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Yard/garage

Where is the line’s maintenance facility? David Arthur 16:45, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Located in the northeast of the city near the end of the line is D.L. MacDonald Yard (ETS). Secondarywaltz (talk) 21:36, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did this really happen?

I recall reading somewhere that when one of the stations was built, the platform was about 10 cm too wide, and when they ran the train in for the first time, the edge got sheared off. I'm not really sure if it happened, though. --Alx xlA (talk) 21:48, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

~Knowing ETS? Who can tell? 198.161.51.61 (talk) 23:27, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In the absence of a confirmation from a very reliable source, I would consider this an urban legend. The cost of remedying this kind of error would be huge. 74.210.8.230 (talk) 02:47, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Downtown to NAIT Extension

While the current planning on the extension has the NAIT station at Princess Elizabeth Avenue to be a temporary station, I wouldn't be surprised if a line as built doesn't have the station moved north of Princess Elizabeth Avenue onto the NAIT campus. This would be similar to the movement of the South Campus station from 113 Street to its current location, providing better access to expanded University of Alberta facilities at the South Campus location. 74.210.8.230 (talk) 02:52, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Map...

Can someone draw up a map? Is there a volunteer from WikiProject Railways who would volunteer? Colipon+(Talk) 23:55, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your best bet would probably be The Port of Authority, who uploaded the last two versions, but by the looks of his contributions list, he isn't active anymore. 117Avenue (talk) 00:24, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Decided to do it myself. Didn't turn out too badly... but just learning the ropes of Inkscape. Colipon+(Talk) 01:32, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No need to add it to the article, it was already there, just hidden because it was incorrect. 117Avenue (talk) 03:19, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

LRT lines now named

With the official naming of the five LRT lines, is it worthwhile to begin articles for each line? I've created the following as redirects to the Lines section of this article for now.

Hwy43 (talk) 21:08, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No. These are just multiple routes in the same system. We don't have any articles for the bus routes, and the C-Train routes, which are longer than Edmonton's, don't have individual articles. 117Avenue (talk) 05:12, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are there articles for different lines in Toronto, New York City, London, etc.? Hwy43 (talk) 06:02, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, yes, and yes, but those are all bigger systems. 117Avenue (talk) 06:20, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure if the WP:TWP or elsewhere has a guideline suggesting when lines become notable enough for their own articles. I don't have the wherewithal to find out though. Hwy43 (talk) 06:29, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think that information about these new lines should be added to the main LRT article, in a section about lines. If we get lots of information, we would have a section for each line. If we still get more info, and the section for each line is too long, that's the point we would talk about dedicated articles for each line. So for now, my suggestion is add to the existing article until it becomes too large and the need to split into a different article is clear. —fudoreaper (talk) 18:55, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Capital Line has more stations than Toronto's Sheppard Line, Montreal's Yellow Line and as many stations as Vancouver's Canada Line and Evergreen Line, all of which have their own page. No where on the Edmonton LRT page is a nice table of stations. The article is long enough, and as the system continues to grow, separate articles will be needed. Thankyoubaby (talk) 02:19, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In fact similar sized systems in the US all have articles for each line including Cleveland, Minneapolis and Houston, with the latter having proposed lines with their own article. Thankyoubaby (talk) 02:39, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Like Edmonton, Minneapolis and Houston are newer systems than the other ones mentioned, and do not meet the requirements to split. Your proposed additions will not make this article too long. 117Avenue (talk) 03:33, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I fail to see how the age of the system factors in. Let's look at Manila Light Rail Transit System. It opened in 1984 and has two lines (each with their own article). This is a featured article, and as such sets a precedent. We should use this article as a template for Edmonton's. We should also add more information about things like rolling stock and security. Thankyoubaby (talk) 03:53, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't mean to say that age determines how many articles it has, just that the history of a system contributes to its article length. Article length should be used to determine if it should be split, Manila has 75kB, but Edmonton has less than 40kB, at 70kB Calgary should be split first. 117Avenue (talk) 04:03, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think SIZERULE is necessarily the key deciding factor (it is a "rule of thumb"). It is notability, and I am not familiar with what the requirements for notability would be for the Capital Line or others at this stage, whether in general or within the trains community. Hwy43 (talk) 04:16, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding this edit summary, no one here was for. I was asking a question and didn't express support, while the other commenter didn't express support either. Hwy43 (talk) 03:48, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly, the discussion wasn't thorough enough to justify a consensus. Thankyoubaby (talk) 03:55, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think there is enough to begin articles on each one. I just started the Metro line. With a little help and everyone pitching in, we can do this well. Just don't delete facts until you can be sure that they either make a page error or are obviously wrong and check the references. I invite everyone to create the pages of Valley line, Energy line, and Festival line. I made some templates about next/previous stations on the Valley and Festival lines, missing the energy line. (Gingeroscar (talk) 09:24, 29 August 2013 (UTC))[reply]

