Template:Rail color box

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[edit] Template documentation

[edit] Usage

This template is intended to be used within station and line infoboxes to show a small color box and a link to the associated line or service name.

Parameter Description
system An identifier to specify which system's color and line article name convention should be used
line The line or service to be linked
note An optional note with more information

The following examples demonstrate the template's usage:

{{rail color box| system=Amtrak| line=Southwest Chief}}

Southwest Chief
{{rail color box| system=SEPTA| line=R2| note=as R1 at select times}}

R2 (as R1 at select times)

For systems where multiple colors are used to designate different lines, the appropriate color will be selected based on the combination of the system and line parameters.

[edit] System abbreviations

Abbreviation System
Adelaide Metro Adelaide Metro
Amtrak Amtrak
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit
CTA Chicago Transit Authority
DART Dallas Area Rapid Transit
HBLR Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
LACMTA Los Angeles County Metro Rail
LIRR Long Island Rail Road
MARC MARC Train
MARTA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
MBTA MBTA Commuter Rail
Metra Metra
MNRR Metro-North Railroad
MUNI Muni Metro
NJT New Jersey Transit
PATCO Port Authority Transit Corporation
PATH Port Authority Trans-Hudson
RTD Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colorado)
SCAX Metrolink (Southern California)
SEPTA Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
SFRTA Tri-Rail
SNDX Sounder commuter rail
STML St. Louis MetroLink
TMTC MAX Light Rail
VREX Virginia Railway Express
WMATA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority