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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 fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, as well as 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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The ice trade, also known as the frozen water trade, was a 19th-century and early 20th-century industry, primarily catering to demand on the east coast of the United States. Ice was both harvested locally in the winter months and stored for later sale in the summer, and was also imported from polar regions where it could be sourced year round, with Norway becoming the largest exporter of ice.

The trade involved the large-scale harvesting, transport and sale of natural ice, and later the making and sale of artificial ice, for domestic consumption and commercial purposes. Ice was cut from the surface of ponds and streams, then stored in ice houses, before being sent on by ship, barge or railroad to its final destination around the world. (Full article...)

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Image 1Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 2Inauguration of the electric tram in Saint Petersburg in 1907. By the early 1900s most street railways were electrified. (from Rail transport)
Image 3Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 4The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 5Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 6Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 7The 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 8Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport. (from Aviation)
Image 9Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 100-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 11The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 12A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 13Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 14A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 15Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 16Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 17Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 18The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway" in the 1950s; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world (from Road transport)
Image 19A Boeing 747 in 1978 operated by Pan Am. (from Aviation)
Image 20LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936. (from Aviation)
Image 21The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance.^[which?] (from Aviation)
Image 22A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 taxiing on the tarmac of Heathrow Airport in January 2011. The Boeing 777 is a popular choice for airlines that operate a wide-body aircraft. (from Aviation)
Image 23A BMW 2 Series Active Tourer in 2022 (from Transport)
Image 24A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 25Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 26Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 27First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. (from Aviation)
Image 28Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 29Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 30An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 31Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 32A 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 33German 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 34Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 35Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 36Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 37Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 38European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 39A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savo railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 40A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 41NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 42A local transit bus operated by Transperth in Perth, Australia
Image 43Bardon 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 44The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train (from Rail transport)
Image 45Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the eighth longest in Europe. (from Rail transport)
Image 46Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 47A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 48Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 49A push-pull train at Napoli Centrale (from Rail transport)
Image 50An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 51Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895. (from Aviation)
Image 52A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 53Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 54Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 55According 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 56Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 57San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 58A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 59The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history. (from Aviation)
Image 60A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-323 taking off at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in July 2017 (from Aviation)
Image 61The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 62Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
Image 63A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
Image 64Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 65Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 661940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 67The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 68Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 69Road transport (from Transport)
Image 70A22LS-Foxbat taxing after a student solo. (from Aviation)
Image 71Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 72A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 73Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport. (from Aviation)

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A roundhouse is a building used by railroads for servicing locomotives. Roundhouses are large, circular or semicircular structures that were traditionally located surrounding or adjacent to turntables. The defining feature of the traditional roundhouse was the turntable, which facilitates access when the building is used for repair facilities or for storage of steam locomotives. Early steam locomotives normally travelled forwards only; although reverse operations capabilities were soon built into locomotive mechanisms, the controls were normally optimized for forward travel, and the locomotives often could not operate as well in reverse. Some passenger cars, such as observation cars, were also designed as late as the 1960s for operations in a particular direction. A turntable allowed a locomotive or other rolling stock to be turned around for the return journey.