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| Society - People - Women - Organizations - By Industry - Maritime Transportation |
 | Women's Maritime Association (WMA)
http://www.womensmaritimeassoc.com/
An informational and support network of seafaring women and men working on all types of vessels, or who are pursuing a maritime career. Includes job board, resources, book list, and newsletter. |
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| Society - Law - Services - Expert Witnesses - Transportation |
 | AirSafety Experts, Inc.
http://www.airsafetyexperts.com/
Offering aviation expertise and consulting for attorneys and insurance industry. Based in Colorado. |
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 | Raymond A. Syms & Associates
http://www.syms.rotor.com/
Aeronautical consulting, research and litigation support services, for accidents, safety and regulatory issues. Based in New Jersey. |
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 | Apollo Aviation Advisory, Ltd.
http://www.apollo-aviation.co.uk/
Experts for a full range of aviation subjects including licensing, operations and finance. Based in the United Kingdom. |
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 | Pete Field
http://www.petefieldaviation.com/
Aviation expert witness, aircraft accident investigation and reconstruction - Pilot 40 years, former Director US Naval test pilot school. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Roads and Highways - Road Safety - Personal Stories |
 | The Ethan Chronicles: Requiem for a Life Stolen
http://www.theethanchronicles.com/
A book by Marsha A. Willis about her battle to come to terms with the death of her 21-year-old son following a car wreck. |
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 | A Long Drive
http://americanindian.net/sleep.html
A human interest story about an automobile fatality that involved a wife who fell asleep driving. Related links available. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Roads and Highways - Road Safety - Daytime Running Lights |
 | Association of Drivers Against Daytime Running Lights
http://www.lightsout.org/
Association for the purpose of actively opposing the effort to place DRLs in every vehicle manufactured or sold in the United States. News, studies, FAQs, surveys, and boycotts. |
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 | Daytime Running Lights: The Studies
http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/DRLs/studies.htm
A list of studies both for and against the government mandating Daytime Running Lights and DRLs in general. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Roads and Highways - Road Safety - Anti-Regulation |
 | Association of British Drivers
http://www.abd.org.uk/
Britain's only organization campaigning for driver's rights. |
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 | SafeSpeed
http://www.safespeed.org.uk/
Arguing for the wider use of safe speeds without the excessive emphasis on speed limits. |
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 | SpeedLimit
http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/
Speed, transport and driving issues. Focus on North-West England. |
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 | SENSE
http://sense.bc.ca/
Safety by Education Not Speed Enforcement. Information against automobile speed enforcement that is detected by photo radar in Canada. |
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 | National Motorists Association
http://www.motorists.com/
Advocates about driver rights relating to automobiles, training and law enforcement. This North American association supports traffic laws based on sound engineering criteria and public consensus. |
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 | The Highway Robbery Record
http://travel.3dresearch.com/
Includes articles claiming that speed limit enforcement has nothing to do with safety, but is another way for state and local governments to generate income. Many stories and web discussion board. |
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 | CyberTrucker
http://www.cybertrucker.co.uk/
Campaigning against speed limiters on HGVs |
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 | PhotoEnforced.com
http://www.photozones.homestead.com/
Worldwide database of photo enforced locations. |
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 | Reasonable Drivers Unanimous
http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/
Advocates for reducing regulations controlling travel speed of automobiles on highways. Articles and reports available. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Roads and Highways - Road Safety |
 | Amy Gillett Foundation
http://www.amygillett.org.au/
Aims to reduce the incidence of injury and death caused by the interaction between cyclists and motorists. Includes statistics, details of media campaigns, scholarships, and educational material to download. |
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 | Ol' Blue, USA
http://www.olblueusa.org/
A nonprofit organization that is dedicated to educating the nation on highway safety and provides safety programs at community events, public schools, and truck shows. |
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 | Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
http://www.saferoads.org/
An alliance of consumer, health and safety groups and insurance companies and agents working together to make America's roads safer. |
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 | iFisher.com
http://www.ifisher.com/
Advocacy and letter writing campaign to encourage Honda to install seat belts for larger passengers, and to change federal regulations. |
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 | Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards
http://www.roadsafe.com/
Recognising achievement and innovations which improve road safety. |
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 | Rollover: The Hidden History of the SUV
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/rollover/
By PBS Frontline. Report about SUVs and safety, especially concerning rollovers. Also includes environmental information. Also includes interviews and audio clips. |
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 | Effects of Raising and Lowering Speed Limits
http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/sl-irrel.html
Research to determine the effects of raising and lowering posted speed limits on driver behavior. |
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 | RADD
http://www.radd.org/
Nonprofit organization that uses celebrity power to create positive attitudes about road safety. |
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 | Traffic Injury Research Foundation
http://www.tirf.ca/
A charitable, independent road safety institute performing original research into the causes of traffic accidents. Publishes the results of its research projects, and makes the reports available to the public. |
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 | Transportation Crisis
http://transportationcrisis.tripod.com/
An exhortive site calling for less speeding and aggressive driving. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Roads and Highways |
 | Kingskerswell Alliance
http://www.kingskerswellalliance.org.uk/
Coalition of local residents opposed to the construction of the Torbay Link Road, which would destroy the village of Kingskerswell. Includes photograph gallery, news, and related links. |
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 | Aloe's Transportation Page
http://www.rev.net/~aloe/transportation/
Several road topics in Virginia. |
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 | Highway Aggravation: The Case for Privatizing the Highways
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-231.html
An essay promoting privatization of highways, rather than government ownership. |
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 | PlateWire
http://www.platewire.com/
