Image 11According 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 12First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 15German 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 16An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 17The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 18Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 19The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 20Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 39Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 40Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 41Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 57A 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 58Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895 (from Aviation)
Image 63The 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 64A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 66Bardon 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England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches.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 67Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
... that a section of Mississippi Highway 489 was designated as the Jason Boyd Memorial Highway to commemorate the MDOT superintendent who was killed while removing debris from the road?