Template:Did you know nominations/Blue Bird (train)
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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 11:40, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
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Blue Bird (train)[edit]
- ... that the Wabash Railroad's Blue Bird (pictured), introduced in 1950, was the first dome passenger train on the Chicago–St. Louis route?
- Reviewed: Benjie E. Wimberly
Created by Mackensen (talk). Self nominated at 21:39, 9 November 2013 (UTC).
Created and nominated on November 9, and is over 2800 characters, satisfying length and date criteria. QPQ completed. Text contains quoted material "recorded musical programs" without a citation. The text does not make clear that the cut service was Chicago-Decatur (instead of St. Louis-Decatur, for example). I will assume good faith for the four sources (3,4,6 and 7) I cannot access. I cannot parse the term "lightweight consist" in the given context - what does this mean? Other than that, the article is sourced to reliable references. Once these minor issues are resolved, it'll be good to go. Mindmatrix 21:11, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
- I've clarified that the train still originated in Chicago. The quoted material is sourced to the 1950 Official Guide; I've concatenated the sentences to make that clear and avoid having consecutive citations. Regarding lightweight consist, both are terms of art. Lightweight means cars in the 1930s-1960s made from steel; oddly I don't think we have a standalone article about it. Passenger car (rail)#1900-1950: Lighter materials, new car types contains discussion. Consist means the equipment used in the train; I've now wiki-linked the term which redirects to Glossary of rail transport terms. Mackensen (talk) 21:35, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
