Portal:Transport

The Transport Portal Different modes of road transport, on a road in India Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. In other words, the action of transport is defined as a particular movement of an organism or thing from a point A (a place in space) to a point B. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of the 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 fueling docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. (Full article...) Selected article - The Port of Constanța is located in Constanța, Romania, on the western coast of the Black Sea, 179 nautical miles (332 km) from the Bosphorus Strait and 85 nmi (157 km) from the Sulina Branch, through which the Danube river flows into the sea. It covers 3,926 ha (9,700 acres), of which 1,313 ha (3,240 acres) is land and the rest, 2,613 ha (6,460 acres) is water. The two breakwaters located northwards and southwards shelter the port, creating the safest conditions for port activities. The present length of the north breakwater is 8,344 m (5.185 mi) and the south breakwater is 5,560 m (3.45 mi). The Port of Constanța is the largest on the Black Sea and the 17th largest in Europe. The favourable geographical position and the importance of the Port of Constanța is emphasized by the connection with two Pan-European transport corridors: IV (high speed railway&highway) and the Pan-European Corridor VII (Danube). The two satellite ports, Midia and Mangalia, located not far from Constanța Port, are part of the Romanian maritime port system under the coordination of the Maritime Ports Administration SA. (Full article...) List of selected articles Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) London congestion charge MTR London Underground Horses in the Middle Ages SS Christopher Columbus AirTrain JFK Irish Mercantile Marine during World War II Oil tanker Flag of convenience Congestion pricing Bayview Park ferry wharf Ambulance Port of Split Calais Port of Ploče Road transport Semi-trailer truck Intermodal container General aviation in the United Kingdom Timeline of the London Underground Rail transport Steam locomotive Innherredsferja Transport in the Soviet Union High-speed rail Bulk carrier Electric vehicle warning sounds Electric vehicle Kochi Port of Skagen Port of Rijeka Ice trade Skateboarding Cycling Car Canadian Pacific Railway Winter service vehicle Indian Railways Hybrid vehicle Boeing 747 Tunnel Railway Manila Light Rail Transit System Hellingly Hospital Railway Isambard Kingdom Brunel SkyTrain (Vancouver) Pioneer Zephyr Talyllyn Railway Hours of service Kansas Turnpike Rail transport in India Pulaski Skyway O-Bahn Busway Pan American World Airways List of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal List of longest suspension bridge spans San Francisco tech bus protests Bristol Harbour Ice block expedition of 1959 Joseph Hazelwood Pony Express Royal Road Finnieston Crane Trade route Ben Carlin Sinking of the Titanic General images The following are images from various transport-related articles on Wikipedia. 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) Map of railways in Europe with main operational lines shown in black, heritage railway lines in green and former routes in light blue (from Rail transport) Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist) Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport) Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport) LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936 (from Aviation) The Locomotion at Darlington Railway Centre and Museum (from Rail transport) Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon's first commercially AC-driven locomotive, the tramway in Lugano, Switzerland, 1896 (from Rail transport) SEPTA Regional Railroad Train (from Rail transport) Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States. Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport) Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers. Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport) Bulk cargo of minerals (from Rail transport) Eastlink - Wellington Rd Nortbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport) KTT set operating the Guangdong Through Train service on the Guangshen railway, used by the MTR Corporation, an example of modern rail transport (from Rail transport) Railroad in Macon, Georgia circa 1876 (from Rail transport) Railway in the 1890s in Helsinki, Finland (from Rail transport) Diagram of Priestman Oil Engine from The Steam engine and gas and oil engines (1900) by John Perry (from Rail transport) Baltimore & Ohio electric engine (from Rail transport) Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport) European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport) A Fiat Uno in 2018 (from Transport) Incheon International Airport, South Korea Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport) Railroad at Central of Georgia roundhouse, circa 1875. (from Rail transport) Cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company ironworks for the Cromford and High Peak Railway (1831). These are smooth edgerails for wheels with flanges. (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) A replica of Trevithick's engine at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea (from Rail transport) Long freight train crossing the Stoney Creek viaduct on the Canadian Pacific Railway in southern British Columbia (from Rail transport) Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport) Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail 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) Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport) Map of world railway network (interactive map) (from Rail transport) The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport) NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation) Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport) The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving. A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003 (from Aviation) The Boeing 747 (from Aviation) 1940 Piper Cub (from Aviation) A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport) A Hot bearing detector with dragging equipment unit (from Rail transport) Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport (from Aviation) Reisszug in 2011 (from Rail transport) A