User talk:Slambo/Archives/2011/May

Template talk:RailGauge

Hi Slambo
Please see Template talk:RailGauge#530 mm - 21 inch and Template talk:RailGauge#Gauges between 1 ft and 2 ft, perhaps you can help. Peter Horn User talk 00:24, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Regarding H.K. Porter

Hi, I've just a few questions because I noticed you previously editted a page about the H.K. Porter Co. If you don't have any info, then that cool. I am frustrated trying to locate a contact for H.K. Porter. I first hoped to find something here on Wikipedia but nothing relevant to my search so I went to Google and found a web page giving contact info for a company named "H.K. Porter Co. Inc.". Score, I thought... I called the number and the reception guy said his company isn't the H.K.Porter I'm looking for. Hmm... Could there be more than one H. K. Porter co. in Pittsburg, PA?

For the record, I own a bolt cutter emblazoned with the name H.K. Porter and I'm trying to locate a spare part for the tool. The problem is it's slightly old, so none of the tool companys (Grainger included) can find a spare cutter for my tool. That's why I went chasing the manufacture or something similar. I hoped that I could at least get a contact number to whoever they licensed the name H. K. Porter too, in my search for a spare part. No Dice. I know, I'm not looking for locomotive stuff, but the company name is the same.

Comments?

Thank you for your time.

Smash591 (talk) 16:26, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

This may seem odd, but I'm including the answer to my question. The brand of tool, H. K. Porter, was recently manufactured by a company named "Cooper Tools" who recently merged with "Apex Tool Group". So anyone seeking a direct phone call to the manufacture should call 866-907-9706. Now here is my current question, is it appropriate to add a blurb about the H. K. Poter tool manufacture to the H. K. Porter "train" page or should a separate page be created to document the current and past (so far as it is available) history of the H. K. Porter tool brand?

Again, comments? Smash591 (talk) 16:59, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Subsidiary companies do deserve at least a mention in the article about the parent company. If the information about the subsidiary is long enough, and the company is notable by the WP:Notability guidelines, then it should be a separate article with links from the parent company article (but also remember that Wikipedia is not a directory, so direct contact information, such as the phone number you noted above, should not be included in the article text). Use your best judgment as to whether there is enough reliable source material for a separate article and add the data where you think it is most appropriate. Slambo (Speak) 11:33, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

lost rail history

In Edson Alberta CN runs east and west and is the only line there was a line that ran north begining of the year tracks could still be found a few feet from the east west line just south of the new walmart where did these tracks run and how far and back when south of Edson grave yard Tallerton was a town (that never pupulated)and a place where there was a round-house In the 70s was all but ruins what years did it run and what was the division between the Edson line and Tallerton line and did they join to go to Jasper Alberta How were the line laid out back then and which took the north route Can you help me find theses answers. And why isn`t Marlboro`s wooden curved bridge included with historical railway bridges Not even a hiway pull-out view point.Kettle valley bridges seam small compaired I can be emailed at bmacgeorgec(at sign)yahoo.ca signed Brian Collin — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.165.182.75 (talk) 03:32, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

That's a lot of text without punctuation. I don't have the answers for you right off the top of my head, but I'll see what I can find in the reference material I have available. With my current work schedule, it may be some time before I have a good answer for you. Have you tried contacting the Canadian National Railways Historical Association? Slambo (Speak) 11:36, 25 May 2011 (UTC)