Transportation - General

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the harnesses used for driving and carriage horses, with remarks on the use of the cape cart, directions for grooms and coachmen regarding their duties, dress, and how to drive a cart. With simple diagrams and...

Imagine yourself sitting at home. The phone rings. You have been offered a dream job and have 48 hours to fly to Miami and board a 70,000 ton cruise ship. Your destination: the Caribbean. Permanent Passenger: My Life on a Cruise Ship tells the...

What has the prisoner's dilemma got to do with road traffic? Could we replace our trains with rollercoasters? Would putting spikes on steering wheels decrease road collisions? These questions (and a bunch of others) will be explored, introducing you to some basic concepts of...

The arrival of the first steamboat, The New Orleans, in early 1812 touched off an economic revolution in the South. In states west of the Appalachian Mountains, the operation of steamboats quickly grew into a booming business that would lead to new cultural practices...

Traffic-Related Air Pollution synthesizes and maps TRAP and its impact on human health at the individual and population level. The book analyzes mitigating standards and regulations with a focus on cities. It provides the methods and tools for assessing and quantifying the associated road...

First published in 2002 as volume 24 in the NASA "Monograph in Aerospace History" series. This study contains photographs and illustrations.Author: Asif a. Siddiqi, Nasa History DivisionISBN-10: 1780393245ISBN-13: 9781780393247Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2011Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.54d

This route guide is written for those who want to know more about the historic Whitewater Valley Railroad. It helps to answer the questions of train passengers who ask, "Where are we and what once happened here?" The Indiana route used by the Whitewater...

Hitchhiking Across America: A Ghostly Unedited True Story of One Man's Pioneered Existence Traversing the Country from Coast to Coast When Doug Van Gorder took a road trip across the United States, he didn't go because he was bored one summer or because he...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Take a fantastic voyage across the United States of America through the eyes of a madman behind an 18-wheeler as we witness history unfold in each page of excitement. That's right, folks, the Evil Genius from Chicago has traveled on the dusty roads of...

We are experiencing technological development stages, human began to consider air pollution how brings our natural environment to cause worse. Our cars fuel emission can also pollute our air when we are often driving ourselves cars to go to anywhere for leisure or working...

By Motor To The Golden Gate is a travelogue written by Emily Post in 1916. The book chronicles her journey with her husband from New York to San Francisco in their automobile. The couple travels through various states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,...

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that...

Winner of the 2006 Outstanding Recent Contribution Award from the American Sociological Association, Sociology of Emotions SectionMany search and rescue workers voluntarily interrupt their lives when they are called upon to help strangers. They awake in the middle of the night to cover miles...

The management of logistics and supply chain operations is of vital importance in the defence sector. Defence Logistics looks at established theories and their practical utility, providing insights into current thinking for postgraduate and undergraduate students, lecturers, researchers, practitioners and professionals through real-life case...

Second Place, Presidio La Bahia Award, Sons of the Republic of TexasThe Gulf Coast has been a principal place of entry into Texas ever since Alonso Alvarez de Pineda explored these shores in 1519. Yet, nearly five hundred years later, the maritime history of...

This book is a great guide to cold calling for all agents, brokers or sales persons. We have tried to use as many real life conversations as possible in order to get the proper feel for the situation. This book and many others are...

The book gives a historical background to the city street and discusses in detail urban planning; city vehicular traffic and congestion; pollution of the urban environment; demand for the city street; public utilities and service lines; street design; building codes, standards, and norms; naming...

The driving test for most people is both nerve wracking and one of the most daunting experiences you can face. It's been a mystery to me why we all accept this to be true but are offered little or no help in finding a...

The M1 Motorway opened 60 years ago and in this timely history of the Motorway Age, David Starkie provides a fascinating history of how and why post war Britain was transformed by new roads, bridges and tunnels. From Prime Minister Clement Attlee to Margaret...

The future of driving is clearly electric. GM, Ford, BMW, Hyundai and virtually all global automakers are pouring billions of dollars into the development of electric vehicles (EV's) for use this decade.My latest book "Electric Vehicles for All" profiles the newest EV's coming out...

Lowbedders are the people that move the heaviest loads over the toughest roads to new projects. Getting the job done right matters 'way more than getting it done fast. The material in this book was sent by Lowbedders from the Yukon to Florida, from...

This book discusses the technical, economic, and environmental aspects of electric vehicles and their impact on electrical grids and energy systems. The book is divided into three parts that include load modeling, integration and optimization, and environmental evaluation. Theoretical background and practical examples accompany...

It is a global scandal that road traffic crashes in low- and middle-income countries have claimed over a million lives, and caused upwards of 20 million injuries, every year for over a decade. The United Nations and the World Health Organization have been unsuccessful...

