User talk:Slambo/Archive 0803

Rack systems
Done Rack systems The latter has become superfluous as someone has sucessfully integrated that immage, the former, into the English language article. That still leaves the rest. Peter Horn 00:27, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Rack systems
I guess you were too busy to copy the remainder listed above into rack railways.

Peter Horn 19:07, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Still here
I know it's been a terribly long time on this issue, but I haven't forgotten about it. I've been hesitant over moving images that I didn't create or find on my own mostly out of copyright and licensing concerns; specifically, I still need to fully review the terms on these images or to review the processes for moving images that are not my own. When I remember that I still need to do this task, I am generally not able to give this task the attention that it needs. Slambo (Speak) 18:26, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Template:NYCRR
Hi Slambo.

Thanks for tidying up the NYCRR template. I did what I could to sort it out but it still needed work. It looks great now. Thanks again. Blarneytherinosaur gabby? 00:04, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Templates
Hi there, hope you don't mind me asking but I was wondering if you had some advice on WikiProject talk page templates. I've noticed that the TrainsWikiProject is very similar to one we have over at WikiProject Amusement Parks, AmusementParkProject. Similar to the trains template, this includes descendant WPs on the same message - eg. "This article is also part of WikiProject Roller Coasters", however by 'grouping' them onto one template, the class rating is only applicable to the main topic. Just wondering if you knew of a way to copy the rating across all related WPs without having to have more than one class field? Thanks in advance, and apologies if I've completely confused you! Sea serpent 85Talk 15:28, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for your reply. I think, on seeing that, it's more effort than it's worth to include sub-projects on there! Though if I'm ever feeling particularly brave I'll know who to come to :p Sea serpent 85Talk 21:18, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Pennsylvania Railroad
I was wondering if this article is ready for renomination for good article status. ThanksShinerunner 14:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi Slambo, it seems the article wasn't ready yet. thanks again for the help Shinerunner 11:35, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Imperial Triple Crown Jewels


Your Imperial Majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these Imperial Triple Crown Jewels in recognition of your contributions to Wikipedia. May you wear them well. Durova Charge! 20:13, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

DM&E
Thanks for the fix-- I didn't notice that. Kablammo 19:46, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

question Re Trains
who invented the train?

65.31.91.168 01:30, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

BNSF 7695
Sorry about that... can you look at Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 17? Is it a hoax, or if not, is it notable? On the road side of things, I know for a fact that Texas State Highway Loop 7695 is a hoax. --NE2 22:09, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
I'm sorry that I hadn't checked to determine the convention used. I'm willing to manually cahnge all of the articles that link to "New York, Westchester and Boston" to the conventional name. I have three related questions before closing this matter. The formal name of the company appears to have been "New York, Westchester & Boston Railway Company". DCDuring 10:25, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Am I correct that the convention would exclude "Company"?
 * I consulted WP:MOS, which is neutral on a case like this one and decided to use "and" instead of "&". Does that accord with most common practice in the Railroad project?
 * Is it in fully in editors' discretion as to how corporate history and "real" history are combined ? Is there some preference in the Project about this ?

Thanks for the full and prompt answers (yeses) to all questions. DCDuring 10:49, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Tram/ Talk: Tram
As I did on page Talk:Tram, I herewith like to thank you for your fast response to my request of removal the duplicated Ref's and Notes. As from Holland, Haguean, so not an English native writer, I'm trying to participate some small updates on tram and (light)rail in the vehicle area. Some 30 years ago I was Chief Responsable R&D in Power-Electronics for the Dutch Electric Railroads and Tramways; directed from the HTM-company, I pioneered early 70's thyristored serie-resonant currentcommutated choppers for trains, eloc's & trams: traction-equipment etc. through all of Europe, e.g. Swiss/German/Belgian industries -ACEC, ASEA, BBC, Alsthom, Siemens - all patented circuits... Now aged, with respected greetings and apologies for CE/AE-spelling errors, t.à.t., Ing. D.A. Borgdorff, Prof.Electr.Eng. ( P.S.: some pictures need attention too )>86.83.155.44 21:23, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

RoutemapRoute template (redesign)
Thanks for your help with developing this template. The syntax is not very friendly, so your (unstated) clue about separating lines with comments was most welcome.

I think I found the obvious problems with the template parameters while working out the examples, so I hope there won't be any odd side-effects I'm not aware of!

