User:FishCactus13/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
First transcontinental railroad

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because we discussed it in our class, it's a well-detailed article with lots of credible sources, and it wasn't extremely long. It matters because it lays the groundwork for many important events to come in history.

Evaluate the article
This article has a great opener. The first sentence sums up the entire article pretty well, then moves on to more details, and finally wraps up what this article will contain so readers know what they're getting into. The article seems to be up to date, with some edits being made up to this month. Because this railroad was being constructed and managed during a pivotal point in American History, this article balances well the content and tone overall. It seems that this article does lack some sources for all of its information, but the sources that are there like they come from reputable places. The organization is fluid and was pleasing to the eyes. I appreciated all of the images throughout and thought they greatly added to the information being discussed. The talk page seemed to be communicating some good information and some added thoughts about the article. Overall, I think this article meets the Wikipedia standards and just needs a bit of sourcing work done.