Solicits and publishes, with license plate numbers, reports of especially good or bad driving in the US and Canada. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Public Transportation |
 | Northstar Commuter Rail
http://www.northstartrain.org/
Operating by Metro Transit and will offer service from Big Lake to downtown Minneapolis in 2009. Includes brief history of the NCDA and brochure for commuters. |
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 | National Association of Railroad Passengers
http://www.narprail.org/
NARP is the national organization speaking for the users of passenger trains and rail transit in the United States. |
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 | Penrith-Keswick Railway Project
http://www.ckp-railways.talktalk.net/
A project to reopen the Penrith-Keswick railway as a modern railway in England. |
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 | Cannes-Grasse Committee
http://www.trains-fr.org/ccg/
Committee for reopening of the SNCF Cannes-Grasse railway line, which would help relieve congestion and provide easier access for those without cars. French and English site. |
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 | BayRail Alliance
http://www.bayrailalliance.org/
An all-volunteer transit consumer group working to promote an upgraded and expanded Caltrain system to serve the San Francisco Peninsula and San Jose-East Bay corridors. Includes articles on what Bay Area rail priorities should be, upgrading Caltrain, the |
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 | Southern California Transit Advocates
http://www.socata.net/
Works for better public transportation in the five county Southern California region, including an integrated bus and rail system. |
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 | Rescue Muni
http://www.rescuemuni.org/
A transit advocacy organization for the city of San Francisco. Advocates improved service and fewer driver missouts on San Francisco's trolleys, buses, and cable cars. |
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 | Bus Riders Union
http://www.busridersunion.org/
Los Angeles, CA organization that works to increase funding for inner city bus service. A Labor Community Strategy Center project. |
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 | The Straphangers Campaign
http://www.straphangers.org/
A project of the New York Public Interest Research Group, the Straphangers Campaign advocates more service to ease overcrowding on New York's subways and buses. |
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 | Urbanity
http://urbanity.50megs.com/
Advocates that the solution to many of today's problems including air pollution, road accidents and inequality, lies in building communities around quality transit services and sound urban design principles. |
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 | Railway Privatization
http://home.istar.ca/~bunting/pm.html
Articles about transportation issues, in particular arguing for privatization. |
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 | Missouri-Kansas Rail Passenger Coalition
http://www.trainweb.org/moksrail/
Organization of concerned citizens working to develop a more balanced transportation system, taking into account economic, environmental and social factors. Downloadable flyer, sample letter, news, and fact sheet. |
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 | Citizens for Better Transit (Edmonton)
http://www.bettertransit.ab.ca/
Edmonton, Alberta-based site advocating expasion of public transportation in the area. Online contents include the group's brochure series, factsheets, media references, and related links. |
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 | Bus Rapid Transit Policy Center
http://www.gobrt.org/
Promotes bus rapid transit (BRT) as an option to relieve congestion, enhance mobility, and improve the environment. |
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 | NAPTA-National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates
http://www.napta.net/
Organization representing local transit coalitions which support increasing federal investment in public transportation. |
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 | Passenger Transportation Energy
http://www.lafn.org/~dave/trans/energy/
Articles on energy-efficiency in passenger transportation in the US with emphasis on rail and mass-transit. |
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 | PenTrans
http://www.pentrans.org/
Pennsylvanians for Transportations Solutions, Inc. advocates for increased dedicated funding for public transportation statewide in Pennsylvania. |
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 | Washington Association of Rail Passengers
http://washarp.org/
Rail advocacy organization promoting Pacific Northwest rail transportation services. Working with Oregon, California, British Columbia for a modern national rail passenger network as part of a balanced public transportation system. |
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 | Animals on the Underground
http://www.animalsontheunderground.com/
A site dedicated to "The Animals" that can be found on London tube maps using a little imagination. |
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 | The Transit Cooperative Research Program
http://www.tcrponline.org/
A branch of the Federal Transit Administration, this site provides the results of transit research in all areas related to public transit. |
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 | Save amtrak trains
http://www.saveamtrak.org/
Save amtrak trains |
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 | CTA Citizens Taking Action
http://www.ctariders.org/
A citizens advocacy group for transit dependent riders in the Chicago, IL metropolitan area. |
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 | National Taxi Association
http://www.national-taxi-association.co.uk/
This is the official web site of the NTA- National Taxi Association Carlisle Uk England |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Journals |
 | National Corridors Initiative
http://www.nationalcorridors.org/
Advocates for rail initiatives, and high speed rail. Weekly newsletter. |
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 | World Transport Policy and Practice
http://www.ecoplan.org/wtpp/
The only practically-oriented journal dealing with the major issues in a field of international concern. WTP&P deals in an informed and evenhanded manner with quality of the transport service, of the environment, of daily life and of material publishe |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - ValuJet Flight 592 |
 | CNN.com: The Crash of ValuJet Flight 592
http://www.cnn.com/US/valujet.592/
Features news coverage, information about the victims, financial fallout and related websites. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - USAir Flight 427 |
 | USAir 427: One Accident, Three Views
http://www.avweb.com/other/us427vue.html
Presents analysis from the Airline Pilots Association, the Boeing Company, and US Airways. |
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 | Flight 427 Air Disaster Support League
http://www.427adsl.org/
Organization of surviving family members and friends of the passengers lost on Flight 427, which crashed in 1994 outside of Pittsburgh. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - TWA Flight 800 - Memorials |
 | Memorial to Pan Am Flight 103 and TWA Flight 800
http://my.execpc.com/~bighilda/memorial.htm
Online memorial to the victims of these two airline tragedies. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - TWA Flight 800 |
 | TWA Flight 800 Investigation
http://www.twa800.com/index.htm
Claims the NTSB's explanation of the center wing tank explosion is not credible. |
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 | TWA Flight 800 Disaster Cover-up
http://www.all-natural.com/twa800.html
Companion site to a book that examines a possible government cover-up regarding the cause of the crash. |
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 | Missile Downed TWA Flight 800?