EdJogg 17:31, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

slambo = slamdunk! :)
I want to say that you did an excellent job on re-working the Template:Canada class 2 template. It looked good before, but was getting cluttered, and your re-organizing of things makes it look very neat and much nicer and more managable. keep up the good work! :) RingtailedFox • Talk • Stalk 17:45, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Conductor (transportation)
Hi, enthusiasts who happen to arrive at Wikipedia may not be familiar with our policy that by clicking on a particular image they get all the relevant details, including, in those two cases, the exact type, numbering, dates etc. of the vehicles pictured&mdash;and that's what most of them want. That's why I added "Details", which you called "overlinking." As I said, I don't think it's particularly user-friendly. Best wishes, &lt;K  F&gt;  16:12, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

help with undoing a page move
Hello, Your name was passed to me on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK Waterways about being able to revert a page move that has turned out to be contentious and which was done without prior discussion. Your experience in dealing with similar problems to do with the names of railway stations was mentioned in this context. The problem page is at the moment called Little Bedwyn lock, which is was moved to eventually from the established (and in my view, correct) name of Little Bedwyn Lock. The page change went through an intermediate change (to Bedwyn little lock, which is totally incorrect) which has somehow prevented a simple reversion of the page move to take place. It was suggested that you may be able to perform this task, as well as removing the totally incorrect redirect page at Bedwyn little lock. (That is, move Little Bedwyn lock to Little Bedwyn Lock.) I hesitate to suggest that Little Bedwyn lock should also be removed, but doing that would leave many other redirect pages undeleted which use similar novel names for various locks. Can you help at all? Many thanks. DDStretch   (talk)  21:29, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Many thanks for assisting us with that page move!  DDStretch    (talk)  11:26, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Rapid transit
Could you do me a favor and drop by the discussion at Talk:Rapid transit? Some strident words are starting to go around on the subject of the scoping and titling of the article (including one Godwin's Law incident so far), and I think things could use your expert editorial and mediatorial judgment. Thanks, CComMack (t–c) 11:54, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Morristown Station?
Way back in December 2005, you put in a request for an article on "Morristown Station" on the WikiProject Trains To-do list. This wouldn't happen to be Morristown, New Jersey, would it? Because such an article is already there, and that red link can be redirected if this is the case. DanTD 16:15, 28 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't know of any other station in Morristown, NJ. The existing article includes the 1915 station house which was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. However, the address for the New Jersey Transit one is listed a 122 Morris Avenue, while the NRHP lists it as 132 Morris Street(http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NJ/Morris/state.html). The NRHP also claims this station is still being used. DanTD 17:05, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

EMD GP7 article
Sorry about all the apostrophes and commas. My college handbook for English shows my entries were correct, but I see the Wikipedia requests a simpler format be used. Karl Kleimenhagen 19:56, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

On track ballast...
Thanks for cleaning up behind me on the track ballast article (I need all the help I can get, srsly). Quick question, that you may know, evidently being something of a railway headbanger: what's the proper name for a railway that doesn't use ballast at all, but sits on a solid concrete base instead? (Yeah, you're not WP:REFDESK, but I need it for research purposes on the article. Hope you don't mind!) Lewis Collard! (baby i'm bad news) 20:30, 2 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I haven't heard a specific term, but that doesn't mean one doesn't exist. However, I just happen to be working on a clinic to present at my local NMRA division about modeling ballasted track and properly scenicking the right-of-way, so it may turn up in my research soon. Slambo (Speak)  10:40, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Spiffy. Let me know if you find out. :) Lewis Collard! (baby i'm bad news) 11:54, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Name for rapid transit
Why not rename it to Rail rapid transit or Rapid transit (rail transport)? Should i put this on the rapid transit page? I also think there should also be a page on the different types of rapid transit in general, whether bus, rail or otherwise. Simply south 16:39, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

2017 in rail transport
Not related to the AfD, but found as a result of browsing beyond...

These articles ("20xx in rail transport") are automatically categorised under, however, they are all bizarrely appearing in the 'P' section. Having had a quick look at the problem, I can see it must relate to the template usage (hence notifying the expert!), but I'm afraid I haven't spent any time debugging them.

