Talk:Martinez station

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The station was remodeled in the late 1990s, improving its aesthetic appeal.

This is completely false. A new station was built a couple of blocks west of the old station, which still stands. However, I don't recall the exact date the new station opened, so I don't want to incorporate this information into the article unless and until I can find something definite.

In 1971, this station was served by 0 Amtrak trains.

I don't think this is true, either, but even if it is, so what? If Martinez (the old station, obviously) was not an original Amtrak stop, but was added later, information as to when it became an Amtrak stop needs to be uncovered and entered into the article. 64.85.229.248 (talk) 06:33, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Correct on both counts. I have already removed the "1971" claim - easily disproven by this image at the Wikipedia article on the San Joaquin Daylight. It may have been based on the following [paraphrased] "joke" notice at the station itself:

At the start of 1971, no Amtrak trains stopped in Martinez, but now 44 Amtrak trains stop here every day.

That's a joke, because Amtrak didn't exist until 1 May 1971.

I haven't corrected the 1990s remodel error yet. I will replace it with the precise date that the current location came into use. It wasn't long before 9-11 (11 September 2001) - that's why there are mangled World Trade Center girders in a monument there.

There are other major problems I have with this page too. Should an encyclopedia speculate about the future?

ChrisJBenson (talk) 03:48, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As suggested by 64.85.229.248 above, I finally got around to removing the claim that the station was remodeled in the late 1990s. This isn't the old Martinez Station remodeled. It is a completely new building at a different location a couple of blocks to the west of the old one. It opened in September 2001, which explains the two mangled girders around the flagpole at the foot of Estudillo Street. They were part of the World Trade Center in New York that was destroyed by terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. I had other issues with this article's accuracy and veracity, so I went through it with my big red correcting pen. Hopefully my large edit of many little changes won't upset anybody - they are mostly just verified corrections and updates. But I will log the changes below, along with the reasons, because at least one previous editor had a transit (ferry and wBART) agenda. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChrisJBenson (talk • contribs) 09:19, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]