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prefers the usage of the ampersand. No consensus emerged as to which style should prevail. As was noted in the discussion, a more widely scoped discussion on whether to use "and" or "&" for titling railway station articles may help this question to be resolved more decisively.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20130808095635/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/rail-company-involved-in-megantic-disaster-files-for-bankruptcy/article13644535/
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retain an ampersand when it is a legitimate part of the style of a proper noun, the title of a work, or a trademark, such as in
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Track are too damaged right now, but since CP is going to take over operations soon, they will probably fix soon.
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tags on "will operate" as (so far) there's no reliable info as to whether the new operators will rebuild
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It was highlighted that WikiProject Trains' style guide prefers the usage of "and", whereas
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has the line from Farnham to Sainte-Rosalie as abandoned and for sale. This article has:
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Ste-Rosalie Subdivision (26.4 mi (42.5 km) Farnham, QC to Sainte-Rosalie, QC)
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