Talk:BNSF Railway Bridge 5.1
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Portland & Seattle Railway
Template:Ping I find the sentences at the beginning of the history section a bit convoluted: Template:Xt I think it's misleading to say that the bridge was built by SP&S given that the majority of construction took place before the railway was renamed. Also, do you think it's necessary to tell readers about how the Portland & Seattle Railway was created? Mentioning that "Northern Pacific Railway" and "Great Northern Railway" were the names of the companies that created the railroad seems only tangentially relevant to the history of the bridge. I think the following would be clearer: Template:Xt What are your thoughts? Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 20:05, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
- That's a good suggestion. Your recommended wording seems fine to me. SJ Morg (talk) 09:24, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
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Richard Serra 16mm film
This bridge is the subject of a 16mm film by artist Richard Serra from 1976. Perhaps that can be added to the article? I wasn't sure if it was relevant or which section it would go in. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2013/sep/28/the-10-best-bridges?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Feelfreetoblameme (talk) 14:44, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
Stop Calling it The Burlington Northern Bridge.
Who is the current owner? Is it the BNSF Railway? If so, then make the change. The BN is now a Fallen Flag of the railroads.
Eric Erie Ericerie (talk) 14:21, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
- A move to BNSF Railway Bridge 5.1 seems reasonable since "BNSF Railway" is the official name of the company. Any comment Template:Ping? – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 19:56, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
- At the time I made the major expansion of this article (2011), the railroad that owns and uses this bridge had been Burlington Northern for 41 years, of the bridge's then 103-year existence, whereas it had been BNSF Railway for only 16 years – and there was no way to know how long it might remain BNSF before another reorganization. However, now that it has remained BNSF for 28 years (and counting), it seems very reasonable to rename this article, so I have no objection. – SJ Morg (talk) 05:35, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
- Sounds good, I'll go ahead and move the page. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 23:01, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
- At the time I made the major expansion of this article (2011), the railroad that owns and uses this bridge had been Burlington Northern for 41 years, of the bridge's then 103-year existence, whereas it had been BNSF Railway for only 16 years – and there was no way to know how long it might remain BNSF before another reorganization. However, now that it has remained BNSF for 28 years (and counting), it seems very reasonable to rename this article, so I have no objection. – SJ Morg (talk) 05:35, 28 November 2023 (UTC)