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At a glance, this looks like a well-written and -sourced article, but it's a total WP:COATRACK. Almost nothing in the article is about the "town" of Martin, because there isn't anything to say: It was a minor railroad maintenance point that later had a station for a nearby ski area. Of all the cited sources, only reference 14 comes close to substantial coverage; many sources don't mention Martin at all. I couldn't find any additional sources that aren't already cited, and none are more than trivial mentions (e.g. photos of trains taken at Martin). I suggest a delete; I could also live with a merge of relevant content to Stampede Pass, Northern Pacific Railroad, or Meany Lodge (from which much of this article's content seems to have been copied). WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 15:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and Washington. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 15:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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-At a glance, this looks like a well-written and -sourced article, but it's a total [[WP:COATRACK]].  Almost nothing in the article is about the "town" of Martin, because there isn't anything to say: It was a minor railroad maintenance point that later had a station for a nearby ski area.  Of all the cited sources, only reference 14 comes close to substantial coverage; many sources don't mention Martin at all.  I couldn't find any additional sources that aren't already cited, and none are more than trivial mentions (e.g. photos of trains taken at Martin).  I suggest a delete; I could also live with a merge of relevant content to [[Stampede Pass]], [[Northern Pacific Railroad]], or [[Meany Ski Lodge]] (from which much of this article's content seems to have been copied). [[User:WeirdNAnnoyed|WeirdNAnnoyed]] ([[User talk:WeirdNAnnoyed|talk]]) 15:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
+At a glance, this looks like a well-written and -sourced article, but it's a total [[WP:COATRACK]].  Almost nothing in the article is about the "town" of Martin, because there isn't anything to say: It was a minor railroad maintenance point that later had a station for a nearby ski area.  Of all the cited sources, only reference 14 comes close to substantial coverage; many sources don't mention Martin at all.  I couldn't find any additional sources that aren't already cited, and none are more than trivial mentions (e.g. photos of trains taken at Martin).  I suggest a delete; I could also live with a merge of relevant content to [[Stampede Pass]], [[Northern Pacific Railroad]], or [[Meany Lodge]] (from which much of this article's content seems to have been copied). [[User:WeirdNAnnoyed|WeirdNAnnoyed]] ([[User talk:WeirdNAnnoyed|talk]]) 15:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 *<small class="delsort-notice">Note:  This discussion has been included in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting|deletion sorting]] lists for the following topics: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Geography|Geography]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Washington|Washington]]. [[User:WeirdNAnnoyed|WeirdNAnnoyed]] ([[User talk:WeirdNAnnoyed|talk]]) 15:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)</small>