Transportation - General

With full color photographs and other illustrations.Author: Federal Highway Administration, U. S. Department of TransportationISBN-10: 1782661050ISBN-13: 9781782661054Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/2012Pages: 860Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.32lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 1.70d

With full color photographs and other illustrations.Author: Federal Highway Administration, U. S. Department of TransportationISBN-10: 1782661042ISBN-13: 9781782661047Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/2012Pages: 860Format: HardcoverWeight: 4.96lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.75d

Author: Federal Aviation Administration, U. S. Department of Transportation, Flight Standards ServiceISBN-10: 1782660704ISBN-13: 9781782660705Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2012Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.59d

First published in 2003 as a volume in the NASA "Monograph in Aerospace History" series. This study contains photographs and illustrations.Author: Dennis R. Jenkins, Tony Landis, Nasa History DivisionISBN-10: 1780393075ISBN-13: 9781780393070Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2011Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.13d

Do you have a little one in your life who loves construction stickers? This unique Sticker Book can hold a ton of construction stickers There are 30 full color pages for putting all the special stickers that have been collected and will be gotten....

Americans are the most mobile society in history, yet our transportation system is on the verge of collapse. Traffic congestion today is five times worse than it was 25 years ago. Many of our bridges are in desperate need of replacement. Worst of all,...

The shipping container has enabled the world to trade goods and materials on a scale that was unimaginable just a few decades ago with volumes expected to double in the next 15 years. In order for ocean marine carriers to cope with increasing volumes,...

Starting in 1901 as a three-mile-long trolley line in East Chicago, Indiana, the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad expanded in 1908 to connect South Bend, Indiana, with Chicago, Illinois. Once a treasure in the Sam Insull utilities empire, today it is the...

In 1673, Louis Jolliet and Fr. Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans to explore the Mississippi and the Illinois River Valleys. Their explorations took them through what is now northern Illinois. These early explorers of the region recognized the importance of a connection between...

Washington's storm-ridden outer coast stretches from Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, to Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a distance of about 150 miles. Historians have labeled these waters "the Graveyard of the Pacific"...

The Grand Traverse Lighthouse sits majestically at the entrance of Grand Traverse Bay, guiding vessels between Chicago and the Straits of Mackinac. For over 150 years, it has been an important beacon for all who have plied the waters of Lake Michigan. The original...

Once known as the "Main Street of America," the Lincoln Highway through western Indiana and eastern Illinois became the first urban bypass on the first hard-surfaced transcontinental highway in the nation. This stretch of the highway is also home to the famous Ideal Section,...

Delaware does not usually come to mind as one of America's great maritime states. Yet it has a long history of "firsts," innovations, and improvements in lighthouse construction and technology dating from the beginning of lighthouse history in the United States. One of the...

Jutting out of Wisconsin into the blue waters of Lake Michigan, the scenic peninsula of Door County is endowed with the longest coastline of any county in the nation. Since the mid-1800s, the region has boasted a strong maritime industry, dependent on the constant...

After the first settlers reached northwestern Michigan, the region's immense pine forests were quickly cultivated into a thriving lumber industry. Coastal towns sprang up to support sawmills, and soon lumber schooners arrived to carry large loads of timber to ports across Lake Michigan. Their...

Created as navigational tools, lighthouses are of interest to more than mariners; the ruggedly romantic nature of the beacons delights and enthralls thousand of admirers. Lights along the Virginia coast are no exception, from the richly historic Old Cape Henry Light, authorized by President...

The clanging of a streetcar's bell conjures images of a time when street railways were a normal part of life in the city. Historic Canal Street represents the common ground between old and new with buses driving alongside steel rails and electric wires that...

With the founding of his Patowmack Company in 1785, George Washington first hoped to make the Potomac River a viable route to America's West. The skirting canals the company constructed around the Great Falls rapids at Harpers Ferry, Seneca, and Little Falls made the...

The book presents a detailed case for the transformation of mobility. After over a century of rapid growth in distances travelled and the multiplication of expensive infrastructure (roads, high speed rail, airports) we have passed a tipping point. Our transport systems globally and regionally...

In the last few decades, steampunk has blossomed from being a rather obscure and little-known subgenre of science fiction into a striking and distinctive style of fashion, art, design and even music. It is in the written word however that steampunk has its roots...

The U.S. Army began combat operations in October 2001 with 54 operational Hunter and Shadow unmanned aircraft. Today, the Army has over 4,000 unmanned aircraft system in various sizes and capabilities with still more programmed.Author: U. S. Army RoadmapISBN-10: 1499127286ISBN-13: 9781499127287Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

As a part of an innovation project funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highways for LIFE program, a full-depth precast, ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) waffle deck panel and appropriate connections suitable for field implementation of waffle decks were developed.Author: U. S. Department of TransportationISBN-10:...

On Sunday, June 9, 2002, about 5:10 am. central daylight time, near Loraine, Texas a 1993 Motor Coach Industries MC-12 motor coach, operated by Greyhound Lines, Inc., and occupied by the driver and 37 passengers traveling east on Interstate 20, on a scheduled route...

On August 21, 1995, about 1253 eastern daylight time, and Empresa Brasileira Aeronautica S.A. EMB-120RT, N256AS, airplane operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Inc., as ASE flight 529, experienced the loss of a propeller blade from the left engine propeller while climbing through 18,100 feet.Author:...

