Transportation - General

Author: David E. NyeISBN-10: 0262546647ISBN-13: 9780262546645Publisher: MIT PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2022Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d

Author: Lee KlancherISBN-10: 1642341398ISBN-13: 9781642341393Publisher: Octane PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2023Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 5.95lbsSize: 10.60h x 12.10w x 1.40d

Beginning readers explore the types of transportation people use. What kinds of vehicles do their families use? This easy-reading nonfiction text pairs with the fiction story From the Train.Author: Katie PetersISBN-10: 1728475996ISBN-13: 9781728475998Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2023Pages: 16Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.11h x...

"Hello, bus drivers! Young learners are introduced to this community helper in a beginning reader that's perfect for curious kids. Early readers will learn how bus drivers drive in all kinds of weather. Full color images and carefully leveled text highlight what bus drivers...

Handy 3d book format street map of London showing over 555 famous landmarks and locations with Underground stations, Government buildings including, Police stations, courts, Libraries, Hospitals, Shopping, Embassies etc. Ideal for any visitor with a "Must visit" tick-box and easy to find index and...

Communities rely on bus drivers. They safely get people where they need to go. Join the furry friends from Sesame Street to learn more about these helpers. About the Sesame Street (R) Loves Community Helpers series: Community helpers are everywhere! Celebrate the people who...

118 pages, with more than 60 illustrations, diagrams and charts, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Originally published under the similar title The Book of Reliant by J. Thorpe, this book is one of a series published in the USA by Floyd Clymer by arrangement...

Python Programming (Advanced) Learn Python (Advanced) in 7 Days and Ace It Well. Hands On Challenges INCLUDED NO BS NO Nonsense Straight to the point Level Up Your Python Programming Skills and No More Overtime Have you ever wonder why your colleagues are coding...

Whether you are an owner operator or an in-house chauffeur, working in the limousine industry does have its pros or cons. Whether it's bribing the dispatchers somehow or receiving "hush gratuity," limo chauffeurs tend to survive financially one way or the other even though...

The legendary cities of Turkestan--Merv, Khiva, Bokhara and Samarkand--have long exerted a romantic fascination upon Western travellers. During the last century, men of many nationalities have played what they and their contemporaries have called "The Great Game"--travelling throughout Central Asia. The author revives memories...

The book "Transportation of the Future" is the first book in a series of "Problems - Ideas - Solutions." The author takes the liberty to claim that the development of transport in the beginning of the 21st century have stalled. Namely, there appeared the...

On Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 0918 eastern daylight time, the passenger ferry Andrew J. Barberi allided with the terminal structure at slip No. 5 at the St. George terminal, Staten Island, New York, after a loss of propulsion control. Eighteen crewmembers, 2 New...

In 2004, a team of representatives from the Federal Highway Administration, State highway agencies, industry, and academia visited Canada, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Scotland, and the United Kingdom. The purpose of this International Technology Scanning Program study was to identify practices that might be...

(Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 25) The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance on hydraulic modeling for bridges over tidal waterways. This document includes descriptions of: (1) common physical features that affect transportation projects in coastal areas, (2) tide causing astronomical and hydrologic...

The purpose of this document is to assist organizations and their leaders in implementing and sustaining regional traffic incident management programs, both by examining some successful models, and by considering some of the lessons learned by early implementers. There is some form of incident...

If you want to learn how to buy, drive, and maintain a recreational vehicle to travel and live the RV lifestyle, then check out HowExpert Guide to RV Life.HowExpert Guide to RV Life is a book for folks who don't know much about RVs...

If you want to learn how to buy, drive, and maintain a recreational vehicle to travel and live the RV lifestyle, then check out HowExpert Guide to RV Life.HowExpert Guide to RV Life is a book for folks who don't know much about RVs...

This book is an interesting way to learn about the American transportation in the USA.Author: Glen StarkeyISBN-10: 1543431631ISBN-13: 9781543431636Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2018Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

This is the second Images of America book showcasing the rich history of the town of Burrillville. Incorporated in 1806, the town grew in prosperity because of the many woolen mills that sprang up along its rivers and streams. This photographic history tells the...

Getting to the 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, the horse-drawn trolley evolved into the electric trolley. Tourists and residents...

This aeronautics guide is written for the novice--and for the novice who is completely a novice. We have assumed, in writing it, that it will come into the hands of men who, having determined to enter this great and growing industry of aviation, and...

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, on the rugged coast of Mendocino County in Northern California, was first lit as an aid to navigation on June 10, 1909. The light station continues to serve mariners and is regarded as one of the crown jewels of lighthouses on...

Buffalo has witnessed the evolution of mass transportation through the decades, from the International Railway Company's streetcars in 1902 to the formation of the Niagara Frontier Transit System (NFT) Metro in 1974. The Great Gorge Route, the world's most famous scenic electric railway, offered...

How Cities Learn traces the circulation of bus rapid transit (BRT) to understand how and why it was widely adopted in South Africa. Investigates the global proliferation and localization of BRT Examines the production and distribution of transportation knowledge in the global south Addresses...

