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Morgantown, West Virginia

Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit

This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.
Uniforms, plaques and paraphernalia from the Orient Express
Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul Railway Museum at Sirkeci Terminal

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.
art

See Avant-Garde Soviet Bus Shelters Before They Disappear

Anika Burgess September 15, 2015
"Ever since I’ve got the Taxi Fabric, all my friends want one and the passengers can’t stop asking me about it,” said driver Dashrath Sawant, pictured here with "City of Objects," designed by Sam Kulavoor. (Photo: Taxi Fabric)
art

Fleeting Wonders: Mumbai's Works of Art on Wheels

Tao Tao Holmes September 9, 2015
transportation

Places You Can No Longer Go: Smithville Bicycle Railroad

Lucas Adams September 3, 2015
A horse carriage on the modern streets of New York.
animals

Exit Interview: What It Was Like To Drive A Horse Carriage In 1980s New York

Eric Grundhauser August 28, 2015
Everyone should read on the bus!
transportation

Fleeting Wonders: Read a Book, Ride the Bus for Free

Eric Grundhauser August 26, 2015
Dubuque, Iowa

Fenelon Place Elevator

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
ships

When the World’s Biggest Ships Meet the World’s Skinniest Straits

Sarah Laskow June 4, 2015
crash site

The Ingenious System, Run by NASA, for Avoiding Trainwrecks

Sarah Laskow May 18, 2015
Aérotrain d'Orléans Test Track
Chevilly, France

Aérotrain d'Orléans Test Track

The experimental test tracks of a retro-futuristic monorail still stand in the French countryside.
Gásadalur Village
Gasadalur Village, Faroe Islands

Gásadalur Village

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .
Belknap, Illinois

Mermet Springs

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.
The Cable Cars of Chiatura
Chiatura, Georgia

The Cable Cars of Chiatura

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city
aviation

Ghosts of Airships: 7 Vestiges of the Great Helium Hope

Allison Meier January 13, 2015
Trondheim CycloCable
Trondheim, Norway

Trondheim CycloCable

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.
transportation

How to Get There From Here: Imaginary Transit Maps From Albuquerque to Westeros

oriana leckert October 16, 2014
boats

The Sordid Voyage of the Venetian Gondola

Rebecca Burgan October 14, 2014