Transportation - General

The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, known locally as the Ballard Locks, are an integral part of Seattle's extensive waterways. The busiest facility of their kind in America, the Ballard Locks form the heart of the channel connecting Puget Sound's saltwater with Seattle's main freshwater...

The Cana Island Lighthouse is one of the most picturesque of any lighthouses still operating on the Great Lakes today. The beautiful peninsula of Door County has a long and bountiful tradition of maritime history, including its many lighthouses. Cana Island has illuminated the...

The New Jersey Turnpike chronicles the history of the highway from 1949 through the present day. With vivid images, it follows the road's progress from an ambitious vision, through construction, to opening, and into the future. Built as a utilitarian, four-lane, limited-access highway, the...

Site of the landing of Pierre LeMoyne Sieur d'Iberville in February 1699 and the birthplace of the French colony la Louisiane, Biloxi has been nurtured by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico for more than three hundred years. Located almost due north of...

City logistics is one of the most popular fields of transportation sciences, dealing with sustainably supplying cities and at the same time reducing congestion and pollution related to goods transport in urban areas. Recently, humanitarian, emergency, and crises logistics has been a subject of...

Federal-Aid highway funds are authorized by Congress to assist the States in providing for construction, reconstruction, and improvement of highways and bridges on eligible Federal-Aid highway routes and for other special purpose programs and projects. Through the Federal Lands Highway Program, funding is provided...

Detailed drawings of the Standard Highway Signs prescribed or provided for in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 2003 Edition, have been prepared by the Office of Transportation Operations, Federal Highway Administration, U. S. Department of Transportation, for use by all traffic...

Author: Walter S. SanderlinISBN-10: 1590910494ISBN-13: 9781590910498Publisher: Eastern NationalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2005Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d

Travel between southwestern towns at the turn of the century was an arduous experience. There were no longer any stagecoaches to carry travelers. Railroads did criss-cross the region, but they did not go through every burg. Motor cars were appearing, but not everyone could...

A survey of modern transportation systems, written by an architect of the US Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) programme. It provides the 30-point framework underlying most major transport systems, and it closely examines current and emergent activity to improve both freight and passenger transportation. Using...

Douglas Bostick, historian and former director of Save the Light, Inc., recounts the stories of the many lightkeepers and their families who braved meager provisions, low pay and grueling conditions living on a small island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.Author: Douglas W. BostickISBN-10:...

This book reveals and discusses existing and potential problems derived from the transport economics domain in relation to their environment, and the social, political and economic impacts, with reference to a wide range of transport modes. It is suitable not only for academics or...

Cities will continue to accommodate the automobile, but when cities are built around them, the quality of human and natural life declines. Current trends show great promise for future urban mobility systems that enable freedom and connection, but not dependence. We are experiencing the...

- Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Travel MapExplore the many diverse recreational activities and attractions in "The Empire State" with National Geographic's New York Guide Map. Both comprehensive map and mini-guidebook, this guide provides information on many points of interest including New York City, Buffalo-Niagara...

This highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy. Drawing on published literature, archival sources in both the United States and Europe, interviews with many of the key participants, and important declassified material, such as the National Security...

70 per cent of the planet is covered by water, and 90 per cent of global economic trade is transported by sea. The world's seas and oceans are big business. Based on gross marine product, the ocean can be considered the world's seventh-largest economy,...

Full color edition. FAA-H-8083-15A. Designed for use by instrument flight instructors and pilots preparing for instrument rating tests.Author: Federal Aviation Administration, U. S. Department of Transportation, Flight Standards ServiceISBN-10: 1782660526ISBN-13: 9781782660521Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2012Pages: 388Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.61lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.88d

Is an aviation term that depicts this book's Critical Insight into Aviation'sdangers and lessons learned. Remote living becomes dependent uponastuteness, safety, and ingenuity. Although Northern Bush Flying is the primary subject of this fast paced book, associated living among the aboriginal First Nation Peoples...

Fill your upcoming 2019, with 16 months of Classic Aircraft all year round. This beautiful calendar contains 16 months and 3 mini 2018, 2019, and 2020 year calendars.Author: Mason LandonISBN-10: 1727793870ISBN-13: 9781727793871Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2018Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w...

Praise for In Peace and War""A comprehensive, balanced, and compelling history of a first-class educational institution, and of the complex history it services.""--Sean T. Connaughton, Esq., Kings Point '83, Maritime Administrator""A great read . . . an accurate and absorbing depiction of an institution...

"Cities are the future of the human race, and Jeff Speck knows how to make them work." (David Owen, staff writer at the New Yorker)Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable - for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment -...

'The object of this work, ' says its author, 'is to investigate certain problems connected with the history of vehicular transport from a Swedish point of view' but, though he is thus an avowed specialist, he never loses sight of the two facts, that...

For most people, grocery shopping is a mundane activity. Few stop to think about the massive, global infrastructure that makes it possible to buy Chilean grapes in a Philadelphia supermarket in the middle of winter. Yet every piece of food represents an interlocking system...

This book is a comprehensive but concise textbook and reference for insights into the workings of port industry from the business and economics perspectives.It examines port management from various entities which include the government, port operator, shipping line, logistics companies and other port service...

The cities, towns, and villages along Nova Scotia's coastlines have witnessed battles, shipwrecks, celebrations, and tragedies. They have been home to Indigenous peoples, and have been havens for explorers, fishers, and traders. These harbour towns have provided refuge to people escaping intolerable social or...