http://users.rcn.com/virtual.nai/sot/missile.html
Offers information on the role of Stinger as the missile that downed TWA flight 800. |
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 | TWA Flight 800
http://www.serendipity.li/more/twa800.html
Examines possible causes for the crash. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - Tenerife Pan Am Flight 1736 and KLM Flight 4805 Collision |
 | BBC: On This Day, 27 March
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/27/newsid_2531000/2531063.stm
News article and video clip about the Pan Am and KLM collision at Tenerife in 1977. |
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 | Transcript of KLM/PanAm Collision at Tenerife
http://www.pan-american.de/Desasters/Teneriff2.html
Contains transcript of cockpit voice recordings. |
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 | Wikipedia: Tenerife Disaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_disaster
Encyclopedia entry about the KLM/PanAm disaster in Tenerife, Spain. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - Singapore Airlines SQ006 |
 | Doomed SQ006
http://sq006.netfirms.com/
Features a visual documentary of the crash and its aftermath. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - Silkair MI165 |
 | Families Of SilkAir MI185 Association
http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~silkair.mi185/
Organization providing support and assistance in seeking answers to the crash of December 19, 1997 which killed 104 people on board. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - Ramstein Airshow 1988 |
 | Airshow Photo Gallery: USAF Base Ramstein 1988
http://www.robert-stetter.de/Ramstein/ramstein.html
Photos before, during, and after the airshow accident that killed 70 people. |
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 | Wikipedia: Ramstein Airshow Disaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_airshow_disaster
Encyclopedia entry of the 1988 airshow accident in Ramstein, Germany. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - Korean Air Lines Flight 007 |
 | International Committee for the Rescue of KAL 007 Survivors (Rescue 007)
http://www.rescue007.org/
An extensive site advancing the theory that the plane was forced to land and the passengers were taken prisoner by the Soviet Union. Provides recent news about the incident, documents, chronology, annotated passenger list, technical facts about the plane, |
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 | Jim Oberg: KAL-007 20th Anniversary
http://www.jamesoberg.com/kal-007.html
Compilation of the author's writings criticizing several left-wing and right-wing conspiracy theories, Soviet statements, and related topics. Also includes images of the aircraft, debris, and flight track. |
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 | BBC News: Korean Airliner 'Shot Down'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/1/newsid_2493000/2493469.stm
'On This Day' feature coverage including video clips of its coverage and of UK Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe's statement on the incident. |
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 | The Mystery of the KAL-007
http://avia.russian.ee/air/747/kale_1.html
Pro-Soviet narrative of the incident at the Virtual Aircraft Museum. Includes excerpts from Izvestia's investigation and other international press coverage, profiles of the Soviet pilots, the role of intelligence agencies, and discussion of the geopolitic |
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 | Aviation Safety Network: KAL 007
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830901-0
Provides a general overview as well as CVR transcript, different theories, ICAO factfinding commission reports, and bibliography. |
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 | Korean Air Flight 7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Flight_KAL-007
Chronology of events and theories. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - Egypt Air Flight 900 |
 | BBC News: The Loss of Flight 990
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/500406.stm
Features news and background coverage on the airline crash and its investigation. |
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 | National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration: EgyptAir Flight 990
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s316.htm
NOAA's role in the recovery effort. |
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 | Aviation Safety Network: EgyptAir Flight 990
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991031-0
Features a description of the accident, the ATC transcript, a passenger list, and analysis of the theory that the co-pilot induced the dive. |
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 | The Crash of EgyptAir 990
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/prem/200111/langewiesche
Analysis of the crash by author William Langewiesche. Paid subscription required to view entire article. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - Eastern Airlines Flight 401 |
 | Flight 401
http://www.123gold.com/flight401/
CVR transcript, wreckage photographs, stories and accounts, and discussion forum. |
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 | AirDisaster.Com: Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
http://www.airdisaster.com/special/special-ea401.shtml
Brief account including excerpts of the cockpit and air traffic conversation. |
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 | The Crash of Flight 401
http://sites.google.com/site/eastern401/
A site devoted to the December 29, 1972 L-1011 crash in the Everglades, providing a narrative of events, passenger list, and notes on later sightings of ghosts of the pilots on other Eastern Airlines aircraft. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - ComAir Flight 3272 |
 | Cincinnati Enquirer: Comair 3272 Section
http://www.enquirer.com/comair3272/
Coverage of the 1997 crash, including a list of victims. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - Beech Bonanza Crash 1959 |
 | The Day the Music Died
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/crash.htm
Collected information of the accident that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - American Airlines Flight 587 |
 | BBC News: Flight 587
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2001/flight_587/
News coverage and background on the crashed jet which was en route from New York to the Dominican Republic. Includes illustrations and photos. |
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 | CNN: What Is Wake Turbulence?
