Workforce:Article templates

A number of template messages have been created to standardize and simplify the task of writing and maintaining articles related to WikiProject Trains. This article will present a list of them with any associated parameters and examples from existing articles.

General messages

Talk page messages

What to type	What it makes	Notes
{{TrainsWikiProject}} talk	US Railways Portal This page is within the scope of Workforce US railways. Workforce US railways aims to develop and expand Train Spotting World's content relating to Rail transport in the United States. Planning and discussion for this project can be found on the Project page. TSW editors are quite welcome to join us in improving the quality of this article, and others. NA This page has been marked as NA-Class.	Parameters: class - See Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Assessment portaldykdate - The date that the article was used in the "Did you know" section of Portal:Trains portalSAweek - The week and year that the article was used in the "Selected article" section of Portal:Trains portalSIweek - The week and year that the image was used in the "Selected picture" section of Portal:Trains
{{todo, trains}} talk	To-do list Pending tasks for Workforce:Article templates: (purge cache –  edit this list) See also Workforce:Trains/Todo	Adds the article to Category:To do, trains

Headers

What to type	What it makes	Notes
{{Year in rail transport}} talk	2004, 2005, 2006 Years in rail transport 2004 in rail transport 2005 in rail transport 2006 in rail transport This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2005.	One parameter: curr - The current year number (example uses 2005) The previous year, next year and decade numbers are computed based on the value passed as curr. Adds the article to Category:decade in rail transport and to Category:curr
{{Future year in rail transport}} talk	This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future events. It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the event approaches and more information becomes available. 2008, 2009, 2010 Years in rail transport 2008 in rail transport 2009 in rail transport 2010 in rail transport This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2009. Please be aware that the actual dates that these events occur on may differ substantially from what is shown here.	One parameter: curr - The current year number (example uses 2009) Adds the article to Category:decade in rail transport and to Category:curr
{{Day in rail transport}} talk	Category:Rail transport timelines December 31 in rail transport January 1 in rail transport January 2 in rail transport This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on January 1.	Seven parameters: pmonth - The previous date's month (example uses December); default is the value of month pday - The previous date's day number (31) month - The current date's month (January) day - The current date's day number (1) nmonth - The next date's month (uses the default value); default is the value of month nday - The next date's day number (2) sortkey - The category sort key (01); default is the value of day Adds the article to Category:month in rail transport, which is a subcategory of Category:Anniversaries in rail transport, using sortkey as the category sort key.
{{future railway station}} talk	This article or section contains information about a planned or expected future railway station. It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the construction and/or completion of the railway station approaches, and more information becomes available.	Adds the article to Cat:Future railway stations
{{future public transportation}} talk	This article or section contains information about a planned or expected public transportation infrastructure. It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the construction and/or completion of the infrastructure approaches, and more information becomes available.	Adds the article to Cat:Future public transportation
{{North American named trains}} talk	List of North American named passenger trains 0-9, A-C, D-H, I-M, N-Z	This template is used as the table of contents for the list of named passenger trains in North America, but it can also be used in the footer of an article about a specific train.
{{Contents - AAR reporting marks}} talk	List of AAR reporting marks A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z	This template is used as the table of contents for the list of AAR reporting marks.

Stubs

What to type	What it makes	Notes
{{Rail-stub}} talk		Adds the article to Category:Rail stubs

Note: There are many stub templates for articles related to rail transport. A complete list is at Category:Rail stubs. Please use the most appropriate stub template for new articles, deferring to {{Rail-stub}} only when a more specific stub template doesn't exist.

