Northern Central Railway: Revision history

11 May 2024

• curprev 19:5619:56, 11 May 2024‎ Woodlot talk contribs‎ m 58,927 bytes 0‎ grammar undo Tag: Visual edit

15 April 2024

• curprev 01:0201:02, 15 April 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 58,927 bytes −9‎ several small-scale changes in wording to smooth things out, clarify, or reduce the number of words undo

14 April 2024

• curprev 02:4602:46, 14 April 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 58,936 bytes +192‎ split and clarified the article's third introductory paragraph, adding a link to the "York, Pennsylvania" article undo

13 April 2024

• curprev 21:0121:01, 13 April 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 58,744 bytes +1,259‎ Added fuller and more accurate paragraph about the feared "Baltimore Plot" undo

8 April 2024

• curprev 03:1103:11, 8 April 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 57,485 bytes −105‎ realized I needed to correct the arrangement of some sentences for greater overall coherence undo
• curprev 01:0701:07, 8 April 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 57,590 bytes +3,392‎ added 5 paragraphs about Civil War status and Pennsylvania Railroad takeover undo

30 March 2024

• curprev 21:3621:36, 30 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 54,198 bytes +321‎ Proofreading, tightening and adding links, mostly in the last 2/3 of the "Early history" and "Northern Central Railway" sections undo
• curprev 19:1919:19, 30 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 53,877 bytes +75‎ some minor punctuation and proof-reading corrections undo
• curprev 01:5001:50, 30 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 53,802 bytes −54‎ removed the warning citation stating that the "Early History" section needed more citations to support the information included undo
• curprev 01:4501:45, 30 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 53,856 bytes +2,501‎ added the 4-paragraph section titled "Success and foreclosure," completing the more detailed and reference-based history up until the Civil War undo

29 March 2024

• curprev 23:0823:08, 29 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 51,355 bytes +160‎ added a small piece of information about the harbor line in the "York and Maryland Line" section undo
• curprev 22:5622:56, 29 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 51,195 bytes +147‎ worked on two sentences in the "Susquehanna Railroad and financial difficulties" section, to correspond with paragraphs I'll be adding soon about the NCRY's financial problems undo

24 March 2024

• curprev 00:3400:34, 24 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 51,048 bytes −61‎ several small edits made to tighten up wording in the "Northern Central Railway" section undo

23 March 2024

• curprev 17:0117:01, 23 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 51,109 bytes +5‎ corrected reporting mark for NCRY in the two most recently added paragraphs (I keep forgetting the Y) undo
• curprev 15:5615:56, 23 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 51,104 bytes +23‎ added link to Catawissa Railroad page undo
• curprev 15:5015:50, 23 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 51,081 bytes +2,216‎ added two paragraphs about the NCR and the Sunbury and Erie Railroad; the next paragraph will set up the takeover of the NCR by the PRR, incorporating the stub paragraph right after this new addition undo

18 March 2024

• curprev 04:4204:42, 18 March 2024‎ Choess talk contribs‎ 48,865 bytes +24‎ →‎Consolidation and expansion: link the bridge undo

17 March 2024

• curprev 23:0323:03, 17 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 48,841 bytes +231‎ Incorporated stub paragraph about possible interim use of the Trevorton Railroad bridge over the Susquehanna, and also examples off feeder-line connections undo
• curprev 05:1705:17, 17 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 48,610 bytes +1,223‎ made brief correction on extent of track laid by the Susquehanna RR, then added 3 paragraphs about the creation and first year of the NCRY undo

8 March 2024

• curprev 05:3305:33, 8 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 47,387 bytes +560‎ Added a brief introductory paragraph to the "Early History" section. Still need to clean up some of the remnant information at the end of that section. undo
• curprev 04:5604:56, 8 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 46,827 bytes −5,708‎ Cleaned up the repetitive material in all of the references to Gunnarsson and to Williams undo
• curprev 04:3104:31, 8 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 52,535 bytes +1,963‎ Added, corrected, and referenced information about how the B&S related to the Western Maryland Railroad undo

7 March 2024

• curprev 01:2201:22, 7 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 50,572 bytes +279‎ added information about the WY&G railroad after the creation of the NCR undo

6 March 2024

• curprev 20:5420:54, 6 March 2024‎ Mackensen talk contribs‎ 50,293 bytes −57‎ →‎The Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad: station renamed undo

5 March 2024

• curprev 22:0322:03, 5 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 50,350 bytes +41‎ Added a paragraph clarifying the bankruptcy of the B&S and the ensuing consolidation of its lines into the NCR. I also incorporated wording from previous versions into the paragraph about the Calvert Street Station. undo
• curprev 05:5005:50, 5 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 50,309 bytes +4,970‎ added several paragraphs about the Susquehanna Railroad's creation, and the financial crises that paralleled its construction undo
• curprev 04:4404:44, 5 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 45,339 bytes +353‎ added a significant detail about the B&S railroad having to lease the tracks of the York and Cumberland undo

