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Electric transmission

Hello. I maintain that the primary meaning of the term Electric transmission is Electric power transmission; so much, that the latter could even be given the former title (but that's a side issue). I can't find a mention of locomotives in first 50 Google hits.

From the same page (emphasis mine):

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IOW, we don't need a 2-item dab page; a hatnote at Electric power transmission will suffice. No such user (talk) 07:37, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Try Searching Diesel Electric. 90% + of the locomotives in use today have an "Electric transmission". WuhWuzDat 13:27, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

I don't negate that "electric transmission" exists in locomotives. The point is, when you hear "electrical transmission", what is your first association (well, if you're not a railway engineer)? I think, and common usage seems to agree, that those are power lines. Since we're dealing with a two-way interpretation, a 2-item dab page is unnecessary, and I added a hatnote to Electric power transmission to explain the redirect. No such user (talk) 14:44, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

UAA and username policy update

Just letting you and other editors who do a lot of listings at UAA know that the username policy has underwent some changes as of yesterday. You may wish to look it over at your convenience. Cheers, Nja 09:56, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

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Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it! Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}! 16:30, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Reporting marks

There's no way the museum can have reporting mark IRYM, since it's not an operating freight railroad. I can't find anything in for the museum. As for the CA&E and CNS&M, just because there was an abbreviation on the car doesn't mean that was a reporting mark; not all railroads had them until the 1970s or so. The 1958 Official Railway Equipment Register shows that the CA&E did not have a reporting mark (which would be marked with an asterisk), only a "uniform alphabetic code for railroad identification", whatever that was. is an incomplete compilation of reporting marks from the ORERs. --NE2 19:27, 27 July 2009 (UTC)