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The new standard seems to be (date) (location) (type) format, as seen with 2017 Washington train derailment. Unless there's another noteworthy derailment in Montana this year, it should stay at this title. SounderBruce 23:10, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know why, but all attempts to fix notes fail, and there are still reference errors all over the place. Can someone please either fix this or remove the notes? Mjroots (talk) 15:08, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The article says: ". . .operated by Amtrak traveling on leased freight tracks . . ." Is "leased" the proper legal or even practical term for the common situation of passenger trains utilizing a freight railroad's tracks? Casey (talk) 20:26, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The article needs to give the actual consist, car-by-car. Usually the Portland section is at the rear of westbound trains to enable quick separation in Spokane. (See Empire_Builder#Current_equipment.) Casey (talk) 13:40, 6 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