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TRAVEL/NEWS/11/16/wake.turbulence/
Explanation of the phenomenon cited in the investigation of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash. Also includes links to related stories and images. |
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 | Guardian Unlimited: Airbus A300 Crash
http://www.guardian.co.uk/a300crash/
Special report on the American Airlines Flight 587 crash in the Rockaway, Queens neighborhood. Includes a map of where the crash happened, audio, and pictures. |
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 | Timeline for American Airlines Flight 587
http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/11/12/timeline/
Events leading up to and following the Airbus A300 crash. |
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 | Salon.com: Turbulence Can Kill
http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/16/turbulence/
Analysis of the Flight 587 crash. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - American Airlines Flight 191 |
 | AirDisaster: American Airlines Flight 191
http://www.airdisaster.com/special/special-aa191.shtml
Features news article and photos. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - Air India Flight 182 |
 | AirDisaster.Com: Air India Flight 182
http://www.airdisaster.com/special/special-ai182.shtml
Features background on the aircraft, its crew, and its crash. |
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 | The Death of Air India Flight 182
http://www.flight182.com/
Official site for the book by Salim Jiwa. |
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 | Remembering Juju
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/airindia/shylaaurora.html
In memory of Shyla Aurora, a 28 year-old flight attendant and one of the victim's of the Air India Flight 182 disaster. From CBC News. |
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 | Bombing of Air India Flight 182
http://www.cbc.ca/news/airindia/
Includes a timeline, media, pictures and link to text from the trial. From CBC News. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes - Air Florida Flight 90 |
 | CVR Transcript for the Crash of Air Florida Flight 90
http://www.avweb.com/news/safety/182404-1.html
Provided by AVweb. |
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 | 14th Street Bridge, the Air Florida Crash, and Subway Disaster
http://www.roadstothefuture.com/AirFlorida_SubwayDis.html
Roads to the Future feature story on the duo of transportation accidents of January 13, 1982, with maps. |
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 | Aviation Safety Network: 13 Jan 1982 Air Florida Boeing 737-222
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820113-0
General account of the crash and its causes, including a map of the flight path, as well as links to similar incidents. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes |
 | Channel Airways Dakota G-AGZB
http://www.farvis.com/ventnor1.htm
Memorial site for the passengers and crew of this flight which crashed in thick fog on the Isle of Wight, UK. Includes background information to the flight, on the crash and aircraft, a tribute to Ted Price, news reports, and image gallery. |
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 | The Tragic Death of Jessica Dubroff
http://www.sfgate.com/special/jessica/
Examines the life of the young female pilot from Northern California. |
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 | National Security Archive: Shoot Down in Peru
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB44/
The Secret U.S. Debate over intelligence sharing in Peru and Colombia. |
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 | Gander: The Untold Story
http://www.sandford.org/gandercrash/
Investigates what really happened on December 12th, 1985 in Gander, Newfoundland when Arrow Air flight MF1285R crashed. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents |
 | Aviation Safety Network
http://www.aviation-safety.net/
Resource centre for airliner accidents and civil aviation safety issues. |
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 | National Air Disaster Alliance Foundation
http://www.planesafe.org/
Attempting to raise the standard of safety, security and survivability for commercial aviation passengers and for support of victims' families. |
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 | Plane Crash Information
http://www.planecrashinfo.com/
Aviation accident database with brief analysis and links to official determinations. Voice recordings, aircraft specifications, statistics, sorts by carrier or aircraft type, links and reference. |
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 | Robert E. Breiling Associates, Inc.
http://www.breilinginc.com/
Provides accident reports and analysis on business aircraft, jets, and helicopters. |
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 | Major Airline Disasters
http://dnausers.d-n-a.net/dnetGOjg/Disasters.htm
Database of major commercial airline disasters from 1920. Includes dates, locations, and plane types. |
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 | AOPA Air Safety Foundation: Accident Analysis
http://www.aopa.org/asf/accident_data/
Accident database (since 1983) as well as special reports, publications, and statistics provided by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Aviation |
 | National Safe Skies Alliance
http://sskies.org/
An FAA-funded, non-profit, membership-based organization that serves aviation by providing impartial and effective testing and evaluation of safety and security systems. |
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 | AirDisaster.Com
http://www.airdisaster.com/
News, a crash photo gallery, CVR recordings and transcripts, crash videos, special reports, and news archives. |
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 | AirSafe.com
http://www.airsafe.com/
Provides useful information for the traveling public, including details of recent fatal accidents involving the major airlines of the world. |
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 | Angel Flight Central
http://www.angelflightcentral.org/
Medical and charity air transportation for reasons of compassion or community service. Donor and partner list, local chapters, areas covered, volunteer forms and links. |
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 | Air Transport Users Council
http://www.auc.org.uk/
