struck by trains). I'll see if I can get a photo or two of the multiple memorials that are on the grounds of the Brunswick station. —Wrathchild (talk) 20:36, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brunswick Line crash section 

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message: I do not think that every last suicide and grade crossing (car vs. train) incident should be listed in the Crashes and Incidents section, unless they result in deaths or injuries to MARC passengers or significant damage to MARC equipment. Rationale:
* The article is about MARC, not highway-rail crossing safety, suicide by train, etc. If the incident does not have a noteworthy affect on MARC passengers or equipment, it should not be included.
* An incident that ultimately results in nothing other than a delay to MARC passengers is not noteworthy; delays happen all the time. Therefore, a suicide or highway/rail incident that causes nothing but a delay is not noteworthy.
* By virtue of their frequency, suicides and highway/rail incidents in and of themselves do not qualify as noteworthy (unfortunately).
* The article will become unmanageably long if every single incident is listed.
Therefore, I propose removing the existing entry about the June 2007 suicide, and watching the section for any other such "minor" entries that do not qualify as "noteworthy".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by SixSix (talk • contribs) 16:55, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crashes and incidents: what qualifies to be listed 

message: http://phdcouncil.bme.jhu.edu/downloads/MTA_Map.gif
We could use a map like that... does anyone know how the MTA licenses their works?  Probably copyrighted :| gren グレン 14:47, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The map has been added following a Graphic Lab request.  Diagrams have been added to the individual line articles, and we are debating whether to include a combined diagram (shown right) in this article.  It may be possible to collapse this completely to a single row MARC Train Service [show]. Certes (talk) 13:03, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map 

message: Somebody just moved this page to a new name w/out discussion?  You'll note the discussion above on this talk page (with sources) with the rationale for the previous location. --Jfruh (talk) 15:57, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Move reverted, as it was done without consensus and ignored the above discussion.oknazevad (talk) 17:33, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name change 

message: No mention in the article of service to Frederick, MD, on a spur from Brunswick. Who owns the track?--Virgil H. Soule (talk) 06:11, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The part from Point of Rocks to the branch is CSX's Old Main Line Subdivision, while the Frederick branch itself is owned by the MTA Maryland (actually the only MARC trackage they own). It's all covered at the Brunswick Line article, where such details are better suited. oknazevad (talk) 06:51, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

text: A description of the service to Frederick MD (which MARC considers and markets as a branch of the Brunswick Line) has been added.  MDOT owns the physical plant (per CSXT's Baltimore Division Timetable).TRHickey (talk) 23:53, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Frederick Service 

message: The following MARC stations still need images:
*Frederick (MARC station)
*Seabrook (MARC station)
*Martin State Airport (MARC station)
*Edgewood (MARC station)
I'd love to grab Seabrook (MARC station) on my next road trip up north, but I don't know when that's going to take place. Nevertheless, I'd still like to remind everybody here of them, so that the articles aren't neglected. ---------User:DanTD (talk)  21:22, 29 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: UPDATE: I see that two stations are now photographed, thanks to User:Pi.1415926535. So that makes two left, now. ---------User:DanTD (talk)  13:28, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I should be able to grab Seabrook in mid August; unfortunately Frederick would be too far an excursion. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 14:26, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: And now that you've got Seabrook station, the only one left is Frederick, which I also think could use some S-Line adjustments. ---------User:DanTD (talk)  03:45, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stations without images 

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message: Any more images of those Bombardier Multi-Level Coaches? ---------User:DanTD (talk)  22:49, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Just added one, will add to the table OTNRider (talk) 12:40, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
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message: Hello fellow Wikipedians! I was wondering if anyone had or could locate an image of one of the new MARC Chargers. I have also posted this message on Talk:Siemens Charger. I would do it, but while I have experience editing articles, I don't know anything about adding images, especially when it comes to copyright, etc. Thanks! Daybeers (talk) 22:04, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Ask, and ye shall receive! OTNRider (talk) 12:45, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! Daybeers (talk) 16:27, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

text: I'll look through what I have for coaches, I'm sure I have something.  I had the same thought about the lead images, but didn't want to swarm in and overtake all the pictures at once.  If there isn't objection, I'll update them, likely with a MP-36, and and HHP-8 since they look like they'll be around for a while. OTNRider (talk) 13:32, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the consideration, but I think that would be great! Daybeers (talk) 16:27, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Awesome sauce! oknazevad (talk) 16:33, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Charger image 

message: I appreciate you adding information to the rolling stock section, but all information needs a source. If you have some for the information you have added, or anything else in that chart for that matter, please add it. Otherwise I'll have to remove anything that's unsourced. –Daybeers (talk) 15:27, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources for rolling stock section 

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