On March 22, 2009, about 1432 mountain daylight time, a Pilatus PC-12/45, N128CM, was diverting to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), Butte, Montana, when it crashed about 2,100 feet west of runway 33 at BTM. The pilot and the 13 airplane passengers were fatally injured,...

The Public Education and Enforcement Research Study (PEERS) was a collaborative effort between the Federal Railroad Administration, the Illinois Commerce Commission, and local communities in the Stateof Illinois. Thisproject was designed to promote safety at highway-rail grade crossings.The role of the John A. Volpe...

In 1991 the Federal Highway Administration, which at that time had regulatory responsibility for trucking safety issues published a Commercial Vehicle Preventable Accident Manual with assistance from a contractor, Triodyne, Inc. This manual incorporates and updates much of the advice from that 1991 publication....

Inattentional and change blindness are terms that describe when a person is unaware of significant changes in the environment, despite the salience of what has changed. More specifically, inattentional blindness refers to situations in which a person is unaware of a change that is...

The story of Vineyard transportation and the story of evolution and innovation.Getting to Martha's Vineyard has never been easy. Native Americans built canoes for the journey, and early settlers crossed Vineyard Sound in small sailing packets. Steamships dramatically changed island life. On the island,...

Geography has conspired to make Gallup, New Mexico, a special place with unique people and a colorful history. It has been a place of struggle and extremes where cultures have clashed, mixed, and melded. Gallup is a community that is simultaneously challenging and uplifting,...

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...

Interesting way to learn about the American transportation in the USA.Author: Glen A. StarkeyISBN-10: 1466941111ISBN-13: 9781466941113Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/28/2012Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.24d

Wedged between the hustle of New York and the grandeur of Washington, D.C., Philadelphia is America's smallest big city, America's biggest small city, and America's most American city. It is also a city in flux. Bruce Buschel is a native Philadelphian who revisits his...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Cyril FoxISBN-10: 1447412133ISBN-13: 9781447412137Publisher: Johnson...

The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad is an American history classic by W.F. Bailey. The building of the Pacific Railroad was one of the great works of man. Its promoters were men of small means and little or no financial backing outside of...

Reducing traffic congestion and improving roadway safety are high priorities for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Traffic incidents are a major source of both highway congestion and safety problems. Incidents are estimated to cause approximately half of all traffic delay. Crashes that result from...

The information contained herein reflects the new and revised sign designs that have been adopted in the 2009 Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD). This Supplement serves as an interim update until a new edition of...

This attention-getting two-seater was engineered to be built from ONE bicycle, some PVC pipe, and a few miscellaneous parts using typical hand tools many people already have. Use this detailed account of my successes and failures to help you design your own bike. You...

Beginning readers discover why bus drivers are a very important part of a community. A variety of bus drivers are introduced with their own special job, including a school bus driver and a tour bus driver. Through fun, accessible text and a helpful picture...

Demand and revenue forecasting for transport concessions has an inconsistent track record. There are several reasons for this: a possible optimism bias, the inherent uncertainty in any forecast, limited data and a poor choice of modelling tools. Therefore any better approach must acknowledge these...

Trailers are a fact of life in the horse world. Sooner or later, everyone who owns a horse will have to deal with a horse trailer in order to haul to shows, races, hunts, and perhaps even to veterinary clinics. Up to now, when...

A pictorial history of a piece of Ohio's canal heritage In this study of Akron's Cascade Locks, canal historian Jack Gieck examines the story of this remarkable lock system, including a look at early-nineteenth-century entrepreneurs who exploited the precipitous terrain to found one of...

Roadwork: Theory and Practice, now in its sixth edition, gives the essential information needed by every road worker, highway technician, incorporated, graduate or chartered engineer, not only by explaining the theory of road construction and its associated activities, but by illustrating its application with...

Focusing on the economic and global issues pertaining to delivery of evergy resources, particularly fossil fuels such as oil, gas, coal, this book contains a wealth of data and graphical materials based on many years of research in the energy supply and transportation field.Author:...

Long respected as a manufacturer of sturdy agricultural machinery, the John Deere Company began in the 1960s to build a line of consumer products in a dedicated factory in Horicon, Wisconsin. Starting with a lawn and garden tractor in 1963, Deere soon entered the...

The classic Business of Shipping (now in its ninth edition) remains North America's most comprehensive industry-focused book that explains and analyzes marine transportation and related industries, both domestic and international. This is an authoritative text that is required reading for a newcomer looking to...

This unique, single volume dictionary aims to make sense of the language of generic terms, jargon, abbreviations and management buzzwords, to say nothing of the legal terms and definitions, that has grown up around the transport and logistics industries. -Provides clear, unambiguous definitions of...

Author James Claflin combines an extensively researched text with this exquisite collection of many previously unpublished images to tell the story of a state dependent upon its coastal commerce.Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Massachusetts Coast is a unique tribute to the men and...

This collection represents Steven M. Johnson's 7th book; some of his books have gone to several editions. With the exception of a drawing done in 1962, most of the work included in this book was published in 1984 and 1991, though many drawings were...

In an unusually systematic approach to the study of urban politics, this study compares three different models of political power to see which can best explain the development of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System in San Francisco and the attempts of Los Angeles...