WAYS OF TRAVEL (in alphabetical order, by mode)
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90 Records  Last Updated: 05-Mar-2010
Land/guided

1. Airport jetway 11-05-1978
Kai-Tak Airport, Hong Kong (local)

2. Auto-rail vehicle 04-26-1978
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Near Farm Road 1690, northeast of Houston, TX (local)

3. Bus Subway - guideway 08-08-1994
"Hillside Trolley"
Pioneer Square-Westlake, Seattle, WA

4. Cable bridge 10-21-1978
Newport Transporter Bridge
Newport Industrial Area, Newport, Wales, UK (local)

5. Cable car (underground interface) 07-27-1959
San Francisco Municipal Railway
San Francisco, CA (local)

6. Cable car-skyway (aerial interface) 07-02-1959
AeroCar
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (local)

7. Caboose Diesel railroad 11-02-1974
Soo Line Railroad
Neenah-Appleton, WI

8. Canal gate Hand-cranked - gear-driven 06-02-1983
Ashburnham No.20, Trent-Severn Canal, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (local)

9. Carousel - merry-go-round Electric 09-17-1955
Ocean Grove, NJ (local)

10. Carousel - merry-go-round Steam 10-13-1975
Six Flags' Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ (local)

11. Centrifugal-force ride Chain-connected 06-30-1956
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (local)

12. Cog railway 07-08-1959
Pike's Peak, CO (local)

13. Continuous belt lift 08-03-1978
PMI Garage, 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC (local)

14. Conveyor belt 10-31-1998
Yerevan-Zvartnots Airport baggage claim area, Yerevan, Armenia (local)

15. Crane-based cable lift-swing Skycoaster 06-24-1997
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ

16. Diesel railroad Meter (39") gauge 05-05-1973
East African Railways
Mombasa-Nairobi, Kenya

17. Diesel railroad Narrow (3'6") gauge 08-18-1966
Commonwealth Railways
Marree, South Australia-Alice Springs, Northern Territory

18. Diesel railroad Standard (4'8-1/2") gauge 07-01-1959
New York Central Railroad
Croton/Harmon-Buffalo, NY

19. Electric railroad Battery-powered mine operation 09-03-1964
AJ (Alaska-Juneau) Industries gold mine, Juneau, AK (local)

20. Electric railroad Broad (5'3") gauge 01-03-1966
Victorian State Railways
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (local)

21. Electric railroad Catenary - GG1 08-19-1959
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington, DC-New York, NY

22. Electric railroad Elevated - "El" 01-02-1955
Interborough Rapid Transit-IRT: Woodlawn-Jerome Avenue Line
Kingsbridge Road, Bronx-Grand Central, New York, NY

23. Electric railroad High-speed inter-urban 04-08-1969
Penn Central Railroad - Metroliner (122 mph)
New York, NY-Washington, DC

24. Electric railroad High-speed intra-urban 07-03-1970
PATCO Lindenwold Line
Haddonfield, NJ-Philadelphia, PA

25. Electric railroad High-speed Shinkansen (Bullet Train) 08-16-1986
Hikari 121 - Japan National Railways
Tokyo-Hiroshima, Japan

26. Electric railroad High-speed Talgo Pendular automatic gauge-change 07-23-1998
Spanish RENFE - French National Railways
Barcelona/Sants, Spain-Fribourg, Switzerland

27. Electric railroad High-speed TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse) 03-04-1991
French National Railways
Nantes-Paris/Montparnasse, France

28. Electric railroad Standard (4'8-1/2") gauge 08-01-1966
Railways of New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (local)

29. Electric railroad Third-rail 07-01-1959
New York Central Railroad
New York/Grand Central-Croton/Harmon, NY

30. Elevating transfer vehicle system Demag cargo handling system 02-05-1990
Thai Airways
Thai Airways Cargo Village, Bangkok Airport, Thailand (local)

31. Elevator Coin 01-19-1967
Hotel Australia, Sorrento, Italy (local)

32. Elevator External 07-26-1960
Burgenstock, Lucerne, Switzerland (local)

33. Elevator High-speed 10-17-1954
Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (local)

34. Elevator Horizontal hovercraft/air-cushioned 01-19-2002
Poma-Otis Hovair
Getty Center Lower Tram Station-Getty Center Arrival Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

35. Elevator Stair (American Stair-Glide Corporation) 01-09-1978
Halevy residence, Rosedale, Queens, NY (local)

36. Elevator Standard 12-10-1965
TAA Building, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (local)

37. Elevator Steam 09-14-1972
256 Greene Street at Waverly Place, New York, NY (local)

38. Escalator Horizontal steps 01-07-1966
Myers' Department Store, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (local)

39. Escalator Non-horizontal surface 03-03-1980
South Street Green Line station-street level, Boston, MA

40. Ferris wheel 06-30-1956
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (local)

41. Flume ride 06-25-1964
1964/65 World's Fair, Queens, NY (local)

42. Free-fall theme park ride 10-13-1975
Six Flags' Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ (local)

43. Funicular 07-26-1960
Burgenstock, Lucerne, Switzerland (local)

44. Gas turbine railroad U.S. Department of Transportation - General Electric prototype 09-23-1976
Metropolitan Transportation Authority-Long Island Rail Road
Mineola-Roslyn, NY

