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Baltimore Streetcar Museum, Inc.
1901 Falls Road
P.O. Box 4881
Baltimore, Maryland 21211
INFORMATION LINE: 410-547-0264
Open Year round - Sunday Noon to 5PM
Open Saturdays (June through October)
Noon - 5PM
Sample of Cars In Service
Click on any of the Images to see a larger picture
BSM's youngest car, 7407 was built by the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company in 1944 for the Baltimore Transit Company. It was one of the last streetcars ordered for Baltimore until the MT ...
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80 Years Ago in North America
Orville and Wilbur, the Wright brothers, are given credit for the first airplane flight, in 1903, in the United States. However, inventors in Italy and Russia also have some claim to making the first airplane flight, due to differences in measurements and recording techniques. Technically, the Wright brothers are credited with the first powered, sustained, controlled flight of a heavier-than-air machine. The first known flight by a human was by the Marquis d' ...
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The Walking Machine
In 1817 Baron von Drais invented a walking machine that would help him get around the royal gardens faster: two same-size in-line wheels, the front one steerable, mounted in a frame which you straddled. The device was propelled by pushing your feet against the ground, thus rolling yourself and the device forward in a sort of gliding walk. The machine became known as the Draisienne or hobby horse. It was made entirely of wood. This enjoyed a short lived popularity as a fad, ...
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P.O. BOX. 616 1184 MIDDLEGATE RD. ERRINGTON, B.C. VOR 1V0 CANADA
TEL: (250) 954-2230 FAX: (250) 954-2235 EMAIL: randy@canev.com
OPERATING HOURS: MON - FRI 9AM - 5PM (PST)
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Last updated: Feb. 22, 2005
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A presentation of the US Department of Transportation and
The Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program
http://education.dot.gov/68
Issue One - Fall/Winter 1997-98
CAREERS AND PROFESSIONS IN TRANSPORTATION
Because the world of transportation is so exciting and has so many different elements, it can be a very interesting place for a young person to work after finishing his or her education. Careers in transportation have always captured the imagination. Watching ...
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WELCOME TO CHIP GRIBBEN'S WEB LIFE
This page is kind of plain. Link to the more creative and interesting stuff below.
Chip's News | About the Chippifier | Website Design | Website Design for the EV Industry | Contact
Chip's News
Tune it to the Discovery Channel May 2, 2004 at 8:00 pm to see some of my graphic design work for the new reality TV show "Sucking Amps". For the Suck Amps EV Racing team, I created the T-shirts the guys are wearing and the graphics for the project vehicle, "Gone ...
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The CyberTran Information Page
What is CyberTran?
CyberTran is a new concept in Mass Transit and High Speed Rail developed at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, A United States Department Of Energy Research and Development Laboratory in Southeastern Idaho.
Operating Characteristics of CyberTran.
The CyberTran system is based on using large numbers of small vehicles as opposed to the conventional concept of small numbers of large vehicles. The sys ...
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Transportation Museum
Science/Social Studies Activity
Children will learn about different vehicles by creating their own transportation museum. By organizing the displays in their museum, they will also develop a better understanding of the educational value of museums.
WHAT YOU NEED
Index cards
Construction paper
Donor Chart (print and copy)
WHAT TO DO
Ask children if they know what a museum is. For those who do not know, explain that a museum is a place where people can go to loo ...
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Air and Sea Transportation
Air Transportation Exhibition
Moving the Mail
America on the Move This major new exhibition examines how transportation—from 1876 to the present—has shaped our American identity
The R.M.S. Titanic Posted Aboard R.M.S. Titanic, Online Exhibit
"When that Great Ship Went Down", Folkways Recording
Ship Plans
GPS: A New Constellation
"Make the Dirt Fly" Building the Panama Canal
A Brief History of Lighthouses and Online Lighthouse Postcard Collection
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Hello, here we are going on our 5th year of having a web page. I want to say thanks for all of those who have come here and visited. I would like to also thank those who have contributed to the tips section of this web site. I know that there hasn't been a look of new cars showing up here, so I have tried to change the graphics around every know and then. In the above pictures you will see my complete collection on completed kits along with a mug shot of myself. I thought that it might ...