Incidentally, another argument against the AfD is that the articles provide a means of navigating up and down the series. The series may be followed until 2014, but then there's a gap before later years (2017 and 2019, at least). I would argue that the missing pages should also be created, as redirects to an appropriate list page if necessary, so that complete navigation to the latest available year may be achieved.

EdJogg 13:47, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

extensive removal of links
Slambo, I have noticed that you have removed links to mic-ro.com/metro/ from almost every transit-related Wikipedia page, including links that have been there for a long time (e.g. Rio). I can only consider this as short-sighted and destructive. Maybe you didn't take a look at the pages the links you deleted pointed to. Metro Bits is a non-profit website containing theme-based pages and high-quality photo galleries about various subway cities. Links pointing to such pages add useful information to metro-related Wikipedia pages.

Not only me, but also many other Wikipedia authors have for a long time been adding Metro Bits links to Wikipedia pages, especially in other-languages versions of Wikipedia. Wikipedia authors have also used Metro Bits as a reference for some articles. You might also have noticed that I have contributed content to the English and German versions of Wikipedia (apart from the links you have deleted).

Around 4 October 2007 you have obviously noticed that I have added a number of Metro Bits links to Wikipedia pages. This was not a spam attack as you might have perceived it, the reason was simply that Metro Bits had been dead for several weeks (31 August to 1 October) due to a technical failure by the webspace provider. Now that the problem is fixed I wanted to restore links that might have been deleted in the meantime because Wikipedia users might have noticed the dead links. I didn't keep track of where links had been nor did I check the history of every page.

I suggest that you restore the links you have deleted because they add useful resources to Wikipedia and provide benefit for Wikipedia users.

Regards, Mic-ro 23:24, 10 October 2007 (UTC)


 * See WP:EL. Slambo (Speak) 10:47, 11 October 2007 (UTC)


 * From someone who has deleted other people's work I would expect a more substantial response, see Etiquette, Arrogance. And that a link should not be added by someone who is affiliated with the linked site seems to be merely your own idea but has nothing to do with WP:EL --Mic-ro 01:01, 12 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Replied; see also WP:COI; I suggest further discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rapid transit. Slambo (Speak) 17:38, 12 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I rather stick to Wikipedia talk:External_links --Mic-ro 23:04, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Doh! bycountry not cyountry
Fucking rude! I'm sorry, but honestly, you seem to be intend on saying offensive things to users! Honestly! The respawning trolls 03:56, 15 October 2007 (UTC)


 * What? I was acknowledging that I had made a typo and corrected it. Slambo (Speak)  04:05, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see you've been indef blocked as a troll. Moving on. Slambo (Speak)  14:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Banner shell on List of fictional vehicles
Hey, thanks for the banner shell on the talk page for the List of fictional vehicles. I tried to make one myself, but the top end was broken off and the Automobiles banner was alway separated from the others. DanTD 12:26, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Alex Simon
Hello. I saw you comments on the Santa Fe railway page. You stated that the Alex Simon link was more appropriate for, "the GCSF page than the ATSF page." What is the GCSF page? Thank you and take care. Bhaktivinode 22:26, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I just now found the page and saw that you added it to the see also section, thanks. Take care. Bhaktivinode 22:28, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:GE monogram logo.gif
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More templates deleted
I noted that you chimed in on the recent "colourized" templates deletion. Just an FYI that I have nominated another bunch if you're interested in reviewing this TfD bunch. SkierRMH 23:34, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for putting San Bernardino (Amtrak station) onto the Trains Portal page. It inflates my ego. --Oakshade 04:49, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter for November 2007
The November 2007 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter has been published. Comments are welcome on this, as well as suggestions or offers of assistance for the December 2007 issue. Dr. Cash 01:22, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

List of historic rail accidents
I was sorry to see that the article on list of rail accidents of major historic significance was deleted - I had missed the discussion. The rason for having this was that the current list of accidents is impossibly long (even when broken into sections) and you can't see the wood for the trees. There is, I am sure, a distinction to be made between major disasters killing 50+ people, or which led to a major change in operating practices, and the hundreds and thousands of more minor accidents. I can't agree that most fatal accidents lead to major changes; usually the result is a small tweaking of the rules, or recommendations for a specific location. It's difficult to see what the best way round this is, but the present list is far too long and uncategorised to help someone new to the subject looking for key points. Any ideas for improvement? It was correct that the information was a subset of the main list (obviously anything in this list should also be in the overall list!) Hyperman 42 22:17, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Little context in Talk:Corning (Amtrak station)
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A litle something well deserved
-- DP 67  (talk/contribs) 05:42, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey, thanks! Now to get the portal updated with today's items before I head off for Trainfest.  Slambo (Speak)  12:18, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Hope you had fun! Hopefully I'll get my fix watching real-life metal dinosaurs tomorrow when I go to the NNYC Museum. -- DP 67  (talk/contribs) 00:13, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Timeline of railway history
Hi,