Consumer watchdog for the airline industry in the United Kingdom. It advises air travellers on their rights, helps passengers obtain redress where they have been badly treated, and promotes the wider interests of airline passengers. |
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 | Airline Safety
http://www.airlinesafety.com/
Dedicated to the subject of airline safety and seeks to provide a forum for the discussion of airline safety policies and issues. |
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 | Aviation History of Southern California
http://www.av.qnet.com/~carcomm/wrecks.htm
Profiles aviation accidents and early aviation history in the United States. |
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 | Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Australia
http://www.casa.gov.au/airsafe/
A guide for airline passengers to help them fly safely. |
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 | Politics and Plane Crashes
http://plane-truth.com/
Describes a four-year investigation into three plane crashes TWA 800, Pan Am 103 and Air India 182. Introduces the "Plane Truth" book of the author. |
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 | HowStuffWorks: How Black Boxes Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/black-box.htm
Illustrated narrative looks at the two types of black boxes, how they survive crashes and how they are retrieved and analyzed. |
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 | NPR : Pondering Today's 'No-Fly' Objects
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4224213
Essayist Naomi Lewin ponders the variety of objects no longer deemed safe for carrying onboard a commercial airplane. [2:54 streaming audio broadcast] |
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 | Flying Safely on the Boeing 777
http://www.askcaptainlim.com/
Provides passengers with basic information about flying and air travel. Image gallery, FAQs guest book and links. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Autos - Environment and Fuel Economy |
 | Auto and Truck Fuel Economy
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/
From the US Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency -- Gas mileage estimates for all passenger cars and light trucks sold in the U.S., including greenhouse gas emissions estimates. |
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 | LNG&CNG
http://www.chive-ltd.co.uk/
A site dedicated to liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas. Highlightes the economic and environmental benefits of using natural gas as an alternative to diesel in the transport sector. |
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 | Heavy-Duty Highway Engines
http://www.epa.gov/OMSWWW/hd-hwy.htm
US federal and California truck and bus emissions standards. Consumer information, emission regulations. |
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 | AllPar Auto Editorials
http://www.allpar.com/ed/
Essays on topics such as minitrucks and SUVs and other issues relevant to drivers who do not believe our natural resources are endless. |
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 | CAFE Standards
http://www.policyalmanac.org/environment/archive/crs_cafe_standards.shtml
An overview of fuel economy (CAFE) standards for automobiles and light trucks, their effectiveness, and related legislative history. |
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 | The Detroit Project
http://www.thedetroitproject.com/
Sponsored by the Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars to fund ads linking SUVs to national security. Includes video clips, how to get involved, and resources. |
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 | Park Slope Public Works
http://www.stayfreemagazine.org/suv/
SUV ticketing campaign in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Includes press release, forum, and tickets for download. |
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 | New Jesus Campaign Targets SUVs
http://money.cnn.com/2002/11/20/news/companies/cars/index.htm
[CNN] Story about how the church and state are getting involved in the gas-guzzling SUV debate. |
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 | Drive 55 Conservation Project
http://www.drive55.org/
Aims to reduce petroleum usage by 20% to 50% by convincing drivers to slow down and obey existing speed limits, never driving over 55 MPH (88km). |
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 | Tips to Save Gas and Improve Mileage
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/17-tips.pdf
Fact sheet from the Environmental Protection Agency. |
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 | 40mpg.org
http://www.40mpg.org/
Campaigning to make 40 miles per gallon the standard for all automobiles in the United States. |
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 | Get Nitrogen Institute
http://www.getnitrogen.org/
A nonprofit organization formed to provide consumers, over-the-road truckers, and fleet managers about the benefits of using nitrogen in their vehicles' tires. |
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 | Cars and Global Warming
http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=1126
A guide to cleaner motor vehicle production, use, and disposal from the Environmental Defense Fund. Features an overview of the assembly process and life cycle of autos. Links to related EDF documents. |
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 | Clean Cities
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/
Sponsored by the US Department of Energy to support public and private partnerships that deploy alternative fuel vehicles and build supporting infrastructure. Includes how to get started, success stories, resources, and upcoming events. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Autos |
 | Reclaim the Streets - Away With All Cars
http://www.eco-action.org/dt/awaycars.html
An open letter to all motorists, from Mr. Social Control. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Activism - DirectAction |
 | Road Raging - Top Tips for Wrecking Roadbuilding
http://www.eco-action.org/rr/
Advice on building and maintaining a fluid direct action campaign, by sharing experiences learned from British anti-roads campaigns between 1992 and 1996. A whole 200-page online book! |
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 | Road Protests
http://www.wussu.com/roads/
News and reports of UK/European environmental road protests - camps, events, actions, street parties, links and archive information. |
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 | Reclaim the Streets!
