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Different modes of road transport, on a road in India

Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations.

Transport infrastructure consists of fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, as well as terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.

Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft. (Full article...)

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The Northwest Seaport Alliance is a port authority based in the Puget Sound region of the United States, comprising the seaports of Seattle and Tacoma in Washington state. The combined port authority is the sixth busiest cargo port in the United States by container volume.

The two seaports, which had been rivals for most of the 20th century but lost ground to nearby ports in British Columbia, proposed a merger of marine cargo operations in 2014. A public development authority was created in 2015 and approved by the Federal Maritime Commission, resulting in the formation of The Northwest Seaport Alliance on August 4, 2015. (Full article...)

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Image 1Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 2Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport. (from Aviation)
Image 3A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 4LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936. (from Aviation)
Image 5The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history. (from Aviation)
Image 6Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 7The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 8Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 9A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 taxiing on the tarmac of Heathrow Airport in January 2011. The Boeing 777 is a popular choice for airlines that operate a wide-body aircraft. (from Aviation)
Image 10A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 11Various modes of transport in a human environment, shown in examples in and around Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 12Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 13The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance.^[which?] (from Aviation)
Image 14Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 15The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train (from Rail transport)
Image 16Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 17According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 18Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 19Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 20The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway" in the 1950s; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world (from Road transport)
Image 21A Boeing 747 in 1978 operated by Pan Am. (from Aviation)
Image 22Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 23Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 24Road transport (from Transport)
Image 25Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 260-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 27A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 28Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although electrical switches have replaced the original mechanical lever frame. (from Rail transport)
Image 29NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 30United Airlines Boeing 767-400 taxing at Frankfurt Airport in April 2011. (from Transport)
Image 31The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 32Bus, cars and bicycles in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States in August 2008. (from Transport)
Image 33Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 341940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 35Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 36Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 37A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savo railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 38Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 39Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 40A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 41A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 42Traffic on the Eastshore Freeway (Interstate 80) near Berkeley, California, United States in October 2006. (from Transport)
Image 43A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 44A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 45Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 46Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 47Trams, lorries, cars, bicycles and rickshaws, 1945 (from Transport)
Image 48Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 49Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the eighth longest in Europe. (from Rail transport)
Image 50A22LS-Foxbat taxing after a student solo. (from Aviation)

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21 October 2026 – 2026 Italian unrest: Italian interior minister Matteo Piantedosi announces a crackdown on truck drivers and farmers protesting in southern Italy over the past month against high fuel prices by blocking highways and transport routes, reporting that they have identified 1,339 individuals, reported 71, and fined 242. (Ansa in Italian)
3 October 2026 – Middle Eastern crisis: Iraq's Oil Tankers Company says that they have transported 2 million barrels of oil from the country through a very large crude carrier in the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
1 October 2026 –: A medical helicopter transporting a patient crashes off the coast of Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles County, California, United States, killing two people, injuring two others, and leaving one missing. (AP)
23 September 2026 – Colombian conflict: Threats and attacks by the Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) bring Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia, to a standstill, closing businesses and public transport. The group orders the shutdown after security forces kill 13 ACSN members. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
22 September 2026 – Afghanistan–Turkmenistan relations: Afghanistan and Turkmenistan agree to establish a joint commission on road transport and to facilitate transit between the two bordering countries. (Trend News Agency)

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The Glacier Express from Zermatt to St. Moritz (or Davos Platz [Summer only]) in Switzerland is one of the great train journeys in the world. It is not an "express" in the sense of being a high-speed train (it isn't) but rather in the sense that it provides a one-seat ride from end to end, even though the train travels over several different railroad lines; reputedly it is the slowest "express" in the world. The trip on the Glacier Express is a 7½ hour railway journey across 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and across the Oberalp Pass at 2,033 metres in altitude. The entire line is metre gauge, and large portions of it use a rack-and-pinion system both for ascending steep grades and to control the descent of the train on the back side of those grades.