Article text and infoboxes

Template	What it makes	Notes
{{Infobox SG rail}} talk	Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad logo Reporting marks DME Locale Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming Dates of operation 1986 – present Track gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) Headquarters Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Parameters: railroad_name - The legal (official) name of the railroad (example shown uses Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad) logo_filename - The filename of the uploaded image of the most well-known (usually the current) company logo (Dmelogo.JPG); Note: leave blank if no logo has been uploaded. Per Wikipedia policy, if the template is used outside of the main article namespace, do not use a fair use tagged image. logo_size - An optional width for the logo marks - The railroad's official AAR reporting marks (DME) locale - Where the railroad has operated or still does operate ([[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[Nebraska]], [[South Dakota]] and [[Wyoming]]) start_year - The year the railroad began operations ([[1986]]) end_year - The year the railroad ended operations (present) successor_line - The railroad(s) which absorbed this railroad or took over operation from it. Use abandoned if ended without merger; omit if still in operation. old_gauge - An optional addendum to the gauge (blank here) hq_city - The city where the railroad's headquarters are located ([[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]) Automatically populates the gauge with standard gauge.
{{Infobox rail}} talk	Chicago and Northwestern Railway logo Reporting marks CNW, CNWS, CNWZ Locale Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming Dates of operation 1865 – 1995 Successor line Union Pacific Track gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm), some 3 ft (914 mm) gauge branch lines Headquarters Chicago, Illinois	Parameters: railroad_name - The legal (official) name of the railroad (example shown uses Chicago and Northwestern Railway) logo_filename - The filename of the uploaded image of the most well-known (usually the current) company logo (Chicago_and_Northwestern_Herald.png); Note: leave blank if no logo has been uploaded. Per Wikipedia policy, if the template is used outside of the main article namespace, do not use a fair use tagged image. logo_size - An optional width for the logo railroad_abbr - The most common abbreviation for the railroad's common name (C&NW) marks - The railroad's official AAR reporting marks (CNW, CNWS, CNWZ) locale - Where the railroad has operated or still does operate ([[Illinois]], [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[Wyoming]]) start_year - The year the railroad began operations ([[1865]]) end_year - The year the railroad ended operations ([[1995]]) successor_line - The railroad(s) which absorbed this railroad or took over operation from it ([[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]]). Use abandoned if ended without merger; omit if still in operation. gauge - The track gauge(s) used by the railroad (4 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]] 8½ [[inch|in]] (1435 [[millimetre|mm]]), some 3 ft (914 mm) gauge branch lines) - note that this example can also be handled by {{infobox SG rail}} hq_city - The city where the railroad's headquarters are located ([[Chicago, Illinois]])
{{Infobox Biography}} talk	Leland Stanford Born March 9 1824 Watervliet, New York Died June 21 1893 Palo Alto, California	Parameters: subject_name - The name of the article subject (example shown uses Leland Stanford) image_name - The filename of an uploaded image of the subject (Lelandstanfordsmall.jpg) image_caption - A caption for the image, usually noting at what age the subject is when the image was created (the example shown does not include a caption, but specifies the parameter as image_caption=|) date_of_birth - The subject's birth date ([[March 9]] [[1824]]) place_of_birth - The subject's birth place ([[Watervliet, New York]]) date_of_death - The subject's death date ([[June 21]] [[1893]]) place_of_death - The subject's death place ([[Palo Alto, California]])
{{Infobox Locomotive}} talk	John Bull The John Bull, c. 1893. Power type Steam Builder Robert Stephenson and Company Build date 1831 Configuration 4-2-0 (although built by Stephenson as an 0-4-0) UIC classification 1'1A (built as B) Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) Driver size 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) diameter Wheelbase 4 ft 11 in (1.4 m) between driving axles Frame size 14 ft 9 in (4.5 m) length x 6 ft 3 in (1.9 m) width Boiler 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) diameter x 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) length Fire grate area 10.07 ft² (0.935 m²) Cylinder size 9 in (22.86 cm) diameter x 20 in (50.8 cm) stroke Career Camden and Amboy Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad (initial preservation) Number 1 Official name Stevens (after C&A president Robert L. Stevens) Delivered September 4 1831 First run September 15 1831 Retired 1866 Restored September 15 1981 Current owner Smithsonian Institution Disposition Static display in Washington, D.C.	Two required parameters: name - The name of the article subject (example uses John Bull) powertype - The major power type of the locomotive (Steam) Many more parameters, all listed and described on the talk page.
{{Infobox DB station}} talk	Hannover Hbf Location State Lower Saxony Place Hannover Ernst-August-Platz 1 30179 Hannover Operations DS100 code HH Station code 2545 Category 1 Platforms in use 12 Annual entry/exit 91.25 million Deutsche Bahn - Stations in Germany BW BY BE BR HB HH HE MV NI NW RP SL SN ST SH TH	The template requires two parameters: name - Name of the station ds100 - Two- to five-letter station code local - Town or municipality the station is located in. For full documentation, see the talk page.
{{Reporting mark}} talk	(AAR reporting marks BNSF)	This template has exactly one unnamed parameter. It is the reporting mark to display (the example shown uses BNSF).
{{Standard gauge}} talk	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
{{1ft6in}} talk	1 ft 6 in (457 mm)	Useful for narrow gauge lines
{{1ft11.5in}} talk	1 ft 111⁄2 in (597 mm)	Useful for narrow gauge lines
{{2ft}} talk	2 ft (610 mm)	Useful for narrow gauge lines
{{2ft3in}} talk	2 ft 3 in (686 mm)	Useful for narrow gauge lines
{{2ft6in}} talk	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)	Useful for narrow gauge lines
{{3ft}} talk	3 ft (914 mm)	Useful for narrow gauge lines
{{3ft6in}} talk	3 ft 6 in (1067 mm)	Useful for narrow gauge lines
{{4ft}} talk	4 ft (1219 mm)	Useful for narrow gauge lines
{{4ft6in}} talk	4 ft 6 in (1371 mm)	Useful for narrow gauge lines

