User:Dscsd21/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Amtrak

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Out of the list of article laid out by my professor, Professor Ledley, I chose the Amtrak article because it displayed a company with a rich and interesting history. In addition, the Wikipedia article on the company is currently lacking a section tackling the effect of climate change on the company, and how the company effects climate change. This is what I plan to add to this article to make it more well rounded in the scope of the modern world.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The Amtrak article begins with a well detailed introduction displaying the company description, company founding, geographic operations, financial standing, and other things of that nature in a concise manner. The meat of the article covers content regarding the company's service, operations, and executive board, but is mainly focused on the history of the industry. This begins in 1916 and progresses through the history of Amtrak, from its founding in 1971 all the way up until 2022. This content is well created and focuses on laying out an industry background before getting into the company itself. This gives the reader a base to understand the reason for the company's inception. In addition to this, the article does an excellent job staying on topic, and is relevant and up to date as of this year. My only criticism of this article is that there could be added sections about Amtrak's ESG (Environmental, Sustainability, Governance) focus, or lack thereof. While I intend to tackle part of the company's environmental impact in regards to climate change, but there could be more information about the company's worker diversity, or what they are doing to help the communities where their terminals are located. However, other than this, the article is well crafted and very cohesive content wise. As for tone, I was truly unable to notice or identify any subjective content or overrepresented viewpoints throughout the article. The sources of the article are plentiful, and appear to be referenced correctly. Upon checking some of the links, the sources reviewed were scholarly and from many different websites. The sources check were unbiased, and for the financial information citations, there explanatory citations to make sure the reasoning for the numbers provided was understood. The article talk page mostly consisted of frequent updates to external links and the board of directors as time passed. There was some discussion of whether Amtrak was a railroad, or just a railroad owner, but not much of this seemed to be reflected in the article. The article is listed as a level 5 vital article in Society, and a B-class article by WikiProject vital articles. Finally, this Amtrak article is part of a Wiki Education Assignment, the likes of which I am a part of right now.