Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abandoned railway


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:47, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Abandoned railway

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This could be a worthy entry, but at present there is no sign of notability. West Eddy (talk) 16:00, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep, otherwise possible Merge with Abandoned railway station?--Coin945 (talk) 16:32, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Since this has nothing to do with stations? No... - The Bushranger One ping only 20:46, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, to be fair, there does seem to be a recurring theme of abandoned railway-related things.... An article could be made out of that if the individual aticles dont work.--Coin945 (talk) 23:57, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:42, 1 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep This could indeed be a worthy entry so we should just wikify it and mark it as a stub. AFD is not clean-up.  Warden (talk) 16:44, 1 May *2012 (UTC)
 * You need to at least show notability -- which this article does not do -- to keep it as a stub. West Eddy (talk) 16:57, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * No, this is only needed to avoid speedy deletion in particular cases: individuals, animals, organizations, web content and musical recordings. (CSD A7 &c.) A brief skim of the search links above shows that the topic is quite notable - there are many substantial sources discussing the legal aspects of the rights of way of abandoned railways and their potential use for other purposes. Warden (talk) 09:29, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * This website lists over 1,100 abandoned railroad rights-of-way in the United States alone. Also, in the US, there is quite a documentation process surrounding the filing and abandonment of a railroad grade with the government's Surface Transportation Board; this article might be a good candidate to discuss that, albeit not representative of a world view. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roadrunner76 (talk • contribs) 13:58, 2 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - An historically significant topic, the inclusion of which improves the encyclopedia:
 * ISBN 1931112134
 * ISBN 1873877617
 * — Northamerica1000(talk) 22:38, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * ISBN 1873877617
 * — Northamerica1000(talk) 22:38, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * — Northamerica1000(talk) 22:38, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * — Northamerica1000(talk) 22:38, 2 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep there are many Abandoned railway in earth. Feynboy (contribs) 02:38, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - Abandoned railway lines, more properly called "right of ways," continue to be very contemporary topics long after abandonments and shape both the urban and rural landscapes. Rail trails and new auto roadways for example. Besides the books found by Noarthamerica1000, another one here. .  G-news archives finds hundreds of articles on the topic from various localities.  --Oakshade (talk) 10:00, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - I have added a picture gallery and I will add some more suitable references shortly. Biscuittin (talk) 11:25, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.