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The article fails to demonstrate what the encyclopaedic relevance is, the WP:NOT and WP:NEVENT spell out the criteria for what we cover and this has the feel of a one day news story and not something that is Encyclopaedic. Can someone please make it clear what Lasting effect is going to be. LGAtalkedits01:42, 26 March 2014 (UTC)Reply
@LGA: - It's WP:TOOSOON to tell what lasting effects there will be. I'm not going to speculate on the NTSBs findings, but certain facts have already been placed in the public domain, which are likely to feature in the final report. Rail and aircrashes are generally much more notable than road accidents. The article sticks to verified facts and is written from a neutral point of view. If you really object to the existence of this article, you know where to find articles for deletion, but I predict that this would be an easy keep if sent there. Mjroots (talk) 22:03, 26 March 2014 (UTC)Reply
Just three days after the accident, CTA have changed the way that they operate into O'Hare station. That is one lasting effect for a start. Mjroots (talk) 19:15, 27 March 2014 (UTC)Reply
I'll add another voice to keep this article. The fact that the NTSB is investigating pushes it into a more noteworthy realm than just a minor derailment; the NTSB has significant thresholds for the incidents that they investigate. The article is well written and well referenced, and although it doesn't show images of the actual incident, the images that are displayed are relevant showing the type of train and the location of the incident. Once the NTSB investigation report is released, we may be able to add a photo of the incident, because their reports often have photos from the scene and because the NTSB is a federal agency, their reports and images are released into the public domain. There is a saying in rail transport that "the rulebook is written in blood," meaning that the vast majority of rules that railroaders have to follow are written as the result of incidents just like this. It is yet to be determined what rule changes will be made after this; my guess is that it may impact the hours of service regulations for train drivers nationwide. Slambo(Speak)14:17, 2 June 2014 (UTC)Reply