3 March 2024

• curprev 19:2019:20, 3 March 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 44,986 bytes +387‎ Added a key piece of financial information about the B&S charter which regularly cost them money undo

25 February 2024

• curprev 16:4616:46, 25 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 44,599 bytes +388‎ added purchase of 11 locomotives, 1837-1839 undo
• curprev 16:2116:21, 25 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 44,211 bytes +28‎ Clarified financial relations between the B&S and its subsidiaries, the Y&ML and WY&G undo

24 February 2024

• curprev 18:1818:18, 24 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 44,183 bytes +127‎ clarified location of early Belevedere Station, with reference added undo

22 February 2024

• curprev 17:4117:41, 22 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 44,056 bytes +184‎ Many small changes tightening up or smoothing out wording in the "Early History" section through the "York and Cumberland" subsection; also corrected page number in citation for date and reporting mark of York and Cumberland. undo
• curprev 16:3016:30, 22 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 43,872 bytes +2,061‎ Expanded and corrected information on the York and Cumberland Railroad, adding references as well. I'll expand the single sentence about the Hanover Branch into a brief paragraph within this same section, and probably do the same with the sentence about Calvert Street Station. undo

19 February 2024

• curprev 08:5608:56, 19 February 2024‎ WikiCleanerBot talk contribs‎ m 41,811 bytes 0‎ v2.05b - Bot T20 CW#61 - Fix errors for CW project (Reference before punctuation) undo Tag: WPCleaner

16 February 2024

• curprev 02:5602:56, 16 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 41,811 bytes −486‎ I moved the information about the Howard Tunnel into the section titled "York and Maryland Line Railroad," so it's now connected to the main narrative arc. I also removed some incorrect information, according to the reference source. Finally, I removed mention of the "Adams County Line," because it's not relevant specifically to the Northern Central Railway. undo

14 February 2024

• curprev 03:4403:44, 14 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 42,297 bytes +1,848‎ Expanded and provided references for the information on the Wrightsville, York, & Gettysburg Railroad, cleaning up a couple of the stub paragraphs in that section. Still need to work information about the Howard Tunnel into the York and Maryland Line Railroad section. undo

12 February 2024

• curprev 03:1103:11, 12 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 40,449 bytes −11‎ No edit summary undo
• curprev 03:1003:10, 12 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 40,460 bytes −58‎ After adding details about Bolton Station, I deleted the sub-comment saying that more details were needed about Bolton Station.... undo

11 February 2024

• curprev 04:2904:29, 11 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 40,518 bytes −51‎ ISBN restored for Harwood and White, Jr., notes undo

10 February 2024

• curprev 22:3422:34, 10 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ m 40,569 bytes +48‎ figured out how to add URL for a source book title; realized I need to restore ISBN unintentionally removed in earlier edit -- but now back to grading papers.... undo
• curprev 22:2422:24, 10 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 40,521 bytes +266‎ separating notes from sources -- I need to figure out how to maintain URLs added by other authors, and then trim the repeated full-length references to Gunnarsson undo
• curprev 20:4820:48, 10 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 40,255 bytes +787‎ Solidified information about and reference for construction of Bolton Station undo
• curprev 07:3207:32, 10 February 2024‎ Bruce1ee talk contribs‎ m 39,468 bytes +2‎ fixed lint errors – missing end tag undo
• curprev 01:0901:09, 10 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 39,466 bytes −397‎ More clean-up of references, using more consistent form undo

9 February 2024

• curprev 23:3823:38, 9 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 39,863 bytes +394‎ Solidified references for Y&ML reporting mark and name of first locomotive. Still need to clean up "stub" material after the "York and Maryland Line Railroad" section. undo

8 February 2024

• curprev 03:1803:18, 8 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 39,469 bytes +3,410‎ Filling out the history of the York & Maryland Line Rail Road, and the political/corporate games involved. undo

6 February 2024

• curprev 19:3519:35, 6 February 2024‎ Shhhnotsoloud talk contribs‎ 36,059 bytes +61‎ Hatnote undo

3 February 2024

• curprev 01:3301:33, 3 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 35,998 bytes +1,248‎ Beginning to add more information about the York and Maryland Line Railroad. undo
• curprev 01:1101:11, 3 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 34,750 bytes +148‎ I'm trying out subheadings to help keep the organization clear, with the several different lines involved and intermixed. undo

1 February 2024

• curprev 04:5104:51, 1 February 2024‎ James Postema talk contribs‎ 34,602 bytes +672‎ Added a paragraph about the first steam locomotive used on the railroad. undo