Re: Timeline of railway history ([])

This line is inaccurate:

"1848 Australia first railway Sydney Railway Company (SRC), Australia's first, in 1848. Capitalised at £100,000, it aimed to build railways to connect the port and capital of Sydney with the colony's two main inland towns of Bathurst and Goulburn."

Although the SRC began work on the Sydney-Parramatta line in 1849, it did not open until 1855. The Melbourne-Sandridge line was Australia's first, opening in 1854. I refer you to.

I've never editted a Wiki page so I thought perhaps you might care to update the timeline.

Cheers,

Potoroo —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.214.101.17 (talk) 18:25, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

November 22 in rail transport
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 * This is how I normally start the day in rail transport pages... Slambo (Speak) 16:25, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Template Help!!!
Hey Slambo,

We need your help over at TSW with some templates. Have a look at the works (works is the shortcut) for the discussion!

 Bluegoblin  7   20:32, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Possibly simplest to look here, where I've put a little extra info for you if you get time.  Fiddle Faddle (talk) 22:20, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

SR Merchant Navy Class
Hello. I am just writing to let you know that the above article is up for FA. I am also wondering whether you would like to do a review, as your comments would be valued in improving the article further. Cheers, --Bulleid Pacific (talk) 01:21, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Spiffier triple crown, new awards available
Hi, I've been sprucing up the triple crown awards. Here's the new version of the imperial triple crown jewels you've already earned. Feel free to replace your old one with this if you like the new version better. I've also introduced two new triple crown awards for editors who've done a lot of triple crown work: the Napoleonic and Alexander the Great edition awards. If you're active in a WikiProject, check out the new offer for custom WikiProject triple crowns. I'll make those upon request if five or more editors qualify. See User:Durova/Triple crown winner's circle for more information. Thanks for your hard work, and cheers! Durova Charge! 22:14, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Pennsylvania Railroad
Hi Slambo, an editor removed the example images used for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The reasoning is that the images were not PRR. While I can understand the reasoning, I felt that the images would help a reader understand the article section. Anywho, I just wanted to get your opinion. Thanks --Shinerunner (talk) 22:41, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Station names
Unless someone shouts "No, don't do it!", my inclination would be to select a "patch" which has multiple overlapping railroad operators, and see how things do. A couple candidates come to mind: --Mackensen (talk) 20:37, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Illinois (Metra & Amtrak)
 * The Pacific Northwest (Amtrak, Sounder & VIA)

Question about picture copyrights
Hello,

I have a picture I would like to upload. Our organization owns the copyright and we use it in promotional media and such, and would have no problem uploading it to wikipedia (much like the copyright notice on this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MaRSPhaseII.jpg)

Which option can we select in order to get a similar message/copyright?

Thanks!

ResAnalyst

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter for December 2007
The December 2007 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter has been published. Comments are welcome on this, as well as suggestions or offers of assistance for the January 2008 issue. Dr. Cash 01:11, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Upload/Replace this image/Trains
I created Upload/Replace this image/Trains and redirected Image:Project Trains no image.png to it, so that people don't assume they are supposed to replace the exact image. (What confusion that would cause!) I copied the Upload/Replace_this_image page to do it, but wasn't sure how to word it properly for the project. To my understanding there are many avenues to contribute images provided they comply with the various rules and one does not exactly have to 'own' the image copyrights. I was hoping you could use your sysop know-how and better understanding of such rules to reword the page so that it better suits the project. Thanks! -- DP 67  ('talk'/'contribs') 12:00, 11 December 2007 (UTC)


