User talk:Fan Railer

Cities Sprinter
You fixed the vectron thing, thanks.Sf5xeplus (talk) 13:49, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

more
The references are quoting 200km/h and 125mph - in the same breath - so they're rounding the figures - as you say 200km/h = just over 124mph etc. It can be fixed by using xxx undefined

Alternatively if you start with mph eg 125 mph and round it works ..
 * 125 mph ... 125 mph
 * 125 mph ... 125 mph
 * 125 mph ... 125 mph

Sf5xeplus (talk) 20:11, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

NYC Subway shop locations
Regarding the images File:Shop 1.JPG, File:Shop 2.JPG, and File:Shop 3.JPG; Are those more images of the 207th Street Yard ‎, or is this someplace else? DanTD (talk) 14:30, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

HXD3B motor
What was your source for the motor type of the China Railways HXD3B? --Rontombontom (talk) 12:44, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Bombardier Zefiro
Hi. I've temporarily reverted your edits to the article, can you explain on the talk page what needs to be changed. If the link is dead we can get the old document from a web archive and use that.

I made a temporary fix here - but I haven't checked if any of the data is now wrong.

Can you re-add any new data. sorry about the inconvinience Sf5xeplus (talk) 22:13, 5 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I wasn't disagreeing with what you were adding - just trying to tidy up the references..
 * As I understand it most of the information is unchanged. Though there is some additional height data and a few other changes - all I was asking was that you re-add that, and keep the references tidy.Sf5xeplus (talk) 16:37, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Please check
Sorry about the earlier revert - I meant like this - can you double check it. I worked out how to fix it using "find and replace" in a word processor.213.249.225.149 (talk) 17:27, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Mystery NYC Subway Images
Here I am, once again asking for the locations of pics you've taken of the New York City Subway system, and if necessary other subway systems.


 * File:R46 A Far Rockaway 1.JPG(I know this is on the Far Rockaway Line, but where specifically?)
 * File:R143.jpg
 * File:Smiley In R62A Cab.JPG(To be honest, I barely noticed the smiley)
 * File:Close-up of Cab.jpg(Is this even in New York City?)

There are certainly some others I'm wondering about, and they're not all taken by you. I'll have to ask about those another time. DanTD (talk) 17:52, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The First one is easy, it's the Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue terminal. You can see the signs on the columns. Acps110 (talk • contribs) 22:45, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I didn't see them until later on, but thanks anyhow to both of you. The R143 train I added to a general list that was incomplete, and I forgot it wasn't one of the ones you took. Sorry. And as far as those three images from the 207th Street Yard go, I wouldn't be so sure they're deleted. All three were renamed, and at least two of them were sent to the commons. DanTD (talk) 01:17, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Another one
Here's another one I've been wondering about that's already in the commmons; File:IMG 1730.jpg. I know you didn't take this, but other than being a 6 train, I can't seem to find out where this is either. DanTD (talk) 18:25, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

ALP-45DP
I've reverted your last minor edit to ALP-45DP to reinstate the redlink to Selkirk Yard as per WP:REDDEAL. I've done a search, and it comes up several times, with a few other pages having red-links. I suggest it should be created as a simple redirect page, possibly to Selkirk, New York, which is at least a quick way of getting its location (once I've asked my wife yet again where Albany is -- I'm British, she's from Yonkers ;-).

If Selkirk, New York is used, I'd suggest creating a "Selkirk Yard", "Selkirk Rail Yard" or "Rail yard" section (with perhaps a for "Selkirk Yard") so that it gets a positive hit.

An alternative redirection target page might be the Selkirk hurdle, which doesn't currently cite the rail yard, but I assume gives the explanation for the ALP-45DP's circuitous route. Then again the red-link(s) could be eliminated with a piped line as: "by way of Selkirk Yard". Tim PF (talk) 16:34, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

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Fan Railer (talk) 03:45, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Go ahead... delete it... The image is really useless at this point.
 * I agree -- I've removed it from ALP-45DP. Tim PF (talk) 23:57, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * So now it's an orphaned fair use file and must be deleted in 1 week if not used. &mdash; Train2104 (talk • contribs • count) 13:31, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Re: File:34 Interior.JPG
Can you give a description to File:34 Interior.JPG? It's a nice-looking one and I'd like to be able to send this to the Commons. DanTD (talk) 12:08, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Ugh! I already beat you to it and posted it in the commons. If you have an account there, feel free to replace mine with yours. DanTD (talk) 01:22, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Fine. I'll just swipe what you wrote and replace it. DanTD (talk) 01:49, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

