Template:Did you know nominations/Medford Branch (Boston and Maine Railroad)

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:09, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

Medford Branch (Boston and Maine Railroad)

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... ~~that the last train on the Medford Branch delivered a single carload of fish?~~ Source: The Rail Lines of Southern New England (2 ed.) p. 296
ALT1: ... that the Medford Branch had 21 daily round-trip passenger trains in 1906, but carried just a single carload of fish in 2010?Source: The Rail Lines of Southern New England (2 ed.) p. 296; Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years p. 69

Reviewed: Orlando Julius

Created/expanded by Pi.1415926535 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:52, 16 May 2020 (UTC).

New enough (May 14), long enough (3,100 chars), neutral, cites sources, passes Earwig and eye tests (AGF on offline source).

Hook is short enough and is cited, but I feel there's a missed opportunity in terms of interest; I think an ALT that contrasted the peak service of 21 round trips a day with the single cart of fish after two years of inactivity would be better than the current hook, which lacks context (of how the mighty have fallen).

QPQ present. No image.

@Pi.1415926535: Can you come up with an ALT or two to choose from? The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 06:05, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

@The Squirrel Conspiracy: How does ALT1 look? Congrats on your Commons RFA, by the way - you're a great addition to the mop-holders. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 17:22, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

ALT1 is great. This is good to go now. Thanks re: Commons. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 18:33, 29 May 2020 (UTC)