 * (jumping in) I've been applying Image:Replace this imageb.svg, the Fromowner building placeholder, to articles on extant stations that lack images, and I think that should continue; as fixed structures, they should appear in a search for missing images of buildings. Rolling stock is the only other category of thing that might want a placeholder, and perhaps a better idea would be a generic "vehicle" template, for cars, planes, and boats as well as rolling stock, instead of a project-based placeholder.  —CComMack (t–c) 19:59, 11 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Using an existing placeholder works for me too I just thought it would be nice to have a related image but never intended anyone to be expected to use it, if they choose to use it, it's there. Rail transport rolling stock placeholder would be nice too good idea! As for lumping everything into one 'vehicle' category that seems too large If every boat, bus, car, plane, truck and train were in one category.  Besides keeping things in theme helps various projects seem somewhat uniform. At least in my opinion. Using a page the expresses (more like demands) "from owner" I fear will scare people away from contributing images. There are other avenues within the rules allowing editors to upload images they may not personally own, such as trainweb for one, or others such as fair use, Govt. archives, etc.  that may also work within the rules. Not forgetting that allot of the images missing within the trains project may rely on these other avenues since many vehicles have been retired and scrapped so snapping a shot of one on the road just might not be possible, in this case image archives and pictures that 'others own' but are willing to share may be the only option. Which is why I would like a page that expresses this rather than turning people off by leading them to believe they must personally own the copyright. Hope that makes sense. -- DP 67  (talk/contribs) 21:44, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Just a quick ACK on this. I've seen the comments and plan to look into the questions further, I'm just a little short on time this week due to the snow that has fallen here in the last ten days (we got another six inches yesterday and more is predicted for tomorrow) and the two final exams that I have to study for this week. Slambo (Speak) 12:09, 12 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Roger that... No problem, certainly not an earth shattering issue. Take your time, and keep all that snow where you are! LOL You guys are getting dumped.. Much more than Western Mich. I hate snow! Time to move back to LA! :D  DP 67  (talk/contribs) 12:21, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Another side job..
I had mentioned this a few months back.. So I fianlly got around to putting the bits together to make a start.. It's far from done and quite ready for main space but, take a sneak peek!
 * North American railroad signals
 * -- DP 67  (talk/contribs) 14:02, 14 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Way cool. I've got a couple Santa Fe rulebooks from mid-20th century in my collection.  I'll try to find some time to compare and update as appropriate. Slambo (Speak)  14:10, 14 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Here's a sample of the new B&O light poles I'm working on.. If you listen, and watch carefully, a train might go by.. LOL
 * -- DP 67  (talk/contribs) 01:57, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Modularizing a template
Do you know of an easy tutorial to make modularized templates? I've been trying to figure out how to do it with the loco-box. It's getting bigger, and bigger.. I'd like to take all of the auto-fields and put them each in their own module to shrink things down a bit. It would also make things easier for others to edit options in smaller modules.
 * Thanks! -- DP 67  (talk/contribs) 04:01, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Hey Slambo...
Hi Slambo,

Are you free to come and help us over at TSW at the moment? We need help with setting up an assessment scheme and the appropriate banners. Thanks,  Bluegoblin  7   19:50, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Help
Dear Slambo,

I was wondering if you would please help me make Image:M&LKlogo2.jpg legal according to Wikipedia Guidelines.

Masterchief46517 (talk) 16:42, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Anything in your archives?
Would you happen to have any info in your archives about the Catonsville and Ellicott City Electric railway? I put together an article Victor G Bloede, from what I have read he had a great deal to do with putting the railroad together. I'm not sure how much, or if he's qaulified to be part of the trains project. If you get a chance please take a look and let me know what you think. Cheers! -- DP 67  (talk/contribs) 03:29, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Betuweroute
Hi Slambo,

You rated the Betuweroute wiki in november, when it was an eyesore. I have nearly totally rewritten the limping thing. Athough much better now, there is still room for improvement, so reassessment could help to concentrate on high priority issues.

Being a newbee, I have not been eager to scrap work that is not mine, but do you think the list of municipalities should be scrapped? Converting it to a small table is the alternative option, but I would prefer the axe.

Thx for rating the wiki! B222 (talk) 15:34, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Madtown and trains
Hello there, Slambo. I found your userpage via the photo you took of the WORT studio. I write to you for three reasons: Cheers. – Scartol  •  Tok  14:46, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) I also live in Madison, and you're the first Wikipedian I've found in this area. Do you know of others? Would a gathering yield more than three people? Also, I've made a Madison userbox which perhaps you'd care to add to your 'page.
 * 2) I wonder if there's any chance you knew my father. He was a big model railroader and railfan who was involved with the NMRA. His name was George Piotrowski and he lived in Gainesville, Florida until his death in 1992.
 * 3) Your contributions to Wikipedia are remarkable. Kudos for your quality work, especially all those superb pictures.