Common references

These should generally be substituted using subst: rather than transcluded.

Template	What it makes	Notes
{{subst:1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia}} talk	This article incorporates data from the 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice	Adds the article to Category:1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia
{{subst:bioguide}} talk	This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
{{subst:MR diesel cyclopedia}} talk	Hayden, Bob (Ed.) (1980). Model Railroader Cyclopedia-Volume 2: Diesel Locomotives. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-547-9.
{{subst:Marre-diesel-50}} talk	Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years. Kalmbach. ISBN 0890242585.
{{subst:Marre, Pinkepank - Diesel spotters guide}} talk	Marre, Louis A., and Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89026-088-4.
{{subst:Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2}} talk	Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
{{subst:White - America's most noteworthy railroaders}} talk	White, John H., Jr., (Spring 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History, The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9-15.
{{subst:White - American railroad freight car}} talk	White, John H., Jr. (1993). The American railroad freight car: From the wood-car era to the coming of steel. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-4404-5.
{{subst:White - History of the American locomotive}} talk	White, John H., Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830-1880. New York, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.
{{subst:Hilton Interurbans}} talk	Hilton, George W. & Due, John F. (1960, 2000). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4014-3.
{{subst:Hilton Narrow Gauge}} talk	Hilton, George W. & Due, John F. (1960, 2000). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4014-3.