45. Inclined plane 07-30-1966
Katoomba Scenic Railway
Katoomba, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia (local)

46. Ladder hoist 06-01-1991
Port Washington Post Office roof-ground, Port Washington, NY

47. Linear-induction vehicle Otis - TTI people mover 05-28-1972
Transpo '72, Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, VA (local)

48. Maglev Shanghai magnetic levitation train (431kph/270 mph) 06-05-2007
Longyan Road-Pudong International Airport, China

49. Marine railway 06-03-1983
Big Chute Marine Railway, Ontario, Canada (local)

50. Monorail Standard 10-21-1965
Disneyland, Anaheim, CA (local)

51. Monorail Suspended - schwebebahn 01-28-1979
Wuppertal, Germany (local)

52. Moving sidewalk 02-01-1967
Chatelet Metro station, Paris, France (local)

53. Overhead hoist 11-11-1992
Trans-Siberian Railway
Bogie change facility, Zabaykal'sk, Siberia, Russia (local)

54. Parachute jump 06-30-1956
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (local)

55. People-mover 07-07-1983
Personal Rapid Transit System
West Virginia University loop-Morgantown, WV (local)

56. Rail car Self-propelled 01-30-1962
Boston and Maine Railroad
Tilton, NH-Boston, MA

57. Roller coaster Inverted 07-25-1994
Corkscrew
Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH (local)

58. Roller coaster Standard 02-07-1966
Luna Park, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia (local)

59. Roller coaster Suspended 07-25-1994
Raptor
Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH (local)

60. Rotating restaurant 06-25-1978
Rooftop lounge, Holiday Inn, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (local)

61. Scaffold Electric

62. Scaffold Manual

63. Ski-lift Chair 08-08-1956
Belleayre Mountain, NY (local)

64. Ski-lift Poma 02-01-1970
Fahnestock Ski Center/Memorial State Park, Putnam County, NY (local)

65. Ski-tow J-bar

66. Ski-tow Rope 01-28-1960
Jug End Barn, South Egremont, MA (local)

67. Ski-tow T-bar 01-30-1962
Belknap Mountain (Mt. Rowe) Ski Area, NH (local)

68. Snowtube tow 01-31-1999
Hunter Mountain Ski Area (local)

69. Steam railroad Broad (5'3") gauge 02-27-1966
Victorian State Railways
Melbourne-Mornington, Victoria, Australia

70. Steam railroad Meter (39") gauge 05-21-1973
East African Railways
Kisumu-Kisumu Pier, Kenya

71. Steam railroad Narrow (2'0") gauge 07-02-1960
Edaville Railroad
South Carver, MA (local)

72. Steam railroad Narrow (3'6") gauge 09-17-1965
Durango and Silverton Railroad (Denver & Rio Grande Western)
Durango-Silverton, CO

73. Steam railroad Standard (4'8-1/2") gauge 04-29-1962
Reading Railroad
Philadelphia-Gettysburg, PA

74. Steeplechase ride 06-30-1956
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (local)

75. Subway Electric - rubber tires 05-26-1970
Montreal Metro
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (local)

76. Subway Electric - steel wheels 02-01-1951
Independent (IND) System
Kingsbridge Road, Bronx-Seventh Avenue, New York, NY

77. Subway Funicular/"tunel" 01-04-1967
Galata-Istiklal, Istanbul, Turkey

78. Switchback railroad ENAFER autovagon 12-02-1987
ENAFER - Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles
Cuzco-Machu Picchu, Peru

79. Telepherique 12-31-1966
Harissa, Lebanon (local)

80. Track car Self-propelled 11-02-1974
Soo Line Railroad
Neenah Yards, Neenah, WI (local)

81. Tram Single-truck 04-24-1966
Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, Melbourne, Australia (local)

82. Transfer table 12-08-1976
Long Island Rail Road
Morris Park Shops, Richmond Hill, Queens, NY (local)

83. Trolley - tram 12-13-1965
Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (local)

84. Trolley - tram Funicular-assisted 02-25-1991
Azienda Consorziale Transporte (ACT)
Trieste-Villa Opicina, Italy

85. Turbine railroad ANF-Frangeco Turbomeca TurboLiner 11-01-1974
Amtrak
Chicago-Joliet, IL

86. Turbine railroad United Aircraft - Pullman Standard TurboTrain 06-27-1970
Penn Central - New Haven Line
New York/Grand Central, NY-New Haven, CT

87. Turntable 12-08-1976
Long Island Rail Road
Morris Park Shops, Richmond Hill, Queens, NY (local)

88. Turntable Window-display
American Standard showroom, 50 West 40th Street, New York, NY (local)

89. X-ray table 06-16-1979
Mercy Medical Center, Denver, CO (local)

90. Zip-line/aerial cableway 07-20-2003
Sky Trek Canopy Tour
Monteverde rainforest, Costa Rica



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