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Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk22:43, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that the Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad never actually reached Boston or Barre? Source: Ronald Dale Karr, The Rail Lines of Southern New England, 2nd edition. p. 230. "in 1869, the destination of the railroad shifted northward toward Gardner and Winchendon; the line never did get to Barre."
    • ALT1: ... that the Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad was founded in 1847, but did not start construction until 22 years later, in 1869? Source: Ronald Dale Karr, The Rail Lines of Southern New England, 2nd edition. p. 230. "In 1847 the Barre & Worcester Railroad was chartered... Renamed the Boston, Barre and Gardner in 1849, it remained a railroad in name only for the next two decades."

5x expanded by Trainsandotherthings (talk). Self-nominated at 17:21, 27 October 2021 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Trainsandotherthings: Article was recently expanded and generally well-referenced. Both hooks are interesting, but the original one is my pick. I will AGF on the hook that I have no access to. Copyvio not detected by Earwig (though admittedly, might be due to sources being not open access). QPQ is done. Good to go - the orange tag at the top seems to be a "standard" thing for train lines, but I don't think it's absolutely necessary. Would certainly help to have it, but it can work without. Juxlos (talk) 02:28, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0 to T:DYK/P4

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Eviolite (talk · contribs) 02:52, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this article within the week. eviolite (talk) 02:52, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Sorry for the wait!!! Comments can be found below.

Sourcing etc

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  • Sources look fine
  • Images, copyvio etc appear fine from spotchecks

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  • Is there anywhere that the "never served Boston or Barre" thing is directly cited in? I see in the DYKN you mentioned a source that would reference the Barre part of that which should be added to the body. Similarly, is there any reason you can find that the railroad was called that (esp the Boston bit)?
    Many early railroads in southern New England appended "Boston" to their names, irrespective of whether they actually reached Boston (e.x. Nashua, Acton and Boston Railroad). It was the place where the first railroads in the region emanated from, and was and is the largest city in New England. It's similar to how an absurd number of railroad companies in the Midwest added "Pacific" to the end of their names, but never reached the Pacific Ocean (e.x. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad). Barre was originally planned to be on the company's route, which is why it was in the name. The Karr book directly states the railroad never reached Barre, and the company never had any plans to directly serve Boston either (the original route went the opposite direction of Boston!). I've added a sentence reflecting this. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 18:03, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Trainsandotherthings: On hold pending notes above, thanks. eviolite (talk) 02:43, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Trainsandotherthings: Thanks for the edits. I've made a minor copyedit (changing one word and adding one) and am now happy to promote this as a GA. Great work! eviolite (talk) 16:31, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]