More images threatened
I found two others that have been tagged as orphans but not necessarily tagged for deletion; File:R33WF Scrap Line With R160B And R32 Closeup.JPG and File:R33WF Scrap Line With R160B Wide Shot.JPG. Let me guess; the 207th Street Yard? DanTD (talk) 23:56, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Yep Fan Railer (talk) 06:24, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

M15 Bus in South Ferry
Regarding this image; Is this bus in South Ferry, Brooklyn, or South Ferry, Manhattan? This is another one that should be thrown into the commons. ---DanTD (talk) 16:33, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
 * But, which South Ferry? DanTD (talk) 23:50, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
 * South Ferry, Manhattan. (It's an M15 before they switched to three door artics.) Acps110 (talk • contribs) 01:12, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

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Locomotive articles
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HXD2B
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ALP-45DP
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Rail photos
Greetings Fan Railer! I've noticed you have a load of wonderful train and rail related photos that you have uploaded. I do not know how active you are these days, but many (if not all) of your photos are lacking descriptions (see Special:ListFiles/Fan_Railer). I have no trouble adding descriptions from the best of my ability, but you have much more knowledge on the subject (especially since you took the photos) and I was hoping that you might could add descriptions to all of your uploads. Thanks, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask here or on my talkpage. -- Тимофей ЛееСуда . 21:53, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can do Fan Railer (talk) 04:38, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

ACS-64
Regarding test runs, which you mentioned here. I was on the Vermonter #56 today during the engine swap in New Haven when I heard the dispatcher speak these hopeful words over the conductor's radio: "test train". I jumped up, rushed to the platform and waited as long as could, but to no avail. No picture for Wikipedia. Jehochman Talk 23:44, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Your addition of multiple external links on Steam locomotive
Hello. I have reverted your addition of all of those links to pdf-files on Steam locomotive, both because Wikipedia isn't a link repository, and because the links I tried didn't even work properly. Thomas.W  talk to me  16:02, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
 * While I understand the first reason for reversion, I do believe the second you provide is purely your problem, as there is no reason that they would not work.Fan Railer (talk) 20:52, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Your edits to HHP-8
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 * So you're telling me, that for a photo that I myself shot, I have to now send a copy of me sending myself the permission to upload said photo to Wiki releasing it to the public domain. That's some bullshit. Next time I might as well withhold the information that I published it to my Facebook page as well, and see if that saves me this trouble. Fan Railer (talk) 02:41, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Stop calculating your own data
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UP Donation Special Pics + Apology
So I noticed you have been uploading a number of pics lately, and I appreciate that. Here's my one request if possible: can you also upload more pics from the UP Donation Special? So far, I noticed that you only uploaded a pic of the 5511 from the move, which is excellent because no pic of 5511 existed until you stepped in. I would appreciate a few more from that special, such as 3985, 6936, the E9B shell, CNW 401, etc. You probably know what I'm looking for from this, so I hope you can fulfill this.

Also do you accept apologies? Because I would like to sincerely apologize for my behavior on your YouTube a few months ago. I didn't mean to be an asshole, but due to my ADHD, my unnecessary replies of stating the obvious and/or stupid questions pop-up occasionally, and I often get offended easily over sarcastic replies. I am willing to take another chance and come back to your channel, as you have the best videos of transit content, along with others like the simulators. But I can only return as long as you're willing to give your former subscriber a second chance like I'm giving you another chance as well. Davidng913 (talk) 15:49, 2 May 2023 (UTC)


 * No apology necessary. You never needed to leave in the first place. Thank you for explaining your situation. As for the photos, I can look back through my hard drive and see if there are any worth uploading. Fan Railer (talk) 21:49, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much. And I have now resubscribed to your channel as well. Davidng913 (talk) 15:02, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Thomas & Friends
Hi. Someone who likes train writing made a page about Duncan the Narrow Gauge Engine, but for some reason he don’t want him to have his own page, but I do. I asked Jackdude101 for help, but he wouldn’t budge. Can you remove that socalled redirect part and give Duncan his own proper page? Please TomyTNF (talk) 21:54, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

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PM 1225
You think you could create some up-to-date photos for 1225 if you ever visit her like you did for 611, 4014, or 3254? WillJSimpson (talk) 03:48, 2 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Of course I would. That said, it will likely be some time before I can make it out to Owasso. Fan Railer (talk) 08:38, 2 December 2023 (UTC)