Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Maps task force

The Maps task force creates and maintains system and route maps for use on rail transport related articles, and is responsible for creating and maintaining a standard appearance for rail related maps.

1. Slambo (talk * contribs)
2. RussNelson (talk * contribs)
3. Elkman (talk * contribs)
4. Larry V (talk * contribs)
5. Classical geographer (talk * contribs)
6. Rchillyard (talk * contribs)
7. Pi.1415926535 (talk * contribs)
8. Hpsuperfan (talk * contribs)
9. Aalox (talk * contribs)
10. Nihonjoe (talk * contribs) (mainly for Japan rail lines)
11. Metro man 27 (talk * contribs) (mostly chinese metro lines)
12. I Like The british Rail Class 483 (talk * contribs) (mostly UK Railways lines)
13. ThylacineHunter (talk * contribs) (Victoria, Australia)
14. BeckyAnne (talk * contribs) (mostly lines I am familiar with)
15. Swaare (talk * contribs)
16. PhilDaBirdMan (talk * contribs) ((whatever needs a route diagram))

1. I Like The british Rail Class 483 (talk * contribs)

1. Engelalber (talk * contribs)

1. Murjax (talk * contribs)

1. StephenHjellum13 (talk * contribs)

1. Lordkinbote (talk * contribs)
2. Lazarus-long (talk * contribs)

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps

• Come to a consensus on a standard railroad map style
• Identify articles about railroad companies and routes that lack maps (use the Mapneeded parameter of {{WikiProject Trains}})
• Identify articles that need updated maps or maps more specific to a previous time period (use Mapneeded and Mapdetails to describe the map updates that are required)
• Identify and categorize existing historical railroad maps

• Category:Railroad maps

• Category:Trains project maps task force articles
• Category:Rail transport articles needing maps
• Category:Wikipedia requested maps

• {{Infobox rail|...|system_map=FILENAME|map_size=|map_caption=}} - parameters are carried through to the derivative {{Infobox SG rail}} as well.

• {{WikiProject Trains|...|Maps=yes}} - to identify an article as part of this task force.
• {{WikiProject Trains|...|Mapneeded=yes|Mapdetails=}} - to identify an article that needs a map; add any specifics that are required about the map in the Mapdetails parameter.

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics: North American Transportation Atlas - a division of USDOT, requires GIS software to use the data.
• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - University of Texas at Austin. Worldwide maps, many public domain.
• Online Historical Map Digitization Project - Waghorn's western Canada stations, lines and maps; Canada CNR map; and 1922 Atlas North American rail line maps RE-use; Publisher information

• WikiProject Trains