In this book, an international team of experts draws upon a rich range of Latin and Greek texts to explore the roles played by individuals at ports in activities and institutions that were central to the maritime commerce of the Roman Mediterranean. In particular,...

EXCELLENT BOOK TO FIND YOUR WAY EASILY IN THIS GLOBALISED WORLD We are all travellers and this book is a useful resource for all of us. The five sections of the book: ( travel by land, by rail, by air, by sea, and tourism)...

Most people have fantasized about stepping into the future, if only for a moment. Will there be flying cars? Will buildings be sleek, "smart," and clean, or will they be just one more dysfunctional component of a decaying infrastructure? Will there be robots everywhere?...

Disruption in Transportation, as some experts say, is here; so is this book at this critical inflection point in the history of transportation planning, engineering, and operations. With a focus on improving safety and maximizing available systems to accommodate all modes of travel, this...

A newly expanded edition of Sternfeld's popular portrayal of the High Line's early daysWith nine additional photos, a larger format and an expanded, up-to-date timeline, this is the new and revised edition of Joel Sternfeld's Walking the High Line, which documents the overgrown elevated...

No one knows where this road will lead them. Sometimes it takes courage and tenacity, going down an unknown path filled with endless opportunities. Inside this brief guide of what the trucking industry entails provides you with insight of what to expect through the...

The Late Truck Driver isn't about a deceased truck driver or someone who arrives late to pick up or deliver a load. It's about becoming a truck driver later in life. David Longanecker always dreamed of driving a big rig, but his life took...

Traveling 48 United States and Southern Canada, long distance truck driving is an adventurous career. From experiencing UFOs in Arizona to the majestic snow-capped mountains of the Northwest, long distance team truck drivers live a dream many people never experience. Appealing to a wide...

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the Royal Road of the Interior, is the earliest Euro-American trade route of cultures and commerce in the United States. It spanned about 1,800 miles from Mexico City, where the road originated, to Santa Fe, in New Mexico....

Accident reconstruction utilizes principles of physics and empirical data to analyze the physical, electronic, video, audio, and testimonial evidence from a crash, to determine how and why the crash occurred, how the crash could have been avoided, or to determine whose description of the...

Mobility and transportation mean different things to people, even to those who work in various aspects of the ecosystem - from the movement of people or goods to the development of the infrastructure that enables mobility. For decades these different parts of the ecosystem...

Focusing on issues related to privatization and harmonization of national legislation, the contributors address the countries' struggle with inadequate management structures and the challenges posed in running shipping, ports and railways in a region fragmented into numerous nations and states.Author: Caralampo FocasISBN-10: 1138357790ISBN-13: 9781138357792Publisher:...

Are you aware that the trucking industry is a booming business, and in coming years, its earning potential will increase manifold?The trucking industry is divided into two categories: truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL). Truckload carriers load a trailer with large amounts of cargo from a...

The first transcontinental railroads brought fashionable easterners to the American West. In the 1880s and 1890s they traveled in sumptuous "palace cars" and stayed at luxury hotels. Westerners with an eye on promotion turned to what they took to be their own traditions. After...

This pictorial guide provides a photographic tour of the last 400 years of Rhode Island lighthouse history. More than thirty lighthouse stations are described, from Watch Hill, near the Connecticut border in the south, to the inner harbor of Providence. The lighthouse station locations...

Automobiles dominate transportation today in most American cities. After World War II, urban planners embraced highway transportation as the solution to urban congestion, while mass transit was shunned as outmoded and appropriate only for older, densely populated cities. Yet the prolonged energy crisis, beginning...

Here is complete coverage of the racing sailor's common problems by one of the world's leading small boat racers. Stuart H. Walker describes situations in which a racing problem was faced and solved. Each chapter is a narrative based on a particular incident, or...

Port Economics is the study of the economic decisions (and their consequences) of the users and providers of port services. A port works as an "engine" for economic development. This book provides a detailed discussion of port freight service users, such as freight water...

This book traces the history and development of the port of Benguela, the third largest port of slave embarkation on the coast of Africa, from the early seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Benguela, located on the central coast of present-day Angola, was founded by...

This book is concerned with the steady state hydraulics of natural gas and other compressible fluids being transported through pipelines. Our main approach is to determine the flow rate possible and compressor station horsepower required within the limitations of pipe strength, based on the...

Every year thousands of men and women enter the exciting world of professional truck driving. Some do reasonably well in their new careers, others struggle along for a few months and then quit, while a few do very well. Having the right information and...

A VIVID AND FASCINATING LOOK AT AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST STORIED HIGHWAY, THE BOSTON POST ROAD During its evolution from Indian trails to modern interstates, the Boston Post Road, a system of over-land routes between New York City and...

Not long after winning their independence from Mexico in 1836, Texans began clamoring for lighthouses. Hundreds of miles of barrier islands, shifting sandbars, and shallow bays made the Texas coast treacherous at a time when few overland routes provided access to the new republic....

To reach the Port of Houston's Turning Basin, a ship must travel 50 miles along a narrow and twisting channel that passes through Galveston Bay, the San Jacinto River, and Buffalo Bayou. Despite this improbable location, Houston has the world's largest landlocked port. Measured...

In Colonial times, as the Chesapeake Bay and larger rivers became vital shipping channels, the need arose to mark Maryland's dangerous shoals and waterways. Lighthouses sprang up throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, including wood-framed cottages placed upon screw pile foundations that stood offshore...