Portal:Transport

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Different modes of road transport, on a road in India

Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations.

Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.

Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft. (Full article...)

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Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation. It runs ten routes serving 20 terminals located around Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands, designated as part of the state highway system. The agency maintains a fleet of 21 vessels that are able to carry passengers and vehicles.

The ferry system carried a total of 18.66 million riders in 2023—9.69 million passengers and 8.97 million vehicles. WSF is the largest ferry system in the United States and the second-largest vehicular ferry system in the world behind BC Ferries. The state ferries carried an average of 43,200 per weekday in the fourth quarter of 2023. (Full article...)
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General images

The following are images from various transport-related articles on Wikipedia.
  • A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
  • Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
  • Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
  • According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
  • The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train at the Central Railway Station of Tampere, Finland (from Rail transport)
  • Various modes of transport (from Transport)
  • Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
  • Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
  • A replica of Trevithick's engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
  • Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
  • The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
  • San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
  • Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
  • A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003 (from Aviation)
  • A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
  • Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
  • 0-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
  • LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936 (from Aviation)
  • A local transit bus operated by ACTION in Canberra, Australia
  • Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
  • The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation)
  • Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
  • First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
  • The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
  • An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
  • A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savonia railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
  • Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
  • A 16th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from Rail transport)
  • Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
  • Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
  • Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895 (from Aviation)
  • An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
  • The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
  • Historical map of 1926 of the Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway"; now parts of the A8 and A9 motorways) opened on 21 September 1924, Italy, the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world. (from Road transport)
  • The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
  • Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
  • Road transport (from Transport)
  • Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
  • Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
  • Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
  • European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
  • Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
  • Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
  • Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
  • The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
  • NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
  • Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
  • Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-323 (from Aviation)
  • Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
  • 1940 Piper Cub (from Aviation)
  • A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
  • The Boeing 737 series of aircraft, as seen here in the United Airways livery, is a popular choice for airlines that operate narrow-body aircraft. (from Aviation)
  • A Fiat Uno in 2018 (from Transport)
  • German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
  • Incheon International Airport, South Korea
  • Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport (from Aviation)
  • A Hot bearing detector with dragging equipment unit (from Rail transport)
  • Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
  • Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
  • Eastlink - Wellington Rd Nortbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
  • The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
  • A Boeing 747 (from Aviation)
  • A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
  • A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
  • A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
  • Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train

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The Maid of the Mist provides a sightseeing boat tour of Niagara Falls

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  • ... that a guerrilla garden established atop an abandoned railroad in Long Island City became legally recognized by the MTA?
  • ... that the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the probable cause of the 2014 Bedford Gulfstream IV crash was the flight crew's failure to perform the flight-control check before takeoff?
  • ... that the route of the former Waycross Air Line Railroad is now an important CSX Transportation line?
  • ... that the Adly Mansour Transportation Hub was selected as the best rail project of 2022 by Engineering News-Record?
  • ... that when Charles P. Gross became the chairman of the New York City Board of Transportation, the mayor told him that "if you think war is Hell, then you have something waiting for you on this job"?
  • ... that the Sanford station was often confused with the Stamford station?
  • ... that a section of Mississippi Highway 489 was designated as the Jason Boyd Memorial Highway to commemorate the MDOT superintendent who was killed while removing debris from the road?
  • ... that United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg wrote an essay in 2000 on Bernie Sanders, his future competitor in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries?

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Space: Interplanetary • Rocket • Spaceport • Spacecraft

Technology: Bridge • Cable • Conveyor • Engine • Engineering • Pipeline transport • Vehicle propulsion • Tunnel • Wheel

Theory: Behavior • Congestion • Economics • Finance • Forecasting • Law • Navigation • Planning • Psychology • Queueing • Spoke–hub • Traffic engineering

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