Image 7Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 8A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 9A 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)
Image 11Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 12A 16th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from Rail transport)
Image 13Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 14The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 15The 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)
Image 16Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 17European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 30Bardon 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England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches.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)
Image 31Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 37Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 53The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 54German 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)
Image 55Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895 (from Aviation)
Image 56First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 63Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 64According 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)
Image 65A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
... 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?
... 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"?