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Frequently Asked Questions on Unicycling
September 19, 1999
*: Means the item is new or recently changed.
1. General
Why ride a unicycle?
How did unicycling begin?
Where can I get more information on unicycling?
Where's the other wheel?
What is a unicycle under the law?
*How do you say unicycle in different languages?
2. Learning
How long does it take to learn?
How do you learn to ride?
Is unicycling dangerous?
How do I learn how to...?
What are the 10 skill levels?
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The Federal Highway Administration
Who We Are
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is one of the major organizational units of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Our Mission
The FHWA's main mission is to make sure that the Nation's highway transportation system is safe for public use. The FHWA also must consider how highways affect the environment, as well as social and economic conditions.
The FHWA works with the States to develop the major highway systems. The FHWA distribu ...
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ITS Touches Everyone's Life
It is Sunday, and you are going on a family outing to your grandmother's house in the next county. Mom and Dad ask you to help plan the trip. Your task is to keep the family on schedule, and help the family to arrive safely and on time.
"How's the traffic?" Dad asks. You go to the television and check the local cable traffic station. You report, "Dad the traffic flow is normal now, but the weather station is calling for drizzle. We should leave soon."
First you ...
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Intelligent Transportation Systems
What Is It?
The acronym ITS stands for Intelligent Transportation Systems. Intelligent Transportation Systems apply high technology and computer power to our current freeway, traffic, and transit systems. These systems have the potential to solve future problems of increases in population, traffic congestion, and less land for new roads. Intelligent Transportation Systems produce faster safer travel.
Why Is ITS Important?
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search index by subject by year biographies shop museum contact -- Select a Major Online Exhibit -- 1849 California Gold Rush History of the San Francisco Fire Department Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906 “Who Perished” List of Dead from the 1906 Earthquake 1906 Earthquake Photographs San Franciscans Survive Titanic Sinking Construction of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges 1989 San Francisco Earthquake San Francisco’s Response to the Oakland Firestorm Chronology of San Francisc ...
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Indian Government Signals Growing Support for BRT
As plans are made to build systems that can feasibly address the growing mobility needs of India’s major cities, officials are reconsidering a longstanding preference for metro rail.
(read full story)
Indian Minister of Urban Development Mr. S. Jaipal Reddy. (Source: Nalin Sinha)
Ghana-based Company Purchases 1,475 Bicycles for Staff
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In 1440 European Sailors Only Knew
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In 1516 They Knew
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HomeAbout The InstituteResearchEducationEvents Transportation LinksReference
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TransWeb is your one-place stop for gathering transportation-related information on the Internet. Whether you're looking for today's BART schedule or need to find a few statistics for a book report, "Transportati ...
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Welcome to the companion site to "Super Bridge," originally broadcast in November, 1997. The NOVA program chronicles the building of the state-of-the-art Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River. On this Web site, you can test your engineering skills by trying to match the right bridge to the right location.
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Saturday, June 10, 2006
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Retired Site
The "Newton's Apple" site has been retired from pbs.org.
For information about this series, including online activity guides, and how to order the home videos and additional educational materials for classroom use, please visit http://www.tpt.org/newtons/.
To find related content on pbs.org, try a keyword search, visit a related topic a ...
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There's More to Bicycles Than You Think!
The Museum - Pedaling History Bicycle Museum, in Orchard Park, New York, features one of the world's largest collections of antique and classic American bicycles, including thousands of items of cycling-related memorabilia. From the antiques through the classics to modern bikes: social, design, manufacturing, marketing, and sports aspects are all reflected in our displays.
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Welcome to the Alaska Highway Picture Gallery
I have set this up as a slide show.
On each page there will be one picture only for quick loading.
There will also be arrows to take you forward or backwards
as well as a link back to this page.
I am looking for pictures for a new set of pages.
If you have pictures of the construction of the
Alaska Highway that you would be willing let others
see, please email me with details.
I hope you enjoy the show.
