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EMD SD45T-2R

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This appears to be have been WP:REFBOMBed to make it appear more notable than it is. Review of the one source that is publicly accessible reveals that EMD SD45T-2R is not mentioned at all. Online searches for EMD SD45T-2R yield insufficient information to demonstrate notability, and mostly brings up results for EMD SD45T-2. I can not see how this passes WP:GNG. TarnishedPath^talk 07:47, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Technology and Transportation. TarnishedPath^talk 07:47, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: It's another example of Rebuilt diesel locomotives besides its completely new y'know. 220.235.238.29 (talk) 07:48, 16 November 2023 (UTC) — 220.235.238.29 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

There's proof here: EMD SD45T-2R: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

Quote-on-quote @Ozzie10aaaa "Comment: Article has had additional source added since last review (copyvio is clean), and topic is notable,thank you Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 14:39, 15 November 2023 (UTC)"[reply]

220.235.238.29 (talk) 08:08, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@220.235.238.29, that's not the proof you think it is. Please don't WP:GAME the system. TarnishedPath^talk 09:12, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am literally doing my best to try and spare this article and the GE U25BE article from deletion. 220.235.238.29 (talk) 09:43, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We need tons of sourcing for locomotive articles, the typical Kalmbach books generally aren't enough. We need extensive coverage from a museum study of the class, or a feature-length article in Trains or Railfan and Railroad... Oaktree b (talk) 16:29, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to EMD SD45T-2 - clear redirect target as AtD. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 08:20, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect as per Alexandermcnabb. Sources are the same across the two articles. Toadette ^{(let's chat together)} 08:27, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect to EMD SD45T-2. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:31, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with EMD SD45T-2: Basically a rebuilt locomotive of that class, nothing notable by itself. Oaktree b (talk) 16:27, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with EMD SD45T-2. Unless there's been substantial coverage of rebuilt locomotives independent of their original type, rebuilds are best covered within the same article to avoid needless duplication. Consider the EMD GP15-1, where the substantially similar GP15T and GP15AC (the former a GP15-1 with a turbocharger, the latter a GP15-1 with an AR10 alternator) were both merged into the main GP15-1 article to better present all the information in one place. This merits a paragraph at most in EMD SD45T-2, not an entire article. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 21:33, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per nom. No evidence of individual notability. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 02:37, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]