Talk:History of rail transportation in California/GA1

GA Reassessment
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This article does not meet the GA criteria. While sufficiently well-written and referenced with in-line citations, it fails criteria 3a by only covering mainline rail from 1855 to 1910. A single paragraph is devoted to current. The current article should be split out in a history sub-article, and expanded to the double to include the post-1910 history. In addition, a section should be made about current lines, current operations, passenger services, freight services, urban rail (rapid transit, streetcars and light rail). Also, the lead should be about three to four times the current length. I am therefore delisting the article. At best, the current prose should be about a quarter of the article's prose. A complete rewrite is needed, and with a complete rewrite, the prose should be quality-assured in a new GA review. If the article at a later date meets the criteria, please renominate it. Arsenikk (talk)  09:32, 8 May 2009 (UTC)