Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Royal Blue (B&O train)


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was promoted 00:10, 12 March 2008.

Royal Blue (B&amp;O train)


Self-nom. The Royal Blue had a number of historic firsts in railroading and was a major influence on the industry in America and the world. I feel it's ready for a FAC review.  JGHowes talk  -  14:37, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. MOJSKA   666  (msg) 18:30, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Support --Kiyarr lls ton 15:48, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * "FAC Review" did you coin that just now? I've heard of FA Review, Peer Review, but not FAC Review.
 * Thanks for linking to Pennsylvania Railroad - I had no idea it was such a powerful company.
 * I find it very strange that it is both train and train line, that no mention of the "end" of the trains (what happened to them? moved to another line?), and no mention of the end of the line in the lead.

Support My concerns have been addressed. Note that I tweaked the navigational footer template for sentence case in the header, and for italics on train names. Well done! Maralia (talk) 19:59, 11 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Comments Sources themselves look good, but they need page numbers for the citations, so that folks are able to verify the information easily. Currently, all the references lack page numbers. Ealdgyth | Talk 20:16, 9 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Support Nice article. Two suggestions, move the free images to commons and add the page numbers if at all possible to the refs. — Rlevse  •  Talk  • 00:15, 10 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Support, concerns addressed. --Laser brain (talk) 18:31, 11 March 2008 (UTC) Comments
 * "It was also the eponymous name used by the B&O between 1890 and 1917 for its improved passenger service between New York and Washington launched in the 1890s..." A bit awkward.. how about: B&O also used its name between 1890 and 1917 for its improved passenger service between New York and Washington...
 * "Beginning in 1917, former Royal Blue Line trains were renamed: the Royal Limited inaugurated..." Is there a comma missing after "the Royal Limited" or am I misunderstanding the sentence?
 * "Diesel-powered" should be with a hyphen, not an en dash. There are more of these throughout.. "non–articulated", "'Martha Washington'–series", "8–car".
 * I think the use of the term "Pennsy" is too informal, especially when it only pops up once in the whole article.
 * In the Scheduling and equipment section, "1890s—1910s" should have an en dash, not an em dash.
 * For the time table, rather than having the footnote preceding it, put the source in the table as a footer row. See how this is done in Saffron. --Laser brain (talk) 04:57, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Reply by nom: All of the above comments have been addressed, except for: (1) one citation still needs page numbers; and (2) move of free images to Commons. I'll attend to those today. These suggestions are greatly appreciated.  JGHowes talk  -  21:50, 11 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Notes: Please see WP:NBSP and the sample edit I left, attention needed throughout. Please see WP:MOS, attention to spaces needed throughout.  Please see WP:FN, ibid and op cit are not used on Wiki; pls adjust.  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 22:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe these have all now been fixed.  JGHowes talk  -  23:35, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.