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RailroadData.Com - Railroad Links Directory and Search Engine
Over 5,000 railroad links. We've searched the web to bring you the best in railroad websites. Hop on board at the Information Train Station and travel to train sites around the world. Online since 1996 and continually adding more listings, we're one of the oldest and largest railroad links directories on the web. The listings are organized into topic specific categories to help you find related links. Our search engine lets you q ...
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A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America
Repatriation Standoff Volume 49 Number 2, March/April 1996
by Rebecca S. Dobosh
Eleven tribes are vying for burial rights to more than 1,000 Native American skeletons and accompanying funerary items found in the Tonto National Forest some 80 miles northeast of Phoenix. The remains are between 1,900 and 600 years old, and were ...
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Welcome to
The San Francisco Cable Car Website, the online home of the web's first Interactive Cable Car.
Learn about San Francisco's cable cars before you ride!
Inside you can find:
interactive demos on how cable cars work, cable car route maps with popular destinations, cable car fares and etiquette, and the location and hours for the San Francisco Cable Car Powerhouse.
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SKATERS SEEK SHARE OF THE STREETS
Law would give adults road access
Yumi Wilson, Chronicle Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 16, 1997
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San Francisco's in-line skaters and skateboarders are demanding to take their rightful place alongside cyclists and other smog-free commuters, and they have enlisted a San Francisco supervisor to he ...
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Portland Photos
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St. Johns Bridge (1931)
Fremont Bridge (1973)
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Morrison Bridge (1958)
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Ross Island Bridge (1926)
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A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America
The Canal Age July 1, 1998
by James E. Held
Two leaky canal boats at the McDowell Lumber Yard, Syracuse, New York, 1910 (Erie Canal Museum) [LARGER IMAGE]
Little is known of the vessels and waterways that fueled the Canal Age in the United States, from 1790 to 1855, since few records were kept and fewer of the much-used bo ...
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The Seashore Trolley Museum
About Our Collection
Home Page
Welcome & All Aboard
About Our Museum
2001 Schedule & Fares
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The Seashore Trolley Museum
About Our Collection
Home Page
Welcome & All Aboard
About Our Museum
2001 Schedule & Fares
2001 Special Events
Special Visitor Activities
Getting To The Museum
Local Accommodations
Local Weather Forecast
About Our Collection
Current Projects
Volunteers Needed
Museum Membership
Museum Store
Charter A Trolley
Trolley & Transit Links
Community Partnerships
Press Releases
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TEAMQUEST'S SPACEFLIGHT HOMEPAGE
This WWW page was developed for the THINKQUEST contest. This page was constructed and programmed by a team of three students. Our goal is to present the topic of MANNED SPACE FLIGHT in a manner that you have never experienced before. We plan to inform you of the plights of the NASA Astronauts and Space Vehicles. You may view many digital images of space and spaceflight. Most of the images are actual NASA images that were taken during the missions. These images ...
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TRANSITION OF LIFE
The Industrial transcribed us from painstakingly slow method to a fast and more efficient mode of transportation. Before the 1750's we walked and rode horse drawn carriages, both of which created no pollution that would lead to problems later on in life.
With the need for more efficient and faster transportation, James Watt invented and manufactured the first steam engine. The steam engine ran entirely on steam, hence the name, and became the first public transportation un ...
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Electric-car advocates demonstrated outside Toyota's North American headquarters to demand that people who leased its RAV4-EV electrical vehicles to buy them... more
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WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION?
The safety, efficiency, and cost of all modes of transportation and their impact on the environment are high on the list of major concerns in every developed country around the world. Freedom to travel binds the Nation together and links us to the rest of the world. When we use the transportation system, we don't pay much attention to how it works or who makes it work--unless, of course, we are caught in a traffic jam, involved in an auto crash, or sitting in a plane d ...
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WHEN I GROW UP...
Careers in Transportation
Moving and Grooving in the 21st Century
The future is yours! What's important to you in a job? What occupation will make you happiest? Is it growing? Which industries employ people in that occupation? What makes a job good? To many people, it's earnings. For most people, a good job is one that they find interesting, that fully uses their skills, or that satisfies their needs in other ways. Some people seek a job related to an interest, such as c ...
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