The Geography of Transport Systems Chapter 1 Transportation

The Geography of Transport Systems Chapter 1 – Transportation and Geography Photos Copyright © 1999 -2005, Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 11549 USA. Jean-paul. Rodrigue@hofstra. edu You may use the figures within for educational purposes only. No modification or redistribution permitted. For more information: http: //people. hofstra. edu/geotrans

Concept 3 Historical Evolution of Transportation

Early European Sailships

Bridgewater Canal, Manchester, 1767

Mail Coach, Great Britain, 18 th Century

Erie Canal, New York, 1829

Lockport, Along the Erie Canal, New York, circa 1900

Completion of the Transcontinental Railway, 1869

Clipper Ships

Clipper Ship “Flying Cloud”

An Early Steamship, “The Great Britain”, 1845

Telegraph Receiver, 1844

First Free Ascent of a Hot-air Balloon With Passengers, 1783

Ford T Coupelet, 1915

Assembly Line of the Ford T Model, 1913

Assembly Line of the Ford T Model, 1913

Wright Brothers First Airplane

ULCC, Persian Gulf

Douglas DC-3, 1937

Boeing 707

Bell’s First Telephone

First Containership, Ideal-X, 1956

Ideal-X being Loaded, 1956

Loading Hawaiian Merchant, 1958

Boeing 747

Shinkansen

Shinkansen

Maglev Train, Shanghai 2003

ULTra (Urban Light Transport) System, Cardiff, UK

Method 3 The Route Selection Process

Route Selection to Minimize Walking Time