Talk:Erie Lackawanna Railway

Q&A
There seems to be some inconsistancy on how this is written. Should "Erie Lackawanna" be hyphenated or not?


 * Actually, both. See the article. --DThomsen8 (talk) 21:27, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

i just made an edit on this entry, changing the date of filing for bankruptcy from "1072" to "1972"--an obvious typo.

i am new to wp and just learning how to edit.

as for this article, i am curious about its origins. i used to work as an atty in the law dept of EL and wonder where all this information about EL came from

Mikesiris (talk) 13:22, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Move to neutralize the adjectives and adverbs used when discussing the taxes EL had to pay
The neutrality of language in the article will be improved by removing several colorful descriptions of the taxes EL had to pay. For instance, "high rates of urban property taxation," would be better as "property taxes" (nb there's no documentation that EL had to pay any property taxes but when I removed the clause somebody reverted the change). Similarly, "confiscatory property taxes" would be better without "confiscatory." What is the standard for a property tax to be "confiscatory?" Abtal (talk) 21:27, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but the taxation of the railroads by New Jersey is extremely well-documented. Consider any book on this subject including "Erie Lackawanna: The Death of an American Railroad, 1938-1992," and "The Wreck of the Penn Central."  Confiscatory taxes are those that cost near to the value of the property taxed--in other words the property owner had to pay nearly the price of buying the land in taxes to the State.  It is important to research facts before editing an article.--KJRehberg (talk) 00:06, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed
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