Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Augusta and Summerville Railroad


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The result was speedy keep. Per nominator's !vote, unopposed. (non-admin closure) Shawn in Montreal (talk) 03:44, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

Augusta and Summerville Railroad

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This excellent article stub about a particular short line is all original research. The article has no references that indicate the existence of the line or any of the details, apparently painstakingly collected since 2006. The article fails WP:V. This particular line is described in several legal articles[]. It is unclear that this makes the short line notable WP:N. The article ought to say why it is notable and deserves to be in an encyclopedia. Eleven years should be long enough to add these details to the article. It is up to the editor adding text to provide references. Rhadow (talk) 17:22, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Georgia (U.S. state)-related deletion discussions. Mark the trainDiscuss 18:28, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. Mark the trainDiscuss 18:28, 10 October 2017 (UTC)


 * I suppose the writer must've gotten it from somewhere. In the old days railroads were named after the communities they connected - Providence and Worcester Railroad for example.  Summerville, Georgia and Augusta are nowhere near each other and it's practically impossible for there to be a horse-drawn railway connecting the two.  Maybe they meant Summerville, South Carolina but that distance isn't much shorter and the latter is a suburb of Charleston.  It seems more likely they wouldn't stop at Summerville.  I'll do a little looking. --Oakshade (talk) 04:05, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - This railway did exist and there is extensive coverage from government reports and the like. --Oakshade (talk) 04:13, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - Per Oakshade. Also, the editor that PROD-ed this article is doing the same to many other railway articles, and is not abiding by WP:CHANCE. Morphenniel (talk) 09:25, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep -- references added. WP:CHANCE does not apply here, not after eleven years. WP:SNOWBALL does.  Rhadow (talk) 13:01, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep as per User: Oakshade the railway did exist. There is extensive coverage from government reports and other sources. WP:Chance is not applicable.desmay (talk) 18:34, 12 October 2017 (UTC)


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