Please read Wikipedia's guidelines on notability and what Wikipedia is not. Articles aren't started on any notion of future construction. 117Avenue (talk) 01:39, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Station naming convention

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Gorman and Ellerslie Stations

There is no timeline for these stations to be built, in fact they are quite low on the priority list. I think they can be redirected to the Capital Line article until something further is announced. Agreed? Thankyoubaby (talk) 03:46, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Valley Line nonsense

In light of the numerous articles, templates and route maps which have popped up over the past couple of weeks, can we all agree on some guidelines as to when a new article/template should be created?

The Valley Line is only approved, the funding is still not in place, and with an election this fall, it might not even be built. I suggest we keep everything about the Valley Line in the future expansion section of the main LRT article. When construction begins, an article for the line and individual stations can be created.

As to the route map templates, I think it should only show the current 15 stations and the 3 that are under construction. The only change I would make, would be to differentiate the route line colours. All other expansion can be shown in File:Future Edmonton LRT.png. Everything else is just overkill.

The same rule can be applied to any other future station or line. Gorman and Ellerslie were announced but never built, so they really shouldn't have had articles either. Just wait until construction begins.

Agreed? Suggestions??

Thankyoubaby (talk) 04:29, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My only suggestion is to not be harsh to the editor in question by using terms like "nonsense" above and "rubbish" in edit summaries and instead reaching out. Newbies editing in good faith with good intentions should be encouraged rather than discouraged. No one has reached out directly regarding all the reverts, and without it, it appears edit warring has begun. Reaching out on their talk pages with explanations and guidance, and responding to their talk page inquiries will go further in retaining such newbies, but not in a terse fashion such as this. Hwy43 (talk) 07:59, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We don't differentiate routes in route diagrams. See Template:Railway line legend and Wikipedia:Route diagram template, red is for heavy rail, and blue is for light rail. 117Avenue (talk) 04:18, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you don't, but is becoming common practice for lines to be show in their own colours on system/network diagrams, whereas the red/blue convention remains for stand-alone diagrams. See Template:Budapest Metro route diagram and Template:Line 1 (Budapest Metro), for example. Useddenim (talk) 16:34, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I see. 117Avenue (talk) 23:34, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Then I propose this. 117Avenue (talk) 05:02, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(Cache error at my end—was still loading the old (broken) version. Useddenim (talk) 03:32, 3 September 2013 (UTC))[reply]

Well, my problem with your suggestion is that it appears to show two independent adjacent lines. See commons:Talk:BSicon/Colors#Bilbao’s black+orange for other (but admittedly not universally accepted) ways of handling two lines together. Useddenim (talk) 12:59, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This discussion is getting off topic, let's move to Template talk:ETS LRT route#Metro Line routes. 117Avenue (talk) 04:22, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

6 wards will have LRT in their areas and convenient access and is half of the city. Those wards would not vote out someone who could bring the LRT to them. It is certain to a point about not if, but when in the next 8 years.

