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Happy editing! RFD (talk) 16:27, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
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Attleboro Line[edit]
Given that it only comes up in the contract documents, I think "Attleboro Line" isn't worth having in the infobox. Better to use the widely-used and recognized "Northeast Corridor". Pi.1415926535 (talk) 01:59, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- I honestly do not agree with this; the other MBTA lines are all referred to by their physical track names on WP (Eastern Route for the Newburyport/Rockport Line, Western Route for the Haverhill Line, New Hampshire Main Line for the Lowell Line, Dorchester Branch for the Fairmount Line, Old Colony Main Line for the Middleborough/Lakeville Line north of Braintree, etc.) and these names, as far as I am aware, are also not used in most public-facing documents to my awareness. This is also the case with the entire LIRR, where the physical track is used to reference stations along their lines; the Massapequa station is listed as being on the Montauk Branch despite the line between Jamaica and Babylon being referred to as the Babylon Branch in all schedules. I also believe this similar to how the Caltrain line is referred to as being on the Peninsula Subdivision. There are arguments against this as well (ex: the New Haven Line, which is physically a portion of the Northeast Corridor), though in that case it is also a publicly used name and the physical track name. Pokemonred200 (talk) 02:07, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- I will say that I largely wrote those edits for consistency for that reason, since it seems like the official track name is more commonly used than the common public name for a given line. Pokemonred200 (talk) 02:14, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- This is a different case than those you listed - both "Northeast Corridor" and "Attleboro Line" are valid names for this section of infrastructure, rather than being infrastructure vs service names (Dorchester Branch vs Fairmount Line, etc). Given that "Northeast Corridor" is much more widely known, I really do think it should be in the infobox. For the time being, I'm going to use both - that's worked well on other lines. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:23, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- I feel like that's fair. I feel like Attleboro Line was just as sensible to have in the infoboxes as other pieces of infrastructure both on-and-off corridor, and based removal of "Northeast Corridor" itself on it not being present in the infoboxes of stations served by New Haven Line trains (the mainline uses New Haven Line and the Penn Station Access stations use "Hell Gate Line"). Had those stations used the designation I likely would have written both initially, though the use is likely more known in both cases. Pokemonred200 (talk) 13:30, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- This is a different case than those you listed - both "Northeast Corridor" and "Attleboro Line" are valid names for this section of infrastructure, rather than being infrastructure vs service names (Dorchester Branch vs Fairmount Line, etc). Given that "Northeast Corridor" is much more widely known, I really do think it should be in the infobox. For the time being, I'm going to use both - that's worked well on other lines. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:23, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- I will say that I largely wrote those edits for consistency for that reason, since it seems like the official track name is more commonly used than the common public name for a given line. Pokemonred200 (talk) 02:14, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
Grand Central LIRR services[edit]
Hi, I noticed your revert on Grand Central Madison station. From what I saw before making my edit, the infobox only listed routes with direct services, so I removed the one inconsistency. I understand your reasoning – but then we ought to also include "towards Port Jefferson", "towards Oyster Bay", and "towards Montauk", because those routes also have timed connections in the schedule at Jamaica (only in some cases), Huntington, or Babylon. Including these connections would be fine with me, since they are listed in the schedules; I just wanted it to be consistent one way or the other. Cheers, ComplexRational (talk) 23:47, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
- I wouldn't call this an inconsistency, as unlike the rest of those lines, service to Greenport always requires a transfer regardless of the westbound terminal, hence the use of "via" as a template. Note that the stations from Medford to Greenport use "to Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station via Ronkonkoma" for this reason. Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson, and Montauk all see direct service to Penn Station or Long Island City (even if limited), but Greenport does not see direct service west of Ronkonkoma; all of its trains are timed to run to the NYC termini. Pokemonred200 (talk) 00:19, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
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Franklin/Foxboro Line[edit]
I appreciate you moving Franklin/Foxboro Line to its new name. However, please do remember that when you move a page, it's your also responsibility to clean up incoming links. That usually means changing any links that should display the new name. If you look through my recent contributions, you'll see about 100 edits updating to the new name, ranging from simple fixes to more complicated updates. Additionally, a number of edits on Commons and Wikidata were needed. If you don't have the time to make these post-move changes, it's best to post on the talk page and ask if someone else can perform the move, or file a move request if the move may be controversial. Best, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 07:45, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- My bad about that; I had made the edits prior to going to sleep that night and had forgotten about it the next day. It is now my day off and if there are any leftover that I need to be aware of, I can still complete them as needed. In the future I will try to practice making these edits during time periods where I can also complete the follow-ups needed. Apologize for the inconvenience. Pokemonred200 (talk) 14:21, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
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