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The Technology of Transportation In the earliest days of human existence, the need to convey products and people from point A to point B was realized. As time went by and human needs increased and became more complex, so did the forms of transportation. This blog will be dedicated to the evolution of the “Technology of Transportation”. Please feel free to embark on this fascinating journey!
What is your favorite mode of Transportation
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the vedoe was good but the audio couldn't be heard
ReplyDeleteCompared to the train cars we have today are so different! It looks like the trains then were so weak and frail. I wonder how they built them steady enough to not come off the railroad.
ReplyDeleteI live directly next to a train station and watch and hear them going by all the time. It's crazy to think about how many advancements the technology has had since locomotives.
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting to see the wooden wheels on the circus carts being wheeled off the train. It must of been from a movie where the video taping was originated but it was also cool to see that the entire loading contraption was made of only wood. No a days we do not rely on wood for anything more than homes, cabins and firewood. Usually autombiles and loading docks are made of steel and the durability is much better.
ReplyDeleteIt is assumed that these people did not get anywhere fast with this. Good thing we have motors today. It can even give those people pulling the train a break. Unlike people, motors do not get tired. The video also points out that traveling circuses did not travel that far. People are not willing to drag that thing across the country. This is also assuming that those tracks go that far.
ReplyDeleteI never think of modern trains as "Trains". I tend to use whatever slang/nickname/epithet is used for each particular city I'm in. I've ridden on the R3, I've taken the NJT from Hamilton to Penn Station (000), I used to take the Metro from Silver Springs to Arlington, and I've even ridden the Shinkansen from Fukuoka to Nagano. My ideal of trains are strictly utilitarian lumbering monsters I have to wait for when I'm stuck in traffic.
ReplyDeleteThis is neat to see because trains now are so much different. I ride the train into Center City at least once a week, and if i had to sit on that thing i would go crazy.
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