Transport Industries
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Grand Canyon Railroad
American Travellers Press (US)£6.99| /All about the railroad: old coaches made new, ancient steam engines, historic hotels, stations and campsites along 64 miles of scenic track unlike ...
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Head Restraints & Whiplash
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£61.99| /The ultimate objective for the book is to be a useful tool to increase awareness surrounding the importance of the use and the proper adjustment of...
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High Speed Rail
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£203.99| /While Congress has been interested in high speed rail (HSR) since the 1960s, the provision of $8 billion for intercity passenger rail projects in t...
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Highways
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£141.99| /The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides about $40 billion to the states annually to build and maintain highways and bridges through th...
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Highways & Public Transportation
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£84.99| /Federal surface transportation programs are currently funded primarily through taxes on motor fuels that are deposited in the highway trust fund. A...
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Impact of Operational Conditions of Icebreaker Ships on the Optimal Type of Propulsion System
Nova Science Publishers, Inc£84.99| /For a large number of countries, the task of Arctic exploration and implementation of year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route, which has...
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Making Federal Highway Spending More Productive
Nova Science Publishers, Inc£150.99| /Federal spending on highways totaled $46 billion in 2014, roughly a quarter of total public spending on highways. About 95 percent of that amount w...
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Making Money with Boats, 2nd Edition
Schiffer£18.99| /This second edition is a comprehensive, entertaining guide to mixing boating with business. Leaping ahead of the first edition, this guide keeps up...
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Marine Cargo Operations
Tidewater-Cornell Maritime£45.99| /Marine Cargo Operations clearly spells out the basic principles of cargo operations and acquaints merchant officers with the techniques of stowage ...
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Maritime Casualties
Schiffer Military£31.99| /Since the Titanic disaster of 1912, the horrors of major maritime casualties have prompted international conventions and domestic legislation, but ...
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Maritime Infrastructure
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£168.99| /The Maritime Transportation System (MTS) is integral to the efficient movement of the nation's freight. The MTS includes navigable waterways, ports...
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Mileage Fees & the Highway Trust Fund
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£168.99| /Federal funding to build and maintain the nation's highways and bridges comes primarily from highway users through federal fuel taxes. These revenu...
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Modernization of U.S. Ports & Inland Waterways
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£168.99| /The United States is a maritime nation. From its origin as 13 former colonies to its place as the pre-eminent world power today, our Nation's succe...
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National Infrastructure Bank
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£141.99| /The central policy objective of a national infrastructure bank is to increase investment in infrastructure. Greater investment is desired because h...
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National Mediation Board
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£69.99| /A small federal agency, NMB facilitates labour relations in two key transportation sectors -- railroads and airlines -- through mediation and arbit...
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Natural Gas-Powered Cars & Trucks
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£84.99| /The increase in domestic supplies of natural gas has raised new interest in expanding its use in the transportation sector. This book considers iss...
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New Transportation Research Progress
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£199.99| /This book deals with new research in the fields of passenger and freight transportation modes: policy analysis, formulation and evaluation; plannin...
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Next Generation Air Transportation System
Nova Science Publishers, Inc£150.99| /Aviation must be safe, efficient and sustainable both at home and abroad, so the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Organization (...
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No Way to Go
Monash University Publishing£26.99| /Urban sprawl and sparse living are pervasive in Australia. Despite high levels of car ownership, many Australians do not have access to a private c...
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Positive Train Control
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£194.99| /Positive Train Control (PTC) is a communications and signalling system that has been identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ...
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Railroads in the United States
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£141.99| /Pressure is building for greater passenger use of freight rail-road rights of way. Freight rail-road rights of way are owned by private, for-profit...
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Recalls of Automobiles & Medical Devices
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£141.99| /In 2010, auto manufacturers recalled more vehicles than any other year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), th...
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Road User Charges Based on Mileage
Nova Science Publishers, Inc£78.99| /A mileage-based road user charge would involve assessing owners of individual vehicles on a per-mile basis for the distance the vehicle is driven. ...
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Safety and Design of the Boeing 737 Max
Nova Science Publishers, Inc£203.99| /Recent foreign air disasters involving Boeing 737 Max airplanes have raised international concern about the safety of that aircraft and passenger a...
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Safety Measures for Local & Rural Roads
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£163.99| /Speeding is defined as exceeding posted speed limits or driving too fast for conditions. This is a behaviour that some drivers engage in without re...
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Secure Flight Program
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£163.99| /Until recently, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had applied relatively uniform methods to screen airline passengers, focusing prim...
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Shipwrecked
Oratia Books£46.99| /Shipwrecks litter the coasts and reefs of New Zealand. Disasters at sea are no longer the regular occurrence they were in the days when sea travel ...
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Slot-Controlled Airports
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£159.99| /To help manage airport congestion, airlines operating at four U.S. airports -- Washington's Reagan National and the three major New York City area ...
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Surface Transportation
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£168.99| /On 6 July 2012, President Barack Obama signed the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21; P.L. 112141). The act authorised spend...
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The Business of Shipping
Tidewater-Cornell Maritime£50.00| /The classic Business of Shipping (now in its ninth edition) remains North America’s most comprehensive industry-focused book that explains and anal...
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Traffic Congestion & Road Pricing
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£159.99| /Many Americans spend frustrating hours each year stuck in congested traffic, a situation that costs the country billions of dollars annually and in...
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Transit Asset Management
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£287.99| /For some time, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the U.S. transit industry having been working to improve the understanding and practice...
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Transportation & Technology in Iran, 1800–1940
Mage Publishers£76.90| /Only 100 years ago the main means of transportation in Iran was by quadruped. Transportation & Technology in Iran, 1800-1940, by renowned Irani...
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Transportation Accessibility
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£84.99| /Millions of Americans are unable to provide their own transportation or have difficulty accessing public transportation. Such transportation-disadv...
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Transportation Accident Analysis & Prevention
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£132.99| /This book is dedicated to research on transportation accidental injury and damage, including the pre-injury and immediate post-injury phases. It al...
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Transportation Research Trends
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£199.99| /This important book focuses on passenger and freight transportation modes: policy analysis, formulation and evaluation; planning; interaction with ...
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