http://www.gn.apc.org/rts/
Ultimately it is in the streets that power must be dissolved: for the streets where daily life is endured, suffered and eroded, and where power is confronted and fought, must be turned into the domain where daily life is enjoyed, created and nourished. |
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 | Make Roads Safe
http://www.makeroadssafe.org/
An international campaign to put global road traffic injuries on the G8 and the United Nation's sustainability agendas. Includes issues, video clips and ways to help. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation - Activism |
 | Speed Campaigns Information
http://www.slower-speeds.org.uk/
Information on the UK Slower Speeds Initiative and related transport and road safety campaigns. Lowering speed limits on Britain's roads would save children's lives. |
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 | Rails-to-Trails
http://www.railstotrails.org/
U.S. Nonprofit working to turn old railroad rights of way into low impact transportation networks. The travel they encourage includes walking, hiking and bicycling. |
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 | Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST)
http://www.best.bc.ca/
Vancouver, British Columbia organization involved with alternative transportation issues and related educational and community projects. Event and project information, description of programs and services, and current news included. |
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 | Jumpstart Ford
http://jumpstartford.com/
A campaign pressuring Ford Motor Company to become a leader in clean auto technologies. |
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| Society - Issues - Transportation |
 | Transportation Research Board
http://gulliver.trb.org/
Promotes innovation and progress in transportation through research. The Board fulfills this mission through the work of some 200 standing technical committees and task forces that address all modes and aspects of transportation. |
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 | TRIS Online
http://ntl.bts.gov/
Transportation Research Information Services Online, a database produced and maintained by the USDOT Bureau of Transportation and the Transportation Research Board at the National Academy of Sciences. |
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 | Institute of Transportation Studies
http://www.its.berkeley.edu/
Transportation studies at University of California-Berkeley and the other campuses in the UC system. |
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 | Center for Neighborhood Technology
http://www.cnt.org/
"Founded in 1978, CNT develops creative strategies for making cities and their surrounding areas work for everyone, environmentally and economically". Transport and sustainable development. |
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 | TransOptions
http://www.transoptions.org/
A non-profit transportation group servicing Northern New Jersey. Includes commuter options, information, partner companies and special projects. |
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 | TransAct
http://www.transact.org/
Collection of information and resources about making communities more livable and helping the environment through innovative transportation projects and initiatives. |
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 | Bad Subjects: Traffic
http://eserver.org/bs/40/
Political commentary on modern transportation issues. |
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 | NAS/NRC Reports: Transportation
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/TR.html
Online access to topical reports by the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. |
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 | Urban Mobility Study
http://mobility.tamu.edu/
An annual statistical report on the extent and performance of the roadway systems in 68 U.S. cities, with data from several decades. |
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 | Centre for Independent Transport (CILT)
http://www.cilt.dial.pipex.com/
A research and resource unit concerned with socially and environmentally sustainable urban transport. Includes their work, publications, a magazine, links and contact information. |
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 | Community Transportation Association of America
http://www.ctaa.org/
Includes federal and legislative updates, magazine, employment opportunities, current programs and articles. |
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 | National Lift Share Day
http://www.liftshare.com/nlsd.asp
Raising awareness of car sharing as a viable form of transport. Includes maps and information on car sharing, traffic and public transportation. |
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 | Wendell Cox Consultancy and The Public Purpose
http://www.publicpurpose.com/
Works to facilitate the ideal of government as the servant of the people by identifying and implementing strategies to achieve public purposes at a cost that is no higher than necessary. Emphasis is on transportation issues. |
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 | Operation Lifesaver Inc.
http://www.oli.org/
A nationwide, non-profit public information program dedicated to reducing collisions, injuries and fatalities at highway-rail crossings and on railroad rights-of-way. |
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 | Metropolitan Travel Survey Archive
http://www.surveyarchive.org/
A collection of travel and trip surveys compiled by the University of Minnesota. |
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| Shopping - Toys and Games - Transportation - Trains - Thomas the Tank Engine |
 | Thomas Station
http://www.thomasstation.com/
Offering trains, bedding, books, videos, puzzles, party supplies, and backpacks. |
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 | Old Mill Station
http://www.oldmillstation.com/
Includes videos, puzzles, play tables and sets. |
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 | MyFavoriteToys.com
http://www.myfavoritetoys.com/
Features the wooden railway, videos and DVDs. Also offers a character guide, history and printable track layouts. |
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 | Woodtrains.com
http://www.woodtrains.com/
Includes bridges and tunnels, tracks, and other accessories. |
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 | Thomas' Trackside Station
http://www.ttstation.com/
Includes sets, die casts, books, video, party supplies and clothing. |
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 | Smith-Thompson
http://www.rrgifts.com/
Offers apparel, wooden railway, games and themed gifts. |
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 | Happy Hen Toys
http://happyhentoys.com/
Offers train sets, tracks, tables, videos and games. |
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 | Wooden Railway Adventures
http://store.woodenrailwayadventures.com/
Offers sets, railways, tables, bridges and tunnels. |
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 | Whoowhoos.com
http://whoowhoos.com/
Includes battery powered engines, sets, tracks, bridges and tunnels. UK site delivers internationally. |
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| Shopping - Toys and Games - Transportation - Trains |
 | Railway Productions
http://www.a-trains.com/
Offering videos, dvds, books, software, clothing, and other collectibles. |
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 | Trains Galore
http://www.trainsgalore.com/
Compatible sets and accessories include Brio, Whittle Shortline Railroad, Safari AlphaZoo Express, and Maple Landmark. |
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 | Iguana Railway
http://www.iguanarailway.com/
Offers railway patches, decals, pins, tacs, Thomas the Tank products, and memorabilia. |
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 | Kindertrains
http://www.kindertrains.com/
Offers a variety of compatible train sets, tables, and accessories. |
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 | Strasburg Railroad Shops
http://www.strasburgrailroadstore.com/
Video, books, clothing, jewelry, dinnerware, collectibles and prints. |
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 | Squirrel Tracks
http://www.squirreltracks.com/
Offers compatible wooden sets from Maxim and Eichhorn. |
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 | Model Train Headquarters
http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/
Offers scale sets and scenery supplies. |
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| Shopping - Toys and Games - Transportation - Ride On Toys - Wagons |
 | Starr Graphic Designs
http://www.starrgraphicdesigns.com/
Racing Stroller, a wagon made to look like a race car with custom color scheme and lettering. |
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 | Shalor.com
http://members.tripod.com/lauras_house/wagons.htm
Berlin brand wood wagons and accessories with safety steering. |
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| Shopping - Toys and Games - Transportation - Ride On Toys |
 | Toytastic
http://www.toytastic.co.uk/
Offering Rolly and Injusa ride on toys. UK store delivers worldwide. |
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 | AllWebToys
http://www.allwebtoys.com/
Toys for kids of all ages; including pedal cars, bicycles, tricycles, wagons, logo coolers, and bubble clocks. |
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 | Mobileation
http://www.mobileation.com/
Battery powered and pedal vehicles, bikes, trikes, scooters and outdoor playground equipment. |
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 | Prime Pedal Karts
http://www.letsride1.com/
Offers karts with sizes for children and adults. |
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 | Redwagons.com
http://www.redwagons.com/
Offers Radio Flyers, accessory, tricycles and pedal vehicles. Brands include Peg Perego and Brio. |
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 | WagonDepot.com
http://www.wagondepot.com/
Offers Berlin wagons, bike trailers, ride-on toys, and pedal cars. |
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 | KidsWheels
http://www.kidswheels.com/
Specializes in children's electric ride on toys, accessories, and parts. |
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 | Needak Inc.
