This is an
essay on
style. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on how to format and present article content within their area of interest.
This information is not a formal
Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
Following are guidelines and suggestions on the style of train articles for WikiProject Trains.
A topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. For general advice on notability of articles see WP:N.
The primary Wikipedia notability criteria for organisations ( WP:ORG) would also need to be consulted. In particular, a company, corporation, organization, group, product, or service is notable if it has been the subject of coverage in secondary sources. Such sources must be reliable, and independent of the subject. The depth of coverage of the subject by the source must be considered. If the depth of coverage is not substantial, then multiple independent sources should be cited to establish notability. Trivial or incidental coverage of a subject by secondary sources is not sufficient to establish notability. Once notability is established, primary sources may be used to add content. Ultimately, and most importantly, all content must be attributable.
When that has been done, train specific criteria may be considered. That an article meets one or more of these criteria, or doesn't meet any of them, is not by itself proof of notability.
This list is not intended to be used as minimum requirements.
small=yes
to reduce the display size of the template's output.[[Category:Railway companies established in YEAR]]
and [[Category:Railway companies disestablished in YEAR]]
; for biographies, add [[Category:YEAR births]]
and [[Category:YEAR deaths]]
(if both birth and death years are known). Train service or rolling stock equipment introductions can be categorized in [[Category:YEAR introductions]]
. In each of these, substitute YEAR
with the appropriate year number (the complete four-digit year).gauge
parameter already filled in for
standard gauge railroads.A default sort key ahould be created by removing commas and conjunctions, adding an extra space before the "Railroad" or "Railway", spelling out abbreviations like St., and "updating" old spellings like Pittsburg. For instance, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Chicago and North Western Railway, and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad would be "Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Railway", "Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Pacific Railroad", "Chicago North Western Railway", and "Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad", and would appear in that order in categories such as Category:Former Class I railroads in the United States.
[[Category:Railway services introduced in YEAR]]
and [[Category:Railway services discontinued in YEAR]]
, where YEAR
is the year that the named service began or ended.For the opening date, if there are multiple dates (such as a "grand opening" prior to the start of revenue service), use the start of revenue service for the infobox and categorization, but discuss both dates in the article text.
This is an
essay on
style. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on how to format and present article content within their area of interest.
This information is not a formal
Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
Following are guidelines and suggestions on the style of train articles for WikiProject Trains.
A topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. For general advice on notability of articles see WP:N.
The primary Wikipedia notability criteria for organisations ( WP:ORG) would also need to be consulted. In particular, a company, corporation, organization, group, product, or service is notable if it has been the subject of coverage in secondary sources. Such sources must be reliable, and independent of the subject. The depth of coverage of the subject by the source must be considered. If the depth of coverage is not substantial, then multiple independent sources should be cited to establish notability. Trivial or incidental coverage of a subject by secondary sources is not sufficient to establish notability. Once notability is established, primary sources may be used to add content. Ultimately, and most importantly, all content must be attributable.
When that has been done, train specific criteria may be considered. That an article meets one or more of these criteria, or doesn't meet any of them, is not by itself proof of notability.
This list is not intended to be used as minimum requirements.
small=yes
to reduce the display size of the template's output.[[Category:Railway companies established in YEAR]]
and [[Category:Railway companies disestablished in YEAR]]
; for biographies, add [[Category:YEAR births]]
and [[Category:YEAR deaths]]
(if both birth and death years are known). Train service or rolling stock equipment introductions can be categorized in [[Category:YEAR introductions]]
. In each of these, substitute YEAR
with the appropriate year number (the complete four-digit year).gauge
parameter already filled in for
standard gauge railroads.A default sort key ahould be created by removing commas and conjunctions, adding an extra space before the "Railroad" or "Railway", spelling out abbreviations like St., and "updating" old spellings like Pittsburg. For instance, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Chicago and North Western Railway, and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad would be "Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Railway", "Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Pacific Railroad", "Chicago North Western Railway", and "Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad", and would appear in that order in categories such as Category:Former Class I railroads in the United States.
[[Category:Railway services introduced in YEAR]]
and [[Category:Railway services discontinued in YEAR]]
, where YEAR
is the year that the named service began or ended.For the opening date, if there are multiple dates (such as a "grand opening" prior to the start of revenue service), use the start of revenue service for the infobox and categorization, but discuss both dates in the article text.