(Gingeroscar (talk) 09:48, 29 August 2013 (UTC))[reply]

The election? Is that what is this about? Wikipedia runs under the same rules whether there is an election going on, or not. We form a WP:Consensus in order to determine what is, and isn't included in articles. Unverifiable information is removed on the spot, and the other users here feel that it violates Wikipedia policy to include information on the future, until it becomes reality. 117Avenue (talk) 01:44, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Gingeroscar, I'm confused about your comment above as well. At face value, the comments appear to be your personal point of view (POV) and your speculation of the future. You may express your personal POV and speculate on talk pages or your own page if you would like (so long as they don't violate other Wikipedia policy), but these things are not permitted elsewhere, such as in article space or in the generation of templates based on speculation. In addition to 117Avenue's suggestions above, please review WP:NPOV and WP:SPECULATION. An understanding of these may save you from wasting effort on certain edits, etc.

Also, note that Edmonton once planned a different LRT route to Mill Woods. It was to follow the CP rail line parallel to Gateway Boulevard and then was to head due east to Mill Woods Town Centre along 28 Avenue. Ultimately, this planned alignment was abandoned. This shows exactly why a lot of your edits are premature – new templates, new articles, etc. – and why many others are reverting the edits. The three other currently planned lines may very well never be built. Please keep this in mind as you continue to contribute. Cheers, Hwy43 (talk) 03:01, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why isn't the CP/Gateway Boulevard alignment mentioned in the article? If it made it through the planning process (even if ultimately rejected) it should cross the notable/relevant threshold. And (IMHO) any future proposal that receives serious consideration by authorities is worthy of inclusion. Useddenim (talk) 16:34, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It was seriously considered in the 1980s (apparently on the table in 1984 and then off the table in 1987) and was one of the four core alignments considered in the concept planning exercise in 2008/2009 before falling to the now approved alignment. I'm pulling Edmonton's Light Rail Transit: The First 25 Years from the library to see what can be found. Hwy43 (talk) 05:45, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed lines

What is the requirement for proposed stations to be included in the #Lines section? St. Albert wants about four stations within their limits, and there's plans for the line to go to Fort Saskatchewan, the international airport, and Leduc. 117Avenue (talk) 07:23, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

They should probably have a name and an exact location. There are plans for St. Albert, but there aren't any for the others you listed. Thankyoubaby (talk) 16:27, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Valley line

I am wondering if it would be useful to move the information regarding specific to individual lines to their relevant articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gingeroscar (talk • contribs) 05:56, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Metro Line and Capital Line articles already consist of specifics on their individual lines, so I don't know what you're saying. 117Avenue (talk) 06:08, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think that, based on how close the Valley Line is to being built, it has a 100% commitment for stage one, it has all the preliminary design, and it is almost getting companies to bid. I have just found out about an article about pizza farms and it seems important enough to have its own article. Gingeroscar (talk) 03:12, 16 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. 117Avenue (talk) 04:23, 16 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Southeast LRT is 100% funding and in in procurement. I really think it is time for it's own article. Utility relocation is getting close to completion and the bidders has been submitting their request for qualifications which has closed apparently. 5 consortia have bidded. No announcements but it is in the committee meetings so there is a record. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gingeroscar (talk • contribs) 23:22, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your short comment is hard to read, and half of it doesn't make sense, so I am not convinced I can trust your judgement. What would be in this article, that is not already on Edmonton Light Rail Transit, warranting its separation? 117Avenue (talk) 05:56, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There is alignment, a list of stops, details like how many stops, what is proposed at each of the stations, it's history, and references would be better kept in a separate page. I also think that due to how close construction is coming to being a reality and is in fact in the pre-heavy construction phase. I.E.relocating utilities away from the track alignment, acquiring and demolishing the property needed to build the line. The city recently found five consortia (Gateway Transit Partners, Moving YEG, River City Transit, Trans Ed Partners, Valley Line Partner) for the Request for Qualifications phase. Each level of government has committed a certain amount of money to pay for the project. I can't see why it is not notable enough to earn it's own page. This is like Freetown Christiania within Copenhagen, self policing. This LRT is supposed to move about a hundred thousand (100 000) people, according to the cities concept planning booklets. Gingeroscar (talk) 03:04, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I still think that isn't enough for separation, most of that is already on this article. An encyclopedia isn't for reporting on what is in the news. 117Avenue (talk) 04:51, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

