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Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another. The term is derived from the Latin trans ("across") and portare ("to carry").

Aspects of transport


The field of transport has several aspects: loosely they can be divided into a triad of infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Infrastructure includes the transport networks (roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, pipelines, etc.) that are used, as well as the nodes or terminals (such as airports, railway stations, bus stations and seaports). The vehicles generally ride on the networks, such as automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, airplanes. The operations deal with the control of the system, such as traffic signals and ramp meters, railroad switches, air traffic control, etc, as well as policies, such as how to finance the system (for example, the use of tolls or gasoline taxes).

Broadly speaking, the design of networks are the domain of civil engineering and urban planning, the design of vehicles of mechanical engineering and specialized subfields such as nautical engineering and aerospace engineering, and the operations are usually specialized, though might appropriately belong to operations research or systems engineering.

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One of the small joys of public transportation is correcting people who give heinously incorrect directions
MiSs__LaDy (Annamarie Chigas) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:11:11 -0000
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@IamSincere transportation is my only problem
If u live more than 30 miles away from me guess what? #losemynumber unless u chipping in on gas or have ya own transportation
VERGE68 (VERGE ) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:10:19 -0000
If u live more than 30 miles away from me guess what? #losemynumber unless u chipping in on gas or have ya own transportation
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PRowlPR (PRowlPR) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:05:17 -0000
Philly's transportation workers announced a strike early this morning, posing an image problem for both parties. http://tinyurl.com/6blwks.
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BWIA International Airways Ltd. - International airline serving the worldwide travel needs of the Caribbean. The national airline of Trinidad Tobago. Site includes news, schedules and info on Bwee's services including Club BWIA, Frequent Flyer and duty free shopping.

Caribbean Aviation - Includes a newsletter, airline listings and schedules, and airport news.
Meta Description: [ This is the home page of the Caribbean Aviation site, the prime source of information on the Caribbean aviation scene. There is a newsletter, airline schedules to the Caribbean, the listing of Caribbean airlines,information on air passes and airports, and a brief overview of the Caribbean. ]

500 Caribbean Star Airlines - Regional airline serving several Caribbean islands from Antigua in the north to Trinidad in the south. Provides flight schedules, online booking, route map, special offers and contact information.
Meta Description: [ Caribbean Star is a quality airline, serving several islands within the region. Affordable prices, great inflight service and reliable service schedules make the carrier a favourite of business travellers and families alike. Great for group charters. ]

404 Inter Island Express - Details on charter passenger and cargo services throughout the Caribbean.

Lynx Air International - Providing passenger and freight service to the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti and the Turks Caicos islands.
Meta Description: [ Lynx Air International - Serving the Bahamas, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Haiti from Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. ]

SkyKing Airline - Premier airline in the Turks and Caicos providing inter-island services and also regional flights. Site provides schedules, rates, charters, and reservations.

SVG Air - The airline of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The company operates charter flights throughout all the islands of the Eastern Caribbean, Jamaica, Venezuela and Guyana.
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Voyager - Features details on two high speed ferries, Voyager I and Voyager II, which offer regularly scheduled trips (2 times a day, 7 days between St. Martin/St. Maarten island, St. Barths and Saba. Special trips to other destinations and private charters as well as groupe are available.
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