Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Maps task force
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The Maps task force creates and maintains system and route maps for use on rail transport related articles, and is responsible for creating and maintaining a standard appearance for rail related maps.
Participants
- Slambo (talk · contribs)
- RussNelson (talk · contribs)
- Elkman (talk · contribs)
- Larry V (talk · contribs)
- Classical geographer (talk · contribs)
- Rchillyard (talk · contribs)
- Pi.1415926535 (talk · contribs)
- Hpsuperfan (talk · contribs)
- Aalox (talk · contribs)
- Nihonjoe (talk · contribs) (mainly for Japan rail lines)
- Metro man 27 (talk · contribs) (mostly chinese metro lines)
- I Like The british Rail Class 483 (talk · contribs) (mostly UK Railways lines)
- ThylacineHunter (talk · contribs) (Victoria, Australia)
- BeckyAnne (talk · contribs) (mostly lines I am familiar with)
- Swaare (talk · contribs)
- PhilDaBirdMan (talk · contribs) ((whatever needs a route diagram))
2021
2013
- Engelalber (talk · contribs)
2012
2009
2007
- Lordkinbote (talk · contribs)
- Lazarus-long (talk · contribs)
Related WikiProjects
To do
General
- Come to a consensus on a standard railroad map style
- Identify articles about railroad companies and routes that lack maps (use the Mapneeded parameter of {{WikiProject Trains}})
- Identify articles that need updated maps or maps more specific to a previous time period (use Mapneeded and Mapdetails to describe the map updates that are required)
- Identify and categorize existing historical railroad maps
Resources
Categories
Content
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blank maps.
Maintenance
Templates
Article space
- {{Infobox rail|...|system_map=FILENAME|map_size=|map_caption=}} - parameters are carried through to the derivative {{Infobox SG rail}} as well.
Talk space
- {{WikiProject Trains|...|Maps=yes}} - to identify an article as part of this task force.
- {{WikiProject Trains|...|Mapneeded=yes|Mapdetails=}} - to identify an article that needs a map; add any specifics that are required about the map in the Mapdetails parameter.
External links
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics: North American Transportation Atlas - a division of USDOT, requires GIS software to use the data.
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - University of Texas at Austin. Worldwide maps, many public domain.
- Online Historical Map Digitization Project - Waghorn's western Canada stations, lines and maps; Canada CNR map; and 1922 Atlas North American rail line maps RE-use; Publisher information