DR2800 series passing Sijiaoting railway station in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan (from Rail 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) Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport) The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train at the Central Railway Station of Tampere, Finland (from Rail transport) 0-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport) In the United States, railroads such as the Union Pacific traditionally own and operate both their rolling stock and infrastructure, with the company itself typically being privately owned. (from Rail transport) A RegioSwinger multiple unit of the Croatian Railways (from Rail transport) Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport) German Intercity Express (ICE) The SL Hitoyoshi steam-hauled excursion train operating between Kumamoto and Hitoyoshi in Kyushu, Japan (from Rail transport) Road transport (from Transport) Russian 2TE10U Diesel-electric locomotive (from Rail transport) A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport) First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation) Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport) An Air France Airbus A318 lands at London Heathrow Airport. Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport) The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation) The Salamanca locomotive (from Rail transport) Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation) A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport) The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation) A local transit bus operated by ACTION in Canberra, Australia Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-323 (from Aviation) Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport) The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport) 16th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from Rail transport) A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, the tracks are plateways (from Rail transport) Japanese E5 Series Shinkansen (from Rail transport) Minecart shown in De Re Metallica (1556). The guide pin fits in a groove between two wooden planks. (from Rail transport) An ambulance from World War I (from Transport) BNSF Railway freight service in the United States Featured content Articles: American Airlines Flight 11 · American Airlines Flight 77 · BC Rail · Baltimore Steam Packet Company · Ben Gurion International Airport · Sophie Blanchard · Biman Bangladesh Airlines · Boeing 747 · Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport · Isambard Kingdom Brunel · Căile Ferate Române · Canadian Pacific Railway · Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway · Chickasaw Turnpike · Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway · City and South London Railway · Cogan House Covered Bridge · Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra railway line, Sydney · El Al · Forksville Covered Bridge · General aviation in the United Kingdom · Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway · Hellingly Hospital Railway · Holden · Holden VE Commodore · Hours of service · Indian Railways · Interstate 15 in Arizona · Interstate 355 · Interstate 70 in Utah · John Bull (locomotive) · Kansas Turnpike · London congestion charge · LSWR N15 class · M-35 (Michigan highway) · M62 motorway · Manila Light Rail Transit System · Manila Metro Rail Transit System · Maserati MC12 · Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) · Mini · Mini Moke · MTR · New Carissa · New York State Route 28 · New York State Route 32 · New York State Route 174 · New York State Route 175 · New York State Route 308 · O-Bahn Busway · Panama Canal · Pan American World Airways · Pioneer Zephyr · Pulaski Skyway · Rail transport in India · Ridge Route · Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works · Royal Blue (B&O train) · San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge · SkyTrain (Vancouver) · SR Merchant Navy Class · SR West Country and Battle of Britain Classes · SS Andrea Doria · SS Christopher Columbus · Talbot Tagora · Talyllyn Railway · Transport Legislation Review · Tunnel Railway · United Airlines Flight 93 · Warren County Canal · Winter service vehicle Lists: Numbered highways in Maryland · Highways in Warren County, New York · Interstate Highways in Texas · Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal · Longest suspension bridge spans · London Underground stations · Railway stations in the West Midlands · Timeline of the London Underground Topics: New York State Route 20N Portals: Aviation Portal · Trains Portal In the news Wikinews Transport category June 21: Police reports indicate theft of automotive catalytic converters up across parts of US June 16: Wikinews interviews candidate for New York City mayor Vitaly Filipchenko May 29: Austrian Airlines cancels Moscow-bound flight after Russia refuses a reroute outside Belarusian airspace May 10: Wikinews interviews Jonathan Stanley, Scottish Unionist candidate for 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election in Scotland May 10: Wikinews interviews Neil Manson, SDP candidate for 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election in Scotland Selected picture - Air Force One, the typical air transport of the President of the United States of America, flying over Mount Rushmore More selected pictures Did you know (auto-generated) - ... that only about a quarter of New York City's 472 subway stations had elevators in 2018, among the lowest accessibility rates of the world's major transit systems? ... that lifelong Democrat Stephanie Pollack was appointed by lifelong Republican Charlie Baker to lead the Massachusetts Department of Transportation? ... that the Houston Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Pacific Railroad invited Japanese farmers to advise them about rice production in Texas? ... that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority twice built new lines bypassing JFK/UMass station, only to add platforms later? ... 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? ... that the Sanford station was often confused with the Stamford station? ... 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 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"? 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