WikiProject Good Articles January Newsletter
Happy New Year! Here is the latest edition of the WikiProject GA Newsletter! Dr. Cash (talk) 04:07, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Alliant Energy Center
I see that you commented on the Alliant Energy Center page. I've recently updated this article but I'm a new user and am not sure about all the ins and outs of Wikipedia yet. The article is currently listed as a stub and I'm hoping that with my edits it won't be considered a stub anymore. How does this rating go away? Shan3186 (talk) 19:47, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

CFDs
Hi Slambo -- I was going to notify you about the CFDs, but you've already found them & weighed in. The thinking is that it is usually much better to simply include award-winners in the article about the award. That way they can be cited, referenced, sorted, noted, and exclusions or inclusions can be policed. It also avoids problems with WP:OCAT. I'm glad you're in the conversation and please feel free to ping me on my talk page if you have other questions. Cheers, --Lquilter (talk) 21:01, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Just FYI, CFDs usually go for about 5 days or so, so if you had more to say on that CFD, time is running out. --Lquilter (talk) 15:34, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the bump reminder; I was out of town for the weekend. I very much appreciate your willingness to keep those who object informed and involved in a healthy discussion.  I would still prefer the categories be kept, but my main concern that the information itself remains is addressed by keeping the list articles.  I understand the reasoning behind the noms and cannot come up with anything that directly contradicts it, therefore I will not contest them further at this point (and I'm copying this sentiment there too so closing admins see that I was involved in the discussion again before closure). Slambo (Speak)  16:39, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Balham tube station and [[Balham station
Sir, I am requesting a short term lock on these two articles, please see the Talk:Balham tube station. A newcomer IPer is moving these article without the customary discussion/vote/closed process. Thank you, respectfully requested. LanceBarber (talk) 00:29, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Balham tube station and Balham station
Sir, I am requesting a short term lock on these two articles, please see the Talk:Balham tube station. A newcomer IPer is moving these article without the customary discussion/vote/closed process. I tried to do a undo/restore, but they jumped in and changed it again. Please interviene. Thank you, respectfully requested. LanceBarber (talk) 00:31, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Comments on MKT page
I'm new here and just learning my way around. Today I was looking at page history and saw this from you

(→In popular culture - not at any of the model railroad shows or NMRA national conventions that I've attended)

That isn't on the page anywhere, so I assume its some kind of comment. I don't know how this is done. I presume it is in response to my remark that numerous manufacturers make Katy locos and cars.

I have around 10 MKT locos in N, HO and O scales. These are made by Atlas, K-Line, Lionel, Walthers, and Mehano. I have somewhere around 50 Katy cars in the various scales made by those same manufacturers plus MTL, Intermountain, Roco, Trix, and one or two I can't recall.

I am very interested in revamping the list of named trains, as it has excellent information but I find it hard to use. I'd like to see it broken up into more, smaller pages. Does Wiki interface to an RDBMS? I have taught SQL for many years, and some institutions I have taught at have published my SQL book for my classes. I'd love to get that data into MySQL or Oracle.

Best! Lownen (talk) 16:28, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Texas Special
The reason I said the Texas Special was popular is the volume of them available on ebay. People seem to be buying them. Of course you could argue that they are also unpopular because so many people are selling them.

What's interesting to me is that they are all in O Scale. I have only seen one N Scale Texas Special on ebay in the months that I have been watching. This was a Con-Cor limited edition from the 80s. I was fortunate enough to have the winning bid.

What surprises me is, with all the O Scale Texas Specials out there, I have never seen a steamer. If you ever come across one please let me know.

Best!

Lownen (talk) 20:24, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

List of named passenger trains
I don't know if I mentioned, or if you noticed but I have created a Texas Special page and a Meteor (St. Louis-San Francisco Railway) page over the last couple of days.

In the course of doing this I noticed that the List of named passenger trains was very cumbersome to use.

I have taken the data from these pages and created a set of pages at User:Lownen/Named Trains which I would like to offer as replacements for the older pages.

