Under the government's rail-led transport policy, the MTR system is a common mode of public transport in Hong Kong, with over five million trips made in an average weekday. It consistently achieves a 99.9 per cent on-time rate on its train journeys. As of 2018, the MTR has a 49.3 per cent share of the franchised public transport market, making it the most popular transport option in Hong Kong. The integration of the Octopussmart card fare-payment technology into the MTR system in September 1997 has further enhanced the ease of commuting on the MTR. (Full article...)
Image 3Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 4Bardon 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England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches.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 10Map of railways in Europe with main operational lines shown in black, heritage railway lines in green and former routes in light blue (from Rail transport)
Image 41German 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 42Diagram of Priestman Oil Engine from The Steam engine and gas and oil engines (1900) by John Perry (from Rail transport)
Image 43Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 44BNSF Railway freight service in the United States
Image 52Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 53Map of the world's railways showing the different gauges in use. Breaks of gauge generally occur where lines of different track gauge meet. (from Rail transport)
Image 540-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 55The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation)
Image 57The 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 82In the United States, railroads such as the Union Pacific traditionally own and operate both their rolling stock and infrastructure, with the company itself typically being privately owned. (from Rail transport)
Image 84In Indonesia, the sole operator of railway is the state-owned company named KAI. In which the logo can be seen in every locomotives. (from Rail transport)
Image 86According 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)
... that when Charles P. Gross became the chairman of the New York City Board of Transportation, the mayor told him that "if you think war is Hell, then you have something waiting for you on this job"?
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... 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?
