User:SJ Morg/DYK

As of August 18, 2019, 38 articles created or greatly expanded by me have been featured in the Did you know ....? section of the Main Page ...

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On June 8, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gomaco Trolley Company, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On November 22, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article United Streetcar, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page _{(here's how)} and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On May 17, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article MASA (company), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On May 20, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On July 22, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Interurban Press, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On July 22, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pacific RailNews, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On July 22, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Passenger Train Journal, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 21 August 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Electro Scientific Industries, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 3 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bill Naito, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bill Naito (pictured), who abruptly left Portland, Oregon at age 16 to avoid Japanese-American internment during World War II, later became one of the city's most esteemed business and civic leaders? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 26 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Trolleybuses in Valparaíso, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that public transport in Valparaíso, Chile, includes trolleybuses (pictured) that were built 60 years ago, by Pullman, and were declared a national monument in 2003? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 12 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rose City Transit, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that transit service in Portland, Oregon, in the 1960s was provided solely by privately owned companies, with Rose City Transit in the city proper and the "Blue Bus" lines in the suburbs? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 12 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Blue Bus lines (Oregon), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that transit service in Portland, Oregon, in the 1960s was provided solely by privately owned companies, with Rose City Transit in the city proper and the "Blue Bus" lines in the suburbs? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 2 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 103-year-old Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge (pictured) is one of only two surviving swing-span bridges in the Portland metropolitan area? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 9 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article North Bank Depot Buildings, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the North Bank Depot Buildings in Portland, Oregon, were built in 1908 as terminals for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/North Bank Depot Buildings.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 13 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the BNSF Railway Bridge 5.1 (pictured), in Portland, Oregon, which once had the world's longest swing span, was converted in 1989 to one of the world's highest vertical-lift spans? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 5 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Trolleybuses in Dayton, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the trolleybus system serving Dayton, Ohio, in operation since 1933, is the second-oldest such system in the Western Hemisphere? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trolleybuses in Dayton.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 5 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Olds, Wortman & King, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, 66 years after it opened as a department store, the 1910 Olds, Wortman & King building (pictured) became the first indoor shopping mall in downtown Portland, Oregon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Olds, Wortman & King.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 15 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Trolleybuses in Shanghai, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that of more than 300 trolleybus systems currently serving cities worldwide, the 1914-opened trolleybus system in Shanghai is the oldest, and its counterpart in Philadelphia (pictured) the second-oldest? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 15 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Trolleybuses in Philadelphia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that of more than 300 trolleybus systems currently serving cities worldwide, the 1914-opened trolleybus system in Shanghai is the oldest, and its counterpart in Philadelphia (pictured) the second-oldest? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trolleybuses in Philadelphia.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 4 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vétra, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that French manufacturer Vétra built trolleybuses (example pictured) for transit systems in 12 countries, on three continents? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vétra.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 1 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Cook European Timetable, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Thomas Cook European Timetable, in publication since 1873, was called "the most revered and accurate railway reference in existence" by travel guide-book editor Stephen Birnbaum? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Cook European Timetable.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 1 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stephen Birnbaum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Thomas Cook European Timetable, in publication since 1873, was called "the most revered and accurate railway reference in existence" by travel guide-book editor Stephen Birnbaum? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 3 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fort Smith Trolley Museum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that at the Fort Smith Trolley Museum, in Arkansas, one can ride to the National Cemetery in Birney Safety Streetcar No. 224 (pictured), which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fort Smith Trolley Museum. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 3 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Birney Safety Streetcar No. 224, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that at the Fort Smith Trolley Museum, in Arkansas, one can ride to the National Cemetery in Birney Safety Streetcar No. 224 (pictured), which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 30 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Astoria Riverfront Trolley, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Astoria Riverfront Trolley (pictured), which runs along the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon, uses a 1913 trolley car acquired from an art museum in Texas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Astoria Riverfront Trolley. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 8 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Astoria City Hall (old), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that two decades after a former bank building became the new Astoria City Hall, in Astoria, Oregon, the old city hall became the first home of the Columbia River Maritime Museum? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 8 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Astoria City Hall, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that two decades after a former bank building became the new Astoria City Hall, in Astoria, Oregon, the old city hall became the first home of the Columbia River Maritime Museum? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 2 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Settebello (train), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Settebello, a high-speed train between Milan and Rome, used ETR 300 trainsets, which had distinctive observation lounges at front and rear? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Settebello (train). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 2 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Blauer Enzian, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Blauer Enzian, a German / Austrian express train, was named after a mountain flower, the Blue (or Spring) Gentian (Gentiana verna)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Blauer Enzian. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 12 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gottardo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the RAe TEE II electric trainsets used by the Gottardo (pictured), a Trans Europ Express (TEE) train, could operate at four different overhead line voltages? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gottardo. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 1 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Jacob Astor Hotel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the world's first cable television system was installed in 1948 in Astoria, Oregon, using an antenna on the roof of the Hotel Astoria (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Jacob Astor Hotel. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 16 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Oregonian Building, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Oregonian Building, completed in 1892 in Portland, Oregon, was the first steel-framed skyscraper west of Chicago? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Oregonian Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 15 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article United States National Bank Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the U.S. National Bank Building (pictured) in Portland, Oregon, features stained-glass windows by Povey Brothers Studio in its board room and illustrations in bronze relief on its doors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United States National Bank Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, United States National Bank Building), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 19 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bank of California Building (Portland), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Bank of California Building in downtown Portland, Oregon, has been described as being in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bank of California Building (Portland). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bank of California Building (Portland)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 15 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sawyer's, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sawyer's, known for making the View-Master, was at one time the second-largest U.S. manufacturer of slide projectors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sawyer's. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sawyer's), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 17 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a committee of eight Portland, Oregon, residents purchased the Madison Street Bridge in 1891 for over $3.8 million in 2015 dollars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 7 September 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bell of the First Presbyterian Church (pictured) in Portland, Oregon, was cast from Civil War cannons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 19 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival featured streetcars from cities in Australia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, England, Germany, and Italy (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

DYKs other than creations (by me) or 5x expansions[edit]

DYKs related to promotion to GA-class[edit]

DYKs for which I received credit for assisting in promoting an article to Good Article class (and I had also extensively added to, and improved, these articles [or the articles from which they were split] over many years prior to that effort).

On 11 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article MAX Blue Line, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Portland's MAX Blue Line (train pictured) was built as a result of freeway revolts in the 1970s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/MAX Blue Line. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, MAX Blue Line), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 18 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article NS Line, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Portland's NS Line opened in 2001 as the first newly built streetcar line in the United States in 50 years to use modern vehicles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/NS Line. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, NS Line), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

DYKs for which I was the nominator[edit]

... that the Portland, a restored 1947 sternwheeler based in Portland, Oregon, was the last steam-powered tugboat built in the United States? (August 17, 2012)

... that in 1969 the Trans Europ Express Catalan Talgo began providing through train service between Spain and Switzerland despite a break-of-gauge at the Spanish–French border? (March 10, 2013)

... that Asa Miller, one of only two athletes competing for the Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics, was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and still lives there? (February 18, 2018)