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Since this template is about the physical line and not any particular service, I think it should probably list non-Amtrak stations (e.g. Churchmans Crossing) which are located on it. Mackensen (talk) 00:44, 9 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Sure, though we might want to have expandable sections for commuter-heavy sections. How many junctions are appropriate? We could go with Amtrak-served routes only, commuter routes, or all active lines. Pi.1415926535 ( talk) 16:24, 7 June 2013 (UTC) reply

I think we must be careful to differentiate between lines (which this is) and services (which run on this). Sometimes they get commingled; witness the mess, finally straightened out, on New Haven–Springfield Shuttle (service) and New Haven–Springfield Line (line). My sense is that we should indicate all active stations and junctions (freight or otherwise). At some point in the past I started assembling such a thing here: User:Mackensen/Northeast Corridor. We shouldn't indicate services at all. It's possible that such a template would be too large, but I can't see it necessarily being worse than the one at East Coast Main Line (the simple one, not the more complex one). Mackensen (talk) 01:08, 8 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Sounds good. Given that they're lines of comparable complexity and importance, I think having your template for the article, and then a separate diagram analogous to East Coast Main Line diagram would be useful. Pi.1415926535 ( talk) 14:53, 8 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Added local stops and active branch lines just to NY Penn, and this thing is huge. NYP-WAS will be even bigger, and I haven't even added the most important bridges/tunnels yet. I'm thinking everything between the major stops will get collapsible sections. Pi.1415926535 ( talk) 18:08, 8 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Major expansion and collapsible sections are done. Unfortunately, something weird is going on with the alignments of the collapsible sections. Pi.1415926535 ( talk) 05:19, 9 June 2013 (UTC) reply

From a historical standpoint, in good faith I added five former right of ways that linked onto the NEC; Washington Secondary (New York and New England Railroad) which has since become a Rails to Trails corridor; Pontiac Secondary (Spur route to the Mill Complex of Pontiac located on the city lines of Warwick and Cranston); South Elmwood (Spur route from Cranston to an unknown point of terminus located within Warwick); Newport & Wickford Railway & Steamship Line (Spur route from the former Wickford Junction Station to a ferry landing, some of the rails still reside near the former Junction) and the Narragansett Pier Railroad (another Rails to Trails corridor, with the new name of "William O'Neil Bike Path"). — Preceding unsigned comment added by former Wikipedia username KB1KOI 68.229.80.242 ( talk) 18:17, 21 January 2014 (UTC) reply

The template intentionally includes only current connections and stations; it omits former connections and stations as well as all bridges and tunnels. This was a decision made (look at the above discussion) because the template is placed onto the Northeast Corridor page. I'll be making a much larger version to show all current and former stations, connecting lines, etc eventually. Pi.1415926535 ( talk) 19:12, 21 January 2014 (UTC) reply