Article footer navigation boxes

Railroads and equipment leasing/operating companies

Template	What it makes	Notes
{{North America class 1}} talk	Template:North America class 1
{{US class 2}} talk	Template:US class 2
{{Canada class 2}} talk	Current (operating) regional railways of Canada AMT, CRC, GOT, HBRY, MMA, ONT, QNSL, TRT, BCVX WPY Former or fallen flag regional railways of Canada AC, BCOL, NAR Current (operating) short line railways of Canada ARND, CBNS, ENR, ETR, GEXR, GRS, GWR, NBEC, NBSR, OBRY, PCHR, QC, QGRY, SLQ, STER, SRY, TRRY, WABL, WHRC Former or fallen flag short line railways of Canada MKNR, SAR, THB
{{US class 3}} talk
{{NERR}} talk	Template:NERR
{{Fitchburg Railroad}} talk	Fitchburg Railroad branches Boston–Fitchburg Watertown – Marlboro – Greenville – Milford Fitchburg–Greenfield Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad: Ashburnham – Cheshire – Peterboro – Boston, Barre and Gardner – Turners Falls west from Greenfield Troy and Greenfield Railroad: Southern Vermont – Troy and Boston – Bennington Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway: Saratoga Springs/Schuylerville temporary branches Harvard – Lexington
{{US railroad lists}} talk	List of United States railroads by political division Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming District of Columbia · Puerto Rico See also: List of defunct United States railroads	Replaces the use of {{US links}}
{{Refrigerator Car Lines of the United States}} talk	Major Private Refrigerator Car Lines of the United States American Refrigerator Transit Co. · Armour Refrigerator Line · Burlington Refrigerator Express · Fruit Growers Express · General American Transportation Corporation · Hormel and Co. · Merchants Despatch · North Western Refrigerator Line · Pacific Fruit Express · Railway Express Agency · Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch · St. Louis Refrigerator Car Co. · Swift Refrigerator Line · Tropicana Products · Union Refrigerator Transit Line · Western Fruit Express · Western Refrigerator Line
{{PKP Group companies}} talk	Template:Navigation Template
{{SKM stops}} talk	SKM stops Gdańsk - Wejherowo line Gdańsk Główny | Gdańsk Stocznia | Gdańsk Politechnika | Gdańsk Wrzeszcz | Gdańsk Zaspa | Gdańsk Przymorze-Uniwersytet | Gdańsk Oliwa | Gdańsk Żabianka | Sopot Wyścigi | Sopot | Sopot Kamienny Potok | Gdynia Orłowo | Gdynia Redłowo | Gdynia Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana | Gdynia Główna Osobowa | Gdynia Stocznia | Gdynia Grabówek | Gdynia Leszczynki | Gdynia Chylonia | Gdynia Cisowa | Rumia Janowo | Rumia | Reda | Reda Pieleszewo | Wejherowo Śmiechowo | Wejherowo Nanice | Wejherowo Gdańsk - Gdańsk Nowy Port line Gdańsk Główny | Gdańsk Stocznia | Gdańsk Nowe Szkoty | Gdańsk Kolonia | Gdańsk Zaspa Towarowa | Gdańsk Brzeźno | Gdańsk Nowy Port

People

Template	What it makes	Notes
{{The Big Four}} talk	Central Pacific Railroad | The Big Four Charles Crocker | Mark Hopkins | Collis P. Huntington | Leland Stanford	Prints as a one-line high box on most articles
{{start box}} talk {{succession box}} talk {{end box}} talk	Template:Start box
Preceded by John G. Downey	Governors of California 1861–1863	Succeeded by Frederick Low
Preceded by Timothy Guy Phelps	Presidents of the Southern Pacific Railroad 1868–1890	Succeeded by Collis P. Huntington

| These three templates can be used to make up a multiple row list of navigation boxes based on office succession. {{start box}} declares the table, {{succession box}} declares a row of data, and {{end box}} closes the table.
Succession box template takes four parameters:

• before - The predecessor name (example uses [[John G. Downey]] in the first box, [[Timothy Guy Phelps]] in the second)
• title - The subject's title ([[List of Governors of California|Governors of California]] and Presidents of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]])
• years - The subject's term in that title ([[1861]]–[[1863]] and [[1868]]–[[1890]])
• after - The successor name ([[Frederick Low]] and [[Collis P. Huntington]])

Note that this set of tempaltes can be used to describe entities as well as people. For example, these templates are used on articles where the railroad was awarded either Short Line Railroad of the Year or Regional Railroad of the Year. See Wisconsin and Southern Railroad for an example. |}

Equipment manufacturers

Template	What it makes	Notes
{{ACF preds}} talk	Railroad car manufacturing predecessors of American Car and Foundry Company 1899 merger: Buffalo · Ensign · Jackson & Woodin · Michigan-Peninsular · Minerva · Missouri · Murray Dougal · Niagara · Ohio Falls · St. Charles · Terre Haute · Union · Wells & French Later acquisitions: Bloomsburg (1899) · Jackson & Sharp (1901) · Common Sense Bolster (1901) · Southern (1904) · ICF (1905) · Indianapolis (1905) · Pacific (1924) · Brill (1926)
{{ALCO preds}} talk

Category templates

Template	What it makes	Notes
{{lived}} talk	[[Category:b births|key]][[Category:d deaths|key]]	Three parameters: b - Birth year d - Death year key - Category sort key