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Texas and Pacific 610

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Texas and Pacific 610 in 2004

... that after the Texas and Pacific 610 (pictured) locomotive was retired from service in 1950, it was donated to Fort Worth, Texas, publisher Amon G. Carter and became named after philosopher Will Rogers?

Source: Heinecke, Harry (January 28, 1951). "City, Show and T&P Officials Help 'Bed Down' Old 610 in Its Last Stall". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Vol. 17, no. 362. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
"T&P Steam Locomotive, Gift to City Will Keep Iron Horse Memories Alive". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Vol. 17, no. 353. January 19, 1951. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

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Comment: I honestly only want to know what earning the DYK nomination is like, after successfully nominating two pages the Good Article grade. I just wasn’t sure which fact is the most interesting in No. 610’s page.

Improved to Good Article status by Someone who likes train writing (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Someone who likes train writing (talk) 20:50, 7 October 2024 (UTC).

Comment I think this would be a better hook:

ALT1 ... that after being bought for $1 to save it from scrapping, Texas and Pacific 610 (pictured) was one of three steam locomotives to pull the 1976 American Freedom Train commemorating the United States Bicentennial?

I'm not certain which sources in the article support this, but I'm sure you can provide them, @Someone who likes train writing:. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 21:07, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Comment That actually sounds better. Thank you, @Trainsandotherthings:. Here are a couple of sources that back this fact up.:

Marrs, Jim (February 25, 1976). "Hundreds Due to Greet Engine 610". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
Boyd, Jim (February 1978). "Tales of a lanky Texan". Railfan. Vol. 2, no. 2. Carstens Publications. p. 31.

Someone who likes train writing (talk) 21:59, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Reviewing... Flibirigit (talk) 17:27, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: The article achieved GA status on October 7, and was nominated for DYK on the same day. Length and sourcing are adequate. The article is neutral in tone, and no plagiarism concerns were detected. I have struck ALT0 since the hook is focused on people rather than on the engine. ALT0 could be more interesting if it dropped mention of Forth Worth and Amon G. Carter, and the desciptor of Will Rogers would need to be amended since the short description of his article does not mention that he is a philosopher. ALT1 is a much better hook. It will be interesting to a broad audience. The hook is supported by multiple sentences in separate paragraphs, each are properly cited and verified. Both images used in the article are freely licensed on the Commons. The nominated image is clear at a low resolution, used in the article, and enhances the hook. The QPQ is not required for the first nomination by this nominator. Flibirigit (talk) 17:55, 11 November 2024 (UTC)