References

Clicking on ref. 73 gives a page not found error. 69.72.92.40 (talk) 18:33, 6 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Station naming convention

See Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Canadian stations) for details. Secondarywaltz (talk) 17:33, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Edmonton Light Rail Transit → Edmonton LRT – WP:COMMONNAME. "Edmonton LRT" is used by reliable secondary sources [1] [2] [3], as well as by ETS itself [4]. 162 etc. (talk) 18:52, 1 January 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. – robertsky (talk) 01:06, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Safety and Security section

Hello,

I'm still fairly new to being an editor, so if there's anything I could be doing better as one, please do let me know!

Anyhow, I noticed that this article had a prominent focus on minor incidents related to crime happening on the Edmonton LRT that read much like a roundup of news headlines, with this section being placed before more salient and extensive topics such as the section on Expansion. Compared to other articles for Canadian LRT systems (Toronto streetcar system, O-Train, CTrain, Ion rapid transit), there seemed to be an undue and uncontextualized focus on the dangerousness of the Edmonton LRT where articles for systems in larger population centres which would better warrant such discussion do not do so at all. Given this, I thought it would be appropriate to align this article better to follow the precedence set by other articles in the same category.

My references for this are interpretations of Wikipedia policies, such as WP:EVENTCRITERIA, WP:INDISCRIMINATE, WP:DEPTH. However, it would be great to have feedback on this from other editors, especially since I am still learning how to be a good Wikipedia editor! Michael Angelo A (talk) 18:08, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Undone. This is about including the material in this article, not a question of those incidents being notable enough for their own articles, so most of your links do not apply. The issue of safety on Edmonton's transit system has received significant recent coverage in the media, and changes have been made to the functioning of the system as a result. As for removing this material because other similar articles don't cover it, well, "Other stuff exists" (or "doesn't exist" in this case) is just a weak argument. Maybe other cities' transit articles should have similar sections. Maybe other cities' transit systems don't have similar problems. Maybe other cities' transit system safety issues are considered to be minor compared to other safety issues.

If you think the section can be tightened or improved then have at at it, but simply removing the entire section without prior discussion is not the way to go. Meters (talk) 20:42, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Light Rail Transit: A State of the Art Review

Hello 162 etc., thank you for expressing your concerns.

The given source can be seen as the bible of light rail. Google Books metioned: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. ... Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public.
Like Rome, the Edmonton LRT wasn't buit in a day. The planning started in 1962 and in 1974 construction had started based on a fixed price contract, which means (the Sherlock in me tells me that) the plan was already specified in detail by 1976. In the more than three pages (p. 74-77) Edmonton section, a map is shown with the line under construction and also planned lines for the future.

I hope this additional information and a refined entry will help us to reach consensus. KatVanHuis (talk) 09:14, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive edits trying to push this practically unused term, mostly sourced to a single source, all over the project. Canterbury Tail talk 18:03, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Canterbury Tail, this project is not about whether a term is popular, but about terms that meet the notability requirements.

Edmonton LRT is light rail and that is the sole subject of the used source. Could you elaborate what you mean with: rv source isn't about the subject? it is not at all clear to me. KatVanHuis (talk) 19:30, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did look at the book and it does state that Edmonton will be a semi-metro operation. And the book does define this semi-metro term. Fair enough, seems reliable to me. Canterbury Tail talk 13:42, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Book? Light rail bible! ;-) But thank you. KatVanHuis (talk) 14:09, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]