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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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Chrysler's 'Party' Is Over, As Subdued Tone Now Rules http://bit.ly/1XIQCA $$ #Transportation #AutomobileIndustry #PrivateEquity
CNBCtopStories (CNBC Top Stories) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:43:03 -0000
Chrysler's 'Party' Is Over, As Subdued Tone Now Rules http://bit.ly/1XIQCA $$ #Transportation #AutomobileIndustry #PrivateEquity
This #septa strike is totally screwing up all transportation in Philly!
lmcder01 (lmcder01) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:42:07 -0000
This #septa strike is totally screwing up all transportation in Philly!
Jawbonin' About Public transportation madness http://tinyurl.com/yb8bywk
jawbonin (jawbonin_com) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:42:04 -0000
Jawbonin' About Public transportation madness http://tinyurl.com/yb8bywk
Yay for more walking because the city's transportation system decides to strike. ._.
D__J__P (D.P.) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:41:41 -0000
Yay for more walking because the city's transportation system decides to strike. ._.
#Aurora_report: Scent of arson in the air. Using public transportation as a moving van. 3 out of 10 studying this morning. #fb
PunkPoet_jb (John Burgess) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:41:38 -0000
#Aurora_report: Scent of arson in the air. Using public transportation as a moving van. 3 out of 10 studying this morning. #fb
Street Furniture Survey RT @ProjectHOME #philly take this survey from the Mayor's Office of Transportation http://bit.ly/4kmEPm
marytasillo (Mary Tasillo) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:41:32 -0000
Street Furniture Survey RT @ProjectHOME #philly take this survey from the Mayor's Office of Transportation http://bit.ly/4kmEPm
111 Limousine Inc. - Sedan, limousine, vans, SUV, mini bus service in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland.
Capital Beltway Study - The Virginia Department of Transportation-initiated study on transportation problems on I-495. Process description, suggested improvements and alternatives, environmental impact statements and other documents, and related links and FAQs provided.
Chauffeurs Network - Includes rental information and prices for all services.
Red Top Cab - D.C metro area taxi service, serving Arlington and Northern Virginia.
The Commuter Page - Resource for Washington area commuters, including information about alternative transportation, construction notices, and ordering fares for area transit systems online.
The Slugging Homepage - Information on how to slug in Washington, DC and Northern Virginia. This unique form of free commuting is faster, easier, and more flexible than carpooling, bus transportation, Metro, or the VRE rail system.
Meta Description: [ Slug-Lines.com contains slug lines and slugging information for Washington, DC and Northern Virginia. Slugging and sluglines are a unique form of FREE commuting often called Casual Carpooling or Instant Carpooling. ]
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project - Current information: in the news, archives, FAQs, how to get involved.
VDOT Projects in Northern Virginia - Project descriptions and maps.
VDOT Road Conditions - Map showing road status for Virginia.
Virginia Railway Express - A guide to commuting in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. Calendar, FAQs, service guaranteed details, schedule, and system map.
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