http://www.durabletoys.com/
Offering toys designed for outdoor use. Includes pull wagons, pedal and powered cars, and fitness. |
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| Shopping - Toys and Games - Transportation |
 | Collectiques
http://www.collectiques.co.uk/
Offering toy diecast models, slotcars, and railway. Includes pewter glasses, frames and decor. |
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 | Classic Tin Toy Company
http://www.classictintoy.com/
Reproductions of classic toys including cars, cabin cruisers and trains. |
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 | E-Farmtoys
http://www.e-farmtoys.com/
Toy tractors, combines, and farm implements. Also carry a large selection of toy construction equipment including toy backhoes, bulldozers, and loaders. |
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 | Wheels, Wings and Other Things
http://www.wheelswings-things.com/
Specialized in detail toys, including cars, commercial buses, school buses, taxi cabs, trucks, and planes. |
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 | The Toy Warehouse
http://www.toysinstock.co.uk/
Models from Siku, Bruder, Wiking, Bullyland and Fuchs. |
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 | Active Toys
http://www.activetoys.com/
Toy trucks and vehicles including garbage trucks, cement mixers, tow trucks and farm machinery. |
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 | Evers Toy Store
http://www.everstoystore.com/
Products from over 20 different manufacturers including die-cast metal cars, children's toys, model kits, as well as construction and farm toys. |
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 | Wirecars
http://www.wirecars.com/
Unique hand-made toys imported from South Africa, the majority of which is made of wire. Offering trucks and cars in five different colors. |
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 | Toy and Model.com
http://www.toyandmodel.com/
A UK based online retailer of models and toys including many famous names. |
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 | TT Tractors
http://www.precisiontractors.com/
Ertl Precision Series tractor line - retired and current pieces of John Deere, Case, Farmall, Ford, Oliver, McCormick, and Allis Chalmers. |
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 | Mikes Toy Shop
http://www.mikestoyshop.com/vintagetoys.htm
Vintage vehicle reproductions of 1940's-1950's Banner, and Thomas Toys. |
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 | Smitty's Li'l Haulers
http://www.toywagons.com/
Offers hand-made wagons, sleighs, and other hand-crafted wood items. |
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 | Solar Powered Model Toys
http://www.taconet.com.tw/GABRIEL/index.htm
Model planes and helicopters. |
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 | Red Wagons Online
http://www.redwagonsonline.com/
Features Radio Flyer wagons, tricycles, and bicycles. |
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| Shopping - Sports - Motorsports - Auto Racing - Transportation |
 | Larsens, Inc.
