A monorail is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or beam. Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurately, the term refers to the style of track. Monorail systems are most frequently implemented in large cities, airports, and theme parks. (Full article...)
Image 15A 16th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from Rail transport)
Image 16The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation)
Image 17German 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 22The 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 23First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 32Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 33The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 34Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 35According 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 36An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 50A 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 51Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 58Bardon 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England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches.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 59European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 60Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 61Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
The Glacier Express from Zermatt to St. Moritz (or Davos Platz [Summer only]) in Switzerland is one of the great train journeys in the world. It is not an "express" in the sense of being a high-speed train (it isn't) but rather in the sense that it provides a one-seat ride from end to end, even though the train travels over several different railroad lines; reputedly it is the slowest "express" in the world. The trip on the Glacier Express is a 7½ hour railway journey across 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and across the Oberalp Pass at 2,033 metres in altitude. The entire line is metre gauge, and large portions of it use a rack-and-pinion system both for ascending steep grades and to control the descent of the train on the back side of those grades.
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