Talk:List of Amtrak stations
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Basically all station codes linked on this page (ABE, ABN and so on) are false links leading to TLAs, and should be delinked. — Itai (f&t) 13:58, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
- I came here to say the exact same thing. --Pagrashtak 03:38, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Explanation
This list appears to be highly out of date, having some former stations and lacking some current stations. I will edit it with a current Amtrak timetable.--Railsmart 19:00, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Confusing station identification & listing of services
It seems like there is a range of treatment to stations served only by Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach or other contract bus services. Some are listed as Amtrak stations, while other bus stops are hosted by a business and are listed that way--"so and so mini-mart" or "such and such gas station". Still others are listed as "bus shelter" or "Greyhound lines" or "transit center bus stop", etc.
It seems to me the primary distinction is whether an Amtrak station is served by bus only, train only, or bus and train. The linked article can clarify the nature of the Amtrak service.
Also, I wonder in a list like this if its wise to list all the named Amtrak trains that serve the station, when the linked articles will do that. Should Chicago Union Station have a list of all the Amtrak lines that serve the station or shouldn't that be left to the article to carry that water--which it does in the station infobox. What do the users/editors of this article think? --Ltvine 04:25, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Use sortable table?
Would it be wise to redo this list as a sortable table, with columns for City, State, Station Link and name, Code, and notes? This would also supercede List of Amtrak station codes. It would be a nontrivially difficult undertaking, so I'd like to gauge support before launching ahead. Thoughts? —CComMack (t–c) 02:28, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
- As a demonstration, this is what the table would look like, covering only the 'Y's and three other stations to demonstrate the full range of columns. —CComMack (t–c) 09:00, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
| Station | City | State/Prov. | Code | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | PHN | |
| Philadelphia 30th Street Station | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | PHL | |
| San Francisco - Ferry Building | San Francisco | California | SFC | Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stop |
| Yazoo City | Yazoo City | Mississippi | YAZ | |
| Yemassee | Yemassee | South Carolina | YEM | |
| Yonkers | Yonkers | New York | YNY | |
| Yosemite | Yosemite | California | YOS |
Such an undertaking would make this list more useful, but I'm still unconvinced that need it at all. We've got Category:Amtrak stations broken down into states, and we've got more-or-less complete listings on individual lines. Do we need this, either for our own benefit or for readers? Mackensen (talk) 13:22, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
- For the readers: sometimes a flat list is better than categories. For us, categories don't include redlinks. I thhink a list is still useful. —CComMack (t–c) 22:34, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
I've started the process of converting this list to a table, along the lines outlined above. I've added a "Ridership" column, using the FY 2006 data form the Amtrak Fact Sheets. And I'm noting, as I proceed backwards through the alphabet, which entries no longer appear in the latest Amtrak National Timetable. Presumably these entries will get shoveled off to the list of defunct stations section when I'm done with the main section.
Also, I've not been linking Thruway Motorcoach stops which lack articles; I don't know what the current consensus is on these, but I doubt the articles would survive if created. If someone disagrees with me, they should feel free to add the red links. —CComMack (t–c) 21:32, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