http://larsensinc.com/
Custom racing canopies, awnings, curtains and banners. They create transporter and bus canopies for all the leading motorsport sponsors. |
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 | Renegade
http://www.kibbi.com/
Custom coaches, racing trailers and motorhomes. |
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 | Competition Trailers
http://www.competitiontrailers.com/
Custom built racing trailers. Customers include: Winston Cup, Busch and dirt late model among others. |
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 | Flying A Motorsports
http://www.flyingamotorsports.com/
Dealer for several lines of enlcosed race car trailers. Inventory of toterhomes and motorhomes. |
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 | TPD Trailers
http://www.tpdtrailers.com/
Manufactures custom racing, sport and Mobile Command Center trailers featuring modern unibody, composite construction. |
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| Shopping - Publications - Books - Used and Rare - Transportation |
 | Leyshon's Railroad Books
http://www.railroadbooks.com/
Used and out-of-print railroad books. |
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 | Green Mountain Motorbooks
http://www.vtmotorbooks.com/
New and vintage motor sport books. Includes both marque history, technology, driving, restoration and repair. |
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 | Kevin T. Farrell Train and Trolley Books
http://www.trainbooks.com/
Variety of used and rare books in the specialty. |
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 | Yesteryear Railwayana
http://www.yesrail.com/
Rare and out-of-print books and printed material relating to railway history. |
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 | Motoring Books for Collectors
http://www.waterrow.org.uk/motoringbooks/
Rare and used classic car books and magazines from the collection of Mr John M Finch. |
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 | Robert Humm and Company
http://www.roberthumm.co.uk/
Rare, secondhand and out of print books on Railways, Tramways, Aviation, Shipping, Canals and Industrial and Commercial History. Also supplies new books on Railways. |
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 | MotorLit
http://www.motorlit.com/
Diverse selection of rare and out-of-print automobile books, literature and automobilia. |
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 | GWR - Gerald Baker
http://www.gwrpublicity.co.uk/
Railway books, and material linked to the Great Western Railway. |
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 | Collectors Carbooks
http://www.collectorscarbooks.co.uk/
Specialists in out of print and new motoring literature. |
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 | Automobile Ad Shop
http://www.automobileadshop.com/
Vintage car advertisements, prints, and owner manuals. Clunton, England. |
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 | Albaco Collectables
http://www.albaco.com/
Offers rare and hard to find used Ferrari magazines, books, owners' manuals, posters, and diecast models. |
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 | Derek Vanstone Aviation Books
http://www.aircraftbooks.com/
Secondhand and out of print aviation books bought and sold. |
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 | Nick Tozer Railway Books
http://www.railwaybook.com/
Second-hand railway books and magazines; offers railway book search service. |
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| Shopping - Crafts - Woodcraft - Toys - Transportation |
 | Chickory Wood Products
http://www.chickorywoodproducts.com/
Offering hardwood trucks, trains, airplanes, and ships. Includes photographs and construction details. |
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 | The Boutique du Bois de Beauce
http://www.woodcollectortoys.com/
Hand-built model reproductions of old cars and trucks made with exotic woods. |
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 | Ken's Wooden Toy Store was
http://www.woodtoyz.com/
Features a selection of handcrafted trucks, trailers, and farm equipment. |
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 | Knockabout Toys
http://www.knockabouttoys.com/
Handcrafted wooden toys, trucks, and toboggans made in Maine. Custom trucks and toys also available. |
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 | Names·N·Things
http://www.nametrains.net/
Personalized wooden name train made by Pennsylvania Dutch craftsman. |
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 | Solid Wood
http://www4.localaccess.com/solidwood/
Wooden replicas of cars, trucks, construction equipment, and motorcycles. |
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 | Wooden Toys By Dave
http://www.woodentoysbydave.com/
Trucks, tractors, and trains built to play with. |
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 | WoodenTracks.com
http://woodentracks.com/
Offer Brio, Maxim Enterprise and Thomas and Friends compatible train sets, tracks, and accessories. |
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 | Raven Mountain Woodworks
http://sites.google.com/site/ravenmountainwoodworks/
Traditional style pull cars, pickup trucks, flatbeds, logging trucks, and ferry boats. |
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 | Meskotoys
http://meskotoys.com/
Specialized in tracks compatible with Brio and Thomas the Train. |
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| Science - Technology - Transportation - Tube-Based |
 | Tubexpress
http://www.tubexpress.com/
A proposal for a system to move pallet-load general freight at high speed between cities. Includes a summary, history, outline design, and consideration of economics, energy, safety, and maintenance. |
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 | International Freight Pipeline Society
http://www.freightpipeline.org/
Society for those interested in capsule, pneumatic, and slurry pipelines. Contains a member directory, publications, and news. |
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 | Flexitaxi
http://faculty.washington.edu/~jbs/itrans/flextaxi.htm
Describes a Russian proposal for a tube transit system. |
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 | Characteristics of a Freight Pipeline Transportation System
http://faculty.washington.edu/~jbs/itrans/zhao.htm
A scoping paper by Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Covers linear electric propulsion, drag and stability. |
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 | CargoCap
http://www.cargocap.com/
Describes a system for conveyance of goods through pipelines in Bochum, Germany. Includes an introduction, background, and news. |
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 | Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies
http://www.et3.com/
Describes ET3, a project developing an evacuated tube system. Includes a summary of the technology and application, list of benefits, FAQ, and patent and licensing information. |
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 | Capsule Pipelines
http://www.capsu.org/
Contains a definition, history, views, and sources. Covers aspects of tube transportation, pneumatic tube systems, telegram conveying, and pneumatic despatch. |
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 | Magplane Technology, Inc.
http://www.magplane.com/
Includes a description and technical papers covering a linear synchronous motor based capsule pipeline. |
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 | 3rd International Symposium on Underground Freight Transportation by Capsule Pipelines and other Tube/Tunnel Systems
http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/isuft2002/
ISUFT2002, a conference hosted by Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Contains an introduction, and conference and exhibition details. |
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 | Pipenet
http://www.pipenet.it/
Describes synchronous linear motor based system for moving lightweight freight, with movie of prototype in operation. |
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 | International Symposium on Underground Freight Transportation by Capsule Pipelines and Other Tube/Tunnel Systems
http://www.isuft.org/
Contains news, history, conferences, and research groups. |
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 | Public Roads: Tube Freight Transportation
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/94fall/p94au21.cfm
A review of the subject by Lawrence Vance and Milton K. Mills, United States Federal Highway Administration. |
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 | Computerworld: Shipping Goes Down the Tubes
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/58976/Shipping_Goes_Down_The_Tubes?taxonomyId=063
An introduction to many of the large diameter schemes under development. |
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| Science - Technology - Transportation - Traffic Calming |
 | Traffic Calming.org
http://www.trafficcalming.org/
Comprehensive guide to traffic calming, neighborhood traffic