Foolproof Two-Seater Auto Car Proposed as Taxicab, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteBecause of its cheapness of operation, a two-seated auto car invented in Europe in 1924, was proposed as […]
traffic & transport
Hitch-Hikers Get a Waiting Room of Their Own, 1939
This post was originally published on this sitePerforming the role of the good Samaritan to the nation-wide fraternity of automobile hitch-hikers, the owner of a […]
Early Speed Limit Signs in the United States From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteAs cars have become faster, speed limit signs have naturally kept up. The first speed limit signs were […]
40 Fascinating Photos of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the public transport agency that operates bus, subway, streetcar, and paratransit services […]
40 Amazing Photos of ‘Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad’ in 1867
This post was originally published on this siteThe Kansas Pacific Railway (KP) was a historic railroad company that operated in the western United States in […]
The Most Beautiful Train in the World: Interior of Southern Pacific Daylight Train From the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteHere we see the interior of the Southern Pacific service originally called the “Daylight Limited” and later the […]
14 Extraordinary Vintage Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of London in 1894
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 19th century, London was transformed into the world’s largest city and capital of the British Empire. […]
Wheels WITHOUT Wheels, 1954
This post was originally published on this siteWheels whirred wonderingly in the fertile imagination of Greek inventor Elie Aghnides, 14 years ago, as he contemplated […]
Inside the Union Pacific Passenger Cars From the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Union Pacific Railroad, often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over […]
Turquoise Room Lounge Car on the Santa Fe’s Super Chief Train
This post was originally published on this siteThe flagship train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was the service between Chicago and Los […]
Historical Photographs of Pamir, the World’s Last Commercial Ocean-Going Sailing Ship
This post was originally published on this sitePamir was a four-masted barque (which is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts), built […]
A Freight Train Sitting on a High Trestle With Two Men Standing on the Roof of One of the Cars, 1895
This post was originally published on this sitePhotograph of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad crossing a trestle in Arizona, ca.1895. The large steam […]
Traffic on Blackfriars Bridge, 1896
This post was originally published on this siteAn actuality record of Blackfriars Bridge, London, taken from the southern end looking northwards over the Thames by […]
Porters Transport a Car on Long Poles Across a Stream in Nepal, January 1950
This post was originally published on this siteInstead of cars carrying workers, Nepal has workers carrying cars on the rocky, hilly trail from Kathmandu. This […]
Fairchild’s Experimental Safety Vehicle for U.S. Dept of Transportation, ca. 1972
This post was originally published on this siteBy December 1972, this model of the Fairchild Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESV) should be a reality, and in […]
British Ships Get Bomb Shelters, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1940, to protect a sailor or officer on watch on the open bridge of the British liner […]
Back in 1900, This Giant ‘Mammoth’ Camera Was the World’s Largest Camera
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1899 “The Alton Limited” train was built in Pullman, Illinois. This train was noted because of its […]
Cruise on Land and Tour on Water, 1921
This post was originally published on this siteAeronautical invention has conquered the air, and yet airplanes can run also on the earth. Nautical invention has […]
Bull Train, 1912
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the railway, bull trains were used to haul large quantities of goods. A bull train consisted of […]
A Re-enactment of the Sexual Harassment That Flight Attendants Regularly Experienced in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage images are extracted from the book Sex Objects in the Sky: A Personal Account of the […]
Keeps Air-Raid Map Under His Hat, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough not quite so good as a steel helmet, the black derby hat owned by an Englishman living […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of San Francisco’s Sky Tram
This post was originally published on this siteFrom late 1955 to 1966, an aerial tram ran from the Cliff House to Point Lobos. The Sky […]
On the California Zephyr in 1948
This post was originally published on this siteThe California Zephyr ran from Chicago to Oakland and was introduced in 1948. The Budd Manufacturing Company made […]
Stage Entering Red Mountain Town, Ouray County, Colorado, ca. 1885
This post was originally published on this siteThis photograph of what appears to be an open-topped stage descending into Red Mountain was taken by legendary […]
36 Wonderful Photos of London’s Tube Riders From the 1960s to 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteFor more than four decades, photographer Bob Mazzer has been taking pictures on the London Underground. “There’s definitely […]