Europe and the Maritime World: A Twentieth-Century History offers a new framework for understanding globalization over the past century. Through a detailed analysis of ports, shipping, and trading companies whose networks spanned the world, Michael B. Miller shows how a European maritime infrastructure made...

I designed a simple but powerful cross-compound double-acting reciprocating steam engine similar to the Stanley Steamer. The power (from the boiler energy) is equivalent to a standard 290 hp V8 internal combustion engine. The materials used are from standard off-the-shelf items, simple machining processes,...

This is Steven M. Johnson's seventh book. It covers his early years, starting when he was holed up with a drafting table and bed in a small space directly under the staircase of an empty, rented corner grocery store in Oakland, CA from 1963-65....

This book covers liquid pipeline hydraulics as it applies to transportation of liquids through pipelines in a single phase steady state environment. It will serve as a practical handbook for engineers, technicians and others involved in design and operation of pipelines transporting liquids. Currently,...

This book covers liquid pipeline hydraulics as it applies to transportation of liquids through pipelines in a single phase steady state environment. It will serve as a practical handbook for engineers, technicians and others involved in design and operation of pipelines transporting liquids. Currently,...

Step by step instructions on how to build and assemble an ATV from scratch. Totally illustrated with diagrams and photgraphs. This ATV also features roll bars and cage for safety. Designed for a top speed of 45 MPH.Author: Shannon Waite, Mitchell WaiteISBN-10: 1466485116ISBN-13: 9781466485112Publisher:...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

In Touring China, Yajun Mo explores how early twentieth century Chinese sightseers described the destinations that they visited, and how their travel accounts gave Chinese readers a means to imagine their vast country.The roots of China's tourism market stretch back over a hundred years,...

This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation (DOT) in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. The information contained herein constitutes sponsored research only. It shall not be...

Electric Research & Management, Inc. (ERM) performed a survey to quantify the levels of extremely low frequency (ELF, 3-3000 Hz) electric and magnetic fields (EMF) and radio-frequency (RF, 300 kHz to 50 GHz) electric fields near electric facilities along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (NEC) between...

On February 16, 1996, Maryland Rail Commuter train 286 collided with National Railroad Passenger Corporation passenger train 29 near Silver Spring, Maryland.Author: National Transportation Safety BoardISBN-10: 1495954544ISBN-13: 9781495954542Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/2014Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.33d

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the student to the general composition and structure of the atmosphere, the properties of temperature and atmospheric pressure, and their effect on aircraft altimeters.Author: Naval Aviation Schools CommandISBN-10: 1495494071ISBN-13: 9781495494079Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/2014Pages:...

This is the yearly snapshot of the literature examined in the framework of the Federal Aviation Administration/Volpe Center Flight Simulator Human Factors Program and entered in an EndNote(R) database. It describes 1131 documents, 118 more than last year's edition which it replaces. We are...

The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center was asked by the Office of Security of the Maritime Administration to examine the issue of industrial control systems (ICS) security in the Maritime Transportation System (MTS), and to develop a white paper based upon its...

This report provides a summary of the private highway-rail grade crossing safety inquiry conducted by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration and the Volpe Center. The safety inquiry consisted of a series of public meetings to solicit oral commentary on the...

The Volpe Center Acoustics Facility, in support of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has been conducting a study to investigate the effects of using different ground types based on an improved understanding of the characteristics of the ground types defined in FHWA's Traffic Noise...

In-line hardening of railroad rails to produce a very fine pearlite microstructure has become a commercial reality. A question that this report seeks to answer is whether or not it is possible to find an alloy composition that will permit the development of lower...

This report documents the results of a Cognitive Task Analysis that examined how experienced railroad dispatchers manage and schedule trains in today's environment. The objective was to understand the cognitive demands placed on railroad dispatchers and the strategies that experienced dispatchers have developed in...

Since the founding of the Dryden Flight Research Center History Office in 1996, its staff has conducted nearly a hundred interviews with retired and serving employees. Their recollections represent a unique resource in understanding the development of aerospace technology in the second half of...

The railroad industry is developing a new generation of processor-based signal and train control systems to improve safety and enhance operations. To meet the challenge of enabling railroads to adopt new signal processor based technology while reducing risk, the Federal Railroad Administration published the...

Nathaniel Griffin of Salem and His Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company is a historical book written by Rudolph C. Dick. The book is a detailed account of Nathaniel Griffin, a prominent businessman in Salem, Massachusetts, and his role in the development of the textile industry...

In little over a hundred years America went from a country that lacked a national road system to become a world leader in all forms of fast transportation. It was from 1807 to 1909 that the foundations of cheap fast travel forever changed us...

This book is like a good book report. It tells enough about people, places and events that actually occur in Alaska to grab your interest without ruining your trip.Author: Glenn R. GregoryISBN-10: 1412067391ISBN-13: 9781412067393Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/21/2005Pages: 268Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

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...

This classic book contains Emily Post's investigation into whether or not it was possible to drive comfortably across America from New York to San Francisco in an automobile. Written before automobiles were widespread and accessible to all, this charming book is a personal account...