I don't know what official submission process you have, and you are the only administrator I've had contact with. That's why I'm writing you about this.

Best!

Lownen (talk) 20:41, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

The Ballad of Casey Jones
Hi,

The section on "The Ballad of Casey Jones" was moved (which is fine), but Andrews Palop put a rewrite tag on the article saying it sounded like a "dramatic novel," which I strongly disagree with and said so on the discussion page of the article. Could you take a look and see what you think sometime? Homedepotov (talk) 20:53, 29 January 2008 (UTC)


 * School was canceled tonight due to severe weather, so I'll see if I can set aside some time to take a look after dinner. Slambo (Speak) 21:26, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter
The February 2008 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter is ready! Dr. Cash (talk) 05:18, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

WPTIS lists
Just a small request. On TrainsWikiProject, could you change Category:WikiProject Transport in Scotland lists to Category:List-Class Scotland Transport articles per a recent rename? 00:50, 14 February 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ - The update is working its way through the transclusions and the articles should be there shortly. Slambo (Speak)  12:02, 14 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Simply south (talk) 20:15, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

MARTA peer review
Hi, I am trying to get some feedback on the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority article. I recently listed it for a peer review but no one has given any feedback. I also have had a request for feedback from the Wikipedia Trains project but no one has commented. About a year ago you gave some very useful feedback on the article, which helped us reach GA status. If you have time can you give more feedback on the article, particularly with regards to whether or not the article is ready for FA status. Biomedeng (talk) 02:19, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I have a very busy couple of weekends coming up, but I'll try to make some time to take a look. Slambo (Speak) 11:57, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

International Limited
Confusion reigns on Talk:International Limited (passenger train) over whether the train ever crossed the border at Windsor. Can you shed some light on the subject? Thanks, Mackensen (talk) 17:21, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

apostrophes for plurals
In some cases you do use apostrophes for plurals, depending on which style guide you follow - e.g., "Johnny got all A's except for one F on his report card" is correct Associated Press style - but you are correct about the incorrect plural in the Wilton Scenic Railroad article. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 20:32, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter
The March 2008 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter is ready! Dr. Cash (talk) 06:11, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

CdN
I see you found the article then!. Would you take a look at the talk page please? Could do with some pointers as I think this has the potential to be FA in the mid-term. RB possibly has that potential too! Mjroots (talk) 18:35, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It bubbled up to the top of the Unassessed category today. So far, I think it's pretty good.  I'll try to give a more complete review there.  Slambo (Speak)  18:36, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I've been working on the article. Would you care to take a look? Would you be the official GA promoter/arbiter for this article? I would think that I'm not allowed to be in that position as I've had the bulk of the input into the article. Mjroots (talk) 09:07, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

PRR - Steam locomotive section
Hi Slambo, I was looking over the article when I noticed that two - three paragraphs appear in the edit section. However, they do not show up on the finished version. It might be a problem with the references and I can't see to fix it. If you could take a look. Thanks!!!!Shinerunner (talk) 16:31, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks !!!!
Thanks for the help. Shinerunner (talk) 22:02, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Nagarjuna Express
Thanks for this template cleanup, I'm not too familiar with all the parameters. TRAVELLINGCARI My storyTell me yours 22:02, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

FAC - Royal Blue
Hi Slambo, I've nominated Royal Blue (B&O train) and am currently working my way thru the FA review comments. Perhaps you could take a look, too?  JGHowes talk  -  15:05, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I saw it move there, but haven't had a chance to take a longer look. I'm busy until the weekend, but I'll try to check in with my thoughts then. Slambo <small style="color:black;">(Speak)  16:26, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * There are a few style fixes I still need to make, but one puzzling issue which is getting a lot of discussion at the FAC concerns the TrainsProject article naming convention. Your advices and comments would really be helpful.  JGHowes talk  -  01:46, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Lake Forest (Metra) image correct?
You seem to have more contact with the Chicago arer railroad system than I do. Can you tell me if the image in the Lake Forest (Metra Union Pacific/North) is for the proper Lake Forest Metra station? Or does this belong in the Lake Forest (Metra Milwaukee District/North) station instead? Metra's website doesn't have images from all angles, so I don't know. I asked the owner of the image, but he wouldn't tell me. DanTD (talk) 23:42, 6 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I think I just found that I was right all along. A bicycle enthusiasts website for the Green Bay Bike Trail indicates that the image is for the correct Lake Forest station(http://www.about-bicycles.com/greenbay-mcclory-northshore/green-bay-trail-b004.jpg). So I'm going to remove the "imageneeded" parameter from the talk page now. DanTD (talk) 17:47, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Monorails task force
Due to renewed interest, could you please undelete WikiProject Trains/Monorail task force?--MrFishGo Fish 01:45, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

