Hi ppjj,

This changeset mistakenly promoted various residential and service streets near Downtown Houston to tertiary and secondary, seemingly based on having the same name as a street you demoted elsewhere.

I've reverted some streets that I think should remain at a lower classification in changeset here: osm.org/changeset/113003150

Best,

Clay

This is not usage=main. It looks as if you chose an arbitrary track to be a "main" track through this yard, regardless of the actual operation of the railroad. No part of this route has been a main line for decades.

Partially reverted here: osm.org/changeset/112703642

Continuing in English.

In OpenStreetMap we map the current state of things, not history. Today this segment of track is usage=industrial. If you would like to tag it as usage=main, feel free to record the history of the line on OpenHistoricalMap.

If we were to map *any* historical main line as usage=main, regardless of the actual operation of the line, we would end up with a lot of short dead-end main lines cluttering the map. There are quite a lot of historical main lines in the US that are today truncated to local industrial spurs. Thus, we do not automatically tag usage=main on historical main lines in the US.

Continuing in English, because the mapping community here converses in English.

CSX traffic, which generally follows the Philadelphia Subdivision through town, uses the Chester Secondary to access Chester. It does not need to detour through the Escape Track. As it is today, the Escape Track rarely carries traffic. The purpose of usage=* and service=* is to record how the track is used currently, regardless of what it was in the past or how it may be in the future.

I would encourage you to read through the guidelines for OpenRailwayMap tagging in North America [1] and to join the OpenStreetMap US Slack [2]. We have an active railway mapping community in #rail, and we're always happy to answer questions.

[1] osm.wiki/OpenRailwayMap/Tagging_in_North_America

[2] https://slack.openstreetmap.us/

Hallo flierfy,

Die kurze Linie »Escape Track« ist nicht usage=main. Es trägt seltenen Verkehr und hat eine Grenzgeschwindigkeit von 10 mph (~15 km/h).

Hier zurückgekehrt: osm.org/changeset/112427424

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Hello flierfy,

The short Escape Track here is not usage=main. It seldom carries traffic and has a speed limit of 10 mph (~15 km/h).

Reverted here: osm.org/changeset/112427424

(English)

Hello flierfy,

How come you changed the Bethlehem Branch to usage=main here? This is an industrial branch with a speed limit of 15 mph (~25 km/h). Perhaps it was once a main line, but today it only carries local industrial traffic.

Reverted here: osm.org/changeset/112427159

Hallo flierfy,

Warum hast du hier die Linie »Bethlehem Branch« nach usage=main aktualisiert? Die ist ein industrieller Zweig mit einer Grenzgeschwindigkeit von 15 mph (~25 km/h). Früher war sie vielleicht eine Hauptlinie, aber heute trägt nur örtlichen industriellen Verkehr.

Hier zurückgekehrt: osm.org/changeset/112427159

Hi EZRouting,

This changeset comment says "update names" but the only tag that has been changed is ref=*, and the new value is not the standard format for US route signage in Indiana. Was there a reason for changing ref="US 33" to ref="Hwy 33" on these segments?

In good faith, I've gone ahead and reverted this changeset here: osm.org/changeset/111875797

-Clay

changeset reverted here osm.org/changeset/111303741

Hi Tom Hogan,

Thanks for contributing your local knowledge. Unfortunately I've reverted this changeset because railway=station is only appropriate for passenger stations. Crew change points, as employee stations, should be tagged railway=service_station.

Reverted here: osm.org/changeset/110135380

Hi E3Z8R and welcome to OSM! Thanks for contributing your local knowledge. Unfortunately I've reverted this changeset because station buildings and station nodes are meant to be kept separate. Let me know if you have any questions.

Reverted here: osm.org/changeset/110134827

Tagging of underground station outlines reverted here: osm.org/changeset/109229898

This particular change of yours has been reverted by me twice now. Is there a reason you keep retagging underground station outlines as `building=no`?

Did a partial revert here: osm.org/changeset/108898114 Please double-check and let me know if there are still issues.

Hi,

Thanks for adding the future Ethan Allen Express station. Unfortunately, this is not a currently operating station, so it should not be tagged as a railway station. Since there is already a node nearby at [1] for a proposed railway station, I'm going to remove the one you added. No hard feelings.

-Clay

[1] osm.org/node/8354910447

I'm out in the mountains with limited internet access at the moment, so I'll check when I get home tomorrow. My first guess would be GGT route 101.

My bad! Thanks for taking the time to fix it.

Hi Colin,

As much as I want to engage in this discussion, I'm actually on vacation right now. Do you mind if we pick it up in a couple weeks (around the 27th)? I'll be able to put more thought and effort into this one I'm back home.

-Clay

Hi Ian,

Looks like you added the St. Pete Pier Tram as a tram route. In OpenStreetMap terminology, a tram refers to a railway embedded in the street (aka a streetcar or trolley in the US).

Despite being named a 'tram', the vehicles seem more like buses. I went ahead and retagged it as a bus route. Let me know if you have any thoughts about this.

-Clay

Hi dchiles,

Looks like you merged the train station node onto the station building outline. Stations encompass more than just the buildings, so they should be kept separate. I went ahead and reverted this changeset.

-Clay

Hi Declan,

Looks like you merged the train station node onto the station building outline. Stations encompass more than just the buildings, so they should be kept separate. I went ahead and added the station node back.

-Clay