Talk:Union Pacific/North Line

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[edit] Kenosha

Definitely NOT a suburb of Chicago. The Person Who Is Strange 03:27, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Route diagram?

Union Pacific/North Line route map

Kenosha, Wisconsin Wisconsin/Illinois Winthrop Harbor Zion Waukegan North Chicago Great Lakes (Lake Bluff) Lake Bluff Lake Forest Fort Sheridan (Highwood) Highwood Highland Park Ravinia (Highland Park) Ravinia Park (Highland Park) Braeside (Highland Park) Glencoe Hubbard Woods (Winnetka) Winnetka Indian Hill (Winnetka) Kenilworth Wilmette Central Street (Evanston) North Shore channel Davis Street (Evanston) Main Street (Evanston) Rogers Park (Chicago) Ravenswood (Chicago) Chicago River (north branch) Union Pacific/Northwest Line (to Harvard/McHenry) Clybourn (Chicago) Union Pacific/West Line (to Elburn) Metra (lines to/from Union Station) Chicago 'L' (Green and Pink lines) Ogilvie Transportation Center (Chicago)

I'm wondering about replacing the station stops list with a Route diagram (right). Any thoughts? —Jeremy (talk) 00:05, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I like it. Does this particular template have an east-west version, also? Gws57 19:08, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Me too. That looks great and would be a great addition to all the Metra articles. MKoltnow 22:28, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

AFAIK there is only the vertical format, but it can also be used on east-west lines. See Great Western Main Line, for an example. —Jeremy (talk) 19:36, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. The main reason that I haven't just been bold and added this to the article is that I can't find a way for it to fit nicely—in particular it clashes badly with {{Metra Line Index}}. Is there somewhere for wider discussion on the format of Metra line articles? If it were seen as desirable to use the route diagram in all of the articles on Metra lines then we could alter the 'line index' template so that the two would play nicely with each other. —Jeremy (talk) 02:17, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I really don't know what I'm doing with it, but it seems like you might be able to put an "align left" into it, put it into the text of the article, and wouldn't have to worry about how it meshes with the Chicago Commuter Lines infobox. I also was able to use the "Metra colors" from that infobox to bring continuity to the route diagram template. But I really don't know what I'm doing, so I don't know if it'll work as I've described. Gws57 17:40, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Problem

I'll say this; the existing route line map needs a correction. Instead of linking to Lake Forest (Metra) station, it should link to Lake Forest (Metra Union Pacific/North) station. Somebody told me how to correct mistakes like this on the BNSF Railway Line talk page, but I forgot what they told me to do. ----DanTD (talk) 04:51, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Fixed. The template is at Template:Union Pacific/North Line. —Jeremy (talk) 04:53, 12 February 2008 (UTC)