BC Rail Electric Locomotives
Hi Slambo! I work at the Railway & Forestry Museum in Prince George, British Columbia and I happened upon your pictures of the BCOL series electrics being chopped up. You may not know, but our museum has the only remaining electric from the Tumbler sub, BCOL 6001. I would really like to get in touch with about those pictures and the electrics generally. Hope to talk to you soon!

PGRFM —Preceding unsigned comment added by PGRFM (talk • contribs) 02:18, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, the 6001 was spared the scrap pile, but only just barely. The reason I am looking for these pictures is because our Park Manager at PGRFM (also my boyfriend) passed on two weeks ago very suddenly. He was an engineer on the electrics for the entirety of their day. And he was responsible for finding a private investor for the 6001 hour, and retreiving her back for preservation at the Museum, where it still sits. Therefore he was also the last engineer to run the last electric. I am putting together information for Museum archives, and potentially a small writing about Tumbler and her electrics. If you would give me permission, I would love to use all of the pictures for this. The museum would be thrilled to have the pictures regardless. You can send them to me at wspearing@shaw.ca. I really appreciate your response!

W. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PGRFM (talk • contribs) 14:11, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks again. Also, if you happen to need pics or info on any of our rolling stock at PGRFM, just ask.

Cheers. W. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PGRFM (talk • contribs) 01:44, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Impossibility of your request
You reverted a correct change of Amtrak, which cannot fall under the definition of portmanteau in any kind of regards. See:. Ottava Rima (talk) 18:44, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It is not impossible to come to an agreement and consensus before making sweeping changes. The discussion needs to be resolved on Talk:Portmanteau. Slambo <small style="color:black;">(Speak)  18:57, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Council roll call
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Melon ‑ Bot  ( STOP! )  22:29, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Infobox Station
I fixed the template for the sizes issue, but I'm now not so certain that was the correct fix. From the discussion on the Village Pump, previously the "px" could be either in the template or the article, or both. Now it cannot be in both, or it effectivelty defeats itself and it's as if it was in neither. But the question is, where should it be going forward? In the template, or in the articles? Removing it from the template was the quick solution for those articles where it was in the article, but now if any articles do not use the "px", *they* will be broken. So I'm wondering if it should be put back in the template, and removed from the articles. The Village Pump discussion appears to be setting up for major bot-clean-up runs, so if we get it right back in the template, we can hopefully catch one of these runs. Does that all make sense? - TexasAndroid (talk) 18:47, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

William Wilberforce
Thanks, Sean. Much appreciated! Cheers, Bruce – Agendum (talk) 18:37, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Images task force
Hi, It's Britishrailclass43 here. I have just joined the image taskforce on the wiki trains project. Would you be able to give me some advice on the kind of images that should be uploaded? Thanks Britishrailclass43 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Britishrailclass43 (talk • contribs) 11:34, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

transport
Hi. Could you cast your eye over the transport template, please? It (mostly) prevents the inclusion of text to its left, which seriously screws the page layout. In most cases it has been relegated to the See also section, presumably to keep it out of the way. I tried moving it on rail transport, but the effect was still not right. Thanks EdJogg (talk) 09:53, 31 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I'll try to find some time to check it out soon. As I mentioned to BG7 below, I'm in school three nights a week. Slambo <small style="color:black;">(Speak)  15:30, 31 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks. There's no hurry, of course :o) but it does need someone with a trained eye. EdJogg (talk) 15:36, 31 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I must not be seeing it as it appears to work properly on Rail transport and on my test page. Slambo <small style="color:black;">(Speak) 18:46, 31 March 2008 (UTC)


 * It does look OK now, doesn't it? I added class=Infobox (or similar) to fix the issues seen at the time. Maybe there was a delay in the jobqueue, and my fix wasn't immediately visible. Oh well, 'tis done now. Thanks for looking -- EdJogg (talk) 23:09, 31 March 2008 (UTC)