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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 both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and 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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Subaru (スバル; /ˈsuːbəruː/ or /sʊˈbɑːruː/; Japanese pronunciation: [sɯꜜbaɾɯ]) is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Subaru Corporation (formerly known as Fuji Heavy Industries), the twenty-first largest automaker by production worldwide in 2017.

Subaru cars are known for their use of a boxer engine layout in most internal combustion vehicles above 1,500 cc. The Symmetrical All Wheel Drive drive-train layout was introduced in 1972. Both became standard equipment for mid-size and smaller cars in most markets by 1996. The lone exceptions are the BRZ, introduced in 2012 via a partnership with Toyota, which pairs the boxer engine with rear-wheel-drive, and the Uncharted, slated to be introduced in 2026 in partnership with Toyota, which is front-wheel-drive in its standard configuration and offers Symmetrical All Wheel Drive as a factory option. Subaru also offers turbocharged versions of their passenger cars, such as the WRX, Levorg STI, Outback XT, Ascent, and formerly the Legacy GT, Legacy XT, and Forester XT. (Full article...)

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Image 1Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 2Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 3A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 4An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 5A Fiat Uno in 2018 (from Transport)
Image 6A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
Image 7Road transport (from Transport)
Image 8A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 9Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 10Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 11Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 12First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. (from Aviation)
Image 13Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 14Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 15A 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 16Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 17The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 18The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history. (from Aviation)
Image 19Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 20A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 21Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 22A push-pull train at Napoli Centrale (from Rail transport)
Image 23Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
Image 24A 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 25A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 26Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 27The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 28The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train (from Rail transport)
Image 29A local transit bus operated by ACTION in Canberra, Australia
Image 30Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 31Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 32An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 33San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 34Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 35Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport. (from Aviation)
Image 36According 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 37Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 38The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 39The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance.^[which?] (from Aviation)
Image 400-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 41The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 42Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 43Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 44The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 45Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 46A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 47Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 48A Boeing 747 in 1978 operated by Pan Am. (from Aviation)
Image 49Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 50Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 51A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-323 taking off at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in July 2017 (from Aviation)
Image 52Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 53Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 54Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 55German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 56Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport. (from Aviation)
Image 57A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 581940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 59LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936. (from Aviation)
Image 60NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 61Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 62A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savonia railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 63Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895. (from Aviation)
Image 64The 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 65European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 66Milan 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 67Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 68A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 69A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 70Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 71Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)

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The SS America was an ocean liner built in 1940 for the United States Lines. She carried many names in the 54 years between her construction and her 1994 wrecking, as she served as the SS America (carrying this name three different times during her career), the USS West Point, the SS Australis, the SS Italis, the SS Noga, the SS Alferdoss, and the SS American Star. She served most notably in passenger service as the SS America, and as the Greek-flagged SS Australis for Chandris. In 1941, she carried two Nazi spies from the Duquesne Spy Ring in her crew: Erwin Wilhelm Siegler and Franz Joseph Stigler. Both men were charged by the FBI with espionage and sentenced to 10 years and 16 years' imprisonment, respectively.

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