Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/North Atlantic Rail

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The result was merge‎ to High-speed rail in the United States. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:59, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

North Atlantic Rail

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While there was a brief flurry of press coverage at the initial announcement (mostly just regurgitating the press release), there is no indication of any enduring notability. There's been no coverage since 2021 - even their own website stops at July 2021. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:15, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Companies, Transportation, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:15, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: It's still being discussed; in Gnews, [1] an opinion piece, but the first few I pull up are from Conneticut and all over New England. Oaktree b (talk) 21:15, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Oaktree b: That piece is from June 2021, during the initial spurt of interest. The only Newspapers.com result in the past two calendar years is a single letter to the editor (not a reliable source). Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:37, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This [2] although the project has morphed into something else. Oaktree b (talk) 22:40, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Oaktree b: That's the update to NEC FUTURE, which is an Amtrak project. Same region as North Atlantic Rail, and some of the same corridors, but completely separate organization with no relation. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:55, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete It's rather odd to see this under "Planned" in Template:High-speed rail in the United States when it's just a concept in its infancy. I don't think this has gotten enough sustained attention by the actual planners to have an article. Reywas92^Talk 05:11, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to High-speed rail in the United States. Although this has been described at length in Newsday and mentioned in Bloomberg, that's about the only significant coverage that this project has received in reliable non-primary sources. There are also less significant mentions in sources like Boston.com, as well as the above mentioned opinion pieces, but at this point I think there is a case for merging the article for now. – Epicgenius (talk) 21:12, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to High-speed rail in the United States would indeed be the wisest choice because, while it is still in the planning stages, it nevertheless stands a chance of coming to fruition. And if it does not, it can still be mentioned as one of the high-speed rail proposals that were put forth. TH1980 (talk) 04:14, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge (selectively) to High-speed rail in the United States. North Atlantic Rail is short and still needs serious trimming. It makes the SPINOFF unjustified. gidonb (talk) 02:18, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to High-speed rail in the United States per above.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 00:48, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.