Illustrated in full color throughout. FAA-H-8083-11A. Provides basic pilot knowledge and skills essential for piloting balloons.Author: Federal Aviation Administration, U. S. Department of Transportation, Flight Standards ServiceISBN-10: 1782660461ISBN-13: 9781782660460Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2012Pages: 252Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.93lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.63d

First published in 1997 as volume 6 in the NASA "Monograph in Aerospace History" series. This study contains photographs and illustrations.Author: Sheryll Goecke Powers, Nasa History DivisionISBN-10: 1780393431ISBN-13: 9781780393438Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2011Pages: 84Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d

First published in 1995 as volume 4 in the NASA "Monograph in Aerospace History" series. This study contains photographs and illustrations.Author: James R. Hansen, Nasa History DivisionISBN-10: 1780393148ISBN-13: 9781780393148Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2011Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.16d

What is bicycle culture? It's what you make of it. Anything can happen: Activists educate the policymakers. Bureaucrats create whimsical public art. Strangers help each other move house by bike. Corporations turn their drive-thrus into bike thrus. Joe Biel's short movies explore all these...

This book is the collection of my own studies in the optimization of logistics and supply chain systems, targeted to a broad readership. In this book, first few chapters of the optimization concepts come out of the materials I used to refer while doing...

Until hard surface, all-weather thoroughfares were constructed and private automobiles became numerous, residents of York County depended on trolleys for local transportation. Many people commuted regularly to and from work on the electric cars, which also carried children to school from September through June....

Long-term economic growth and increasing vehicle congestion is creating a greater demand for efficient and safe transportation. The high cost of maintaining and fixing pre-existing infrastructure is leading the industry to realize that sustainable long-term transportation planning is needed to keep pace with the...

Author: Bob CrimminsISBN-10: 1511418117ISBN-13: 9781511418119Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/23/2015Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.43d

The use of self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) for bridge moves was the top implementation recommendation of the 2004 Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems International Scan sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the...

ITS is the use of a broad range of communications-based information and electronics technologies to enhance transportation. Work zone ITS is the use of ITS to enhance transportation and improve safety and mobility in and around work zones. A work zone ITS deployment can...

(Hydraulic Engineering Circular 22, Third Edition) This publication provides a comprehensive and practical guide for the design of storm drainage systems associated with transportation facilities. Design guidance is provided for the design of storm drainage systems which collect, convey, and discharge stormwater flowing within...

In the years since the new mobilities paradigm burst onto the social scientific scene, scholars from various disciplines have analyzed the social, cultural, and political underpinnings of transport, contesting its long-dominant understandings as defined by engineering and economics. Still, the vast majority of mobility...

About 2:39 a.m., eastern standard time on January 6, 2005, northbound NorfolK Southern Railway Company freight train 192, while traveling about 47 mph through Graniteville, Souther Carolina, encountered an improperly lined switch that diverted the train from the main line onto an industry track,...

This summary report compares the data from the three California national parks measured and presents a simplified methodology for performing a generic emissions inventory on other parks. The specific objectives of this report include: 1. Compare the vehicle distributions from the three parks to...

On September 8, 1994, about 1903:23 eastern daylight time, USAir flight 427, a Boeing 737-3B7, N513AU, crashed while maneuvering to land at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Author: National Transportation Safety BoardISBN-10: 1494852772ISBN-13: 9781494852771Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2014Pages: 372Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.90lbsSize: 11.02h x...

On April 2, 2011, about 0934 mountain daylight time, an experimental Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation GVI (G650), N652GD, crashed during takeoff from runway 21 at Roswell International Air Center, Roswell, New Mexico. The two pilots and the two flight test engineers were fatally injured, and...

The handbookis intended as guidance for those conducting sound level measurements for railroad regulatory compliance under 40CFR Part 201 and 49CFR Parts 210, 222, 227, 228, and 229. Specifically, it addresses 1) noise generated by locomotives and rail-cars during line haul operations, 2) noise...

As part of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program, this technical report has been prepared to characterize the temporal, spatial, and frequency-dependent variability of electromagnetic fields (EMF) associated with the operation of the Transrapid International (TRI) TR08 Maglev System....

Each crash must have at least one in-transport motor vehicle involved. The value entered must equal the total number of in-transport motor vehicles involved in the crash. Vehicles not in- transport are not included in this variable's count. In order for a vehicle to...

One of the most critical technical decisions made during the conduct of Project Apollo was the method of flying to the Moon, landing on the surface, and returning to Earth. Within NASA during this debate several modes emerged. The one eventually chosen was lunar-orbit...

For a while, it seemed the series of experimental aircraft sponsored by the U.S. government had run its course. Between the late 1940s and the late 1970s, almost thirty designations had been allocated to aircraft meant to explore new flight regimes or untried technologies....

The planet Mars has long held a special fascination and even mythic status for humans. While not the closest planet to Earth, scientists have considered it to be the planet that most closely resembles Earth and thus is the other planet in our solar...

The book is about an industry that provides fast, reliable, on-demand, global door-to-door movement of goods. Author gives the information a practical orientation that will be useful to college business students and transportation professionals. Novice interested in the parcel delivery industry will find the...

Never before has there been such a complete unofficial Disneyland guidebook for kids of all ages. Whether you are traveling for the first time or it's your family's annual trip, this vacation guide has it all Discover the many exciting "fun facts" with this...

"I will get him a squirrel gun" A few days went by and one morning I got up out of bed before Mom and Dad did. I walked into the living room and quietly sat down. I could hear Mom and Dad talking in...

Author: C. W. SikoraISBN-10: 1436377420ISBN-13: 9781436377423Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/05/2009Pages: 136Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d