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[edit] question

Moved here from the article:

NOTE: Does anyone know enough to write a section about the train system as it historically operated during its heyday in the U.S.?? (Before the dismantling trend started... when every town seemed to be linked by rail, before the National Highway Defense Act of 1956 provided a means to replace nearly all mass transit with motorized highway alternatives....) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.181.195.29 (talk • contribs)

Does anyone know when the train was INVENTED? -K

The train was not "invented" as such, it was more a progression of existing technology. Ordinary wagon that were pulled along the ground by horses were put on/between guide rails in order to provided steering when many were coupled together. I imagine this first happened in a mine, where spoil/ore was being removed by horses pulling wagons within the confines of a tunnel. ALECTRIC451 11:39, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

See History of rail transport. Slambo (Speak) 15:19, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] THE RAILWAY JUSTICE COMMISSION

When travelling on a train with tables, if you are a group of one or two, please do not use the tables as this is unfair because groups of 3 or 4 need to sit at the tables more.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.242.115.21 (talk • contribs) 16:01, January 27, 2007

[edit] Famous Train Routes

Please can we move this list to another page and link to it. It has some relevance to this article, but there are enough to warrant a separate page and some text to link to it.ALECTRIC451 23:18, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

This section could be merged into Famous trains... Slambo (Speak) 11:21, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fictional Trains

Please can we move this list to another page and link to it. It has some relevance to this article, but there are enough to warrant a separate page and some text to link to it.--ALECTRIC451 23:20, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

How about merging the info here with what's already on Rail transport in fiction, then just moving the two See also links from this section into the main article's See also section? Slambo (Speak) 11:20, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Motive Power

Is it me or is there a large gap between the title "Motive Power" and the beginning of that section. I have looked at it, but my lack of editing knowledge fails me and i can't change it. Mrjingjing

[edit] Merge

Came across a random page Local trains which seemed unnecessary, and probably duplicates info here. Didn't want to simply tag it for deletion if it's someone's project. I'll leave it to you guys to sort out. Gwinva 13:16, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't think so, try somethhing like Regional rail instead. Pickle 18:31, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Seems to me to be a pointless stub easily mergeable.--Lisa666 10:47, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] when were they invented?

When were they invented? By whom? 66.68.208.245 21:24, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

They weren't "invented". It was more of an evolution of technology such as wagons, steam engines and guided rails. The origins can be traced to the mining industry and the need to move wagons of ore/coal/minerals out of the mine to the surface. Canterberry 09:37, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
The above is the complex answer (and the real one!) but a simple one would be Stephenson's Rocket. Pickle 17:17, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Towards GA Status

This article has been rated as a 'vital article' in the 2006 CD selection. (See banner at top of page.)

As such, the article should really be pushed towards Good Article (GA) status, at the very least.

EdJogg 14:29, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi EdJogg! I see at least one reason not to call it a GA: Either it is not edited to fit W3C standards, or there is a real stupid link bug. See discussion section Talk:Train#edit_links_mixed_up. -- Greets JoernMa 00:21, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] edit links mixed up

here
here

Hi,

I tried to fix some weird layout problem but I didn't find out the real problem.
Somehow, all the edit-links occur in one row in the middle of (and overlaying) one section. See on the right hand side what I mean.
What can cause this article to appear that screwed? -- Greets, JoernMa 23:19, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Edit: This bug happens with the following browsers:

  • Firefox 2.0.0.7 (Linux/KDE, Windows2k and WindowsXP)
  • Konqueror 3.5.6 (Linux/KDE)
  • Opera 8.54 (Linux/KDE, Windows2k and WindowsXP)

It does not appear in:

  • Internet Explorer 6.0 (Windows2k and WindowsXP)


-- JoernMa 00:48, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Hmmmm. Do you see this on any other page? Regardless, your best bet is to ask at the 'Village Pump', since there will be experts available to help you.
EdJogg 12:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
This is a known issue with the stylesheet when there are a lot of images that overlap section boundaries; it's not unique to this article or, as far as I can recall, to any particular browser/OS combination. I don't see it mentioned in a quick scan through the FAQ, but I know I've seen it discussed before. There's probably something in bugtraq about it too. Slambo (Speak) 14:50, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] hand pump trains

Does anyone know what those little manual hand pump 'machines' are called? I've seen them in lots of movies, they are wooden and have two hanles on each side where two people "pump" it to make it move on a railway.--208.100.234.250 (talk) 06:33, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

That would be a handcar. Slambo (Speak) 11:40, 23 November 2007 (UTC)