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.
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[edit] Participants
- Slambo (talk • contribs)
- Lordkinbote (talk • contribs)
- Lazarus-long (talk • contribs)
- RussNelson (talk • contribs)
- Elkman (talk • contribs)
- Larry V (talk • contribs)
[edit] Related WikiProjects
[edit] To do
[edit] 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 {{TrainsWikiProject}})
- 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
[edit] Resources
[edit] Categories
[edit] Content
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
[edit] Maintenance
[edit] Templates
[edit] Article space
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- {{Infobox rail|...|system_map=FILENAME|map_size=|map_caption=}} - parameters are carried through to the derivative {{Infobox SG rail}} as well.
[edit] Talk space
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- {{TrainsWikiProject|...|Maps=yes}} - to identify an article as part of this task force.
- {{TrainsWikiProject|...|Mapneeded=yes|Mapdetails=}} - to identify an article that needs a map; add any specifics that are required about the map in the Mapdetails parameter.
[edit] External links
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- 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.
