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Transportation

A sign for the town of No Name, Colorado.

Where Do the Streets Have No Name? Everywhere, in America.

A road by any other name.

Ernie Smith May 25, 2023

An Illustrated History of the Orient Express

Arjan den Boer February 15, 2016

2016's theme: puffins!

Baltasound, Scotland

Bobby's Bus Shelter

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

The Secret Weapon That Could Make Waiting for the Bus Less Terrible

Sarah Laskow February 3, 2016

objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: Two-Wheeled Transport for Regency Dandies

Ella Morton December 22, 2015

'There’s a County Mounty at the Pickle Park,' and More Creative Trucker Slang

Cale Weissman December 21, 2015

The Crimean trolleybus heading to the sea

Simferopol, Ukraine

Crimean Trolleybus Line

The longest trolleybus route in the world, from Simferopol and Yalta.

How the Universal Symbols for Escalators, Restrooms, and Transport Were Designed

Sonner Kehrt December 10, 2015

Wheaton Station Escalator

Silver Spring, Maryland

Wheaton Station Escalator

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Rendering from the Board of Transportation Annual Report, 1949

Inside the Brooklyn Building that Held the Subway's Secrets

Alex Zimmerman November 30, 2015

Kyrgyzstan

You’ve Visited 100 Countries? Join the Club

Andy Wright November 16, 2015

A "ghost bus" parked in the Atlantic City Transportation Center.

The Zombie Bus Scam That Just Won't Die

Cara Giaimo November 13, 2015

Dairy cows eye their potential future.

When Pigs and Other Farm Animals Fly

Cara Giaimo November 11, 2015

Hudson, Massachusetts

American Heritage Museum

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

Exit Interview: I Spent 20 Years Behind the Wheel of a Big Rig

Sarah Laskow November 6, 2015

Duquesne Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Duquesne Incline

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

Anzob Tunnel in 2012, filling with water

Ayni, Tajikistan

Anzob Tunnel

This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.

Extreme low-tide exposing rock pools

Brighton, England

The Daddy Long Legs Seashore Railway

The remnants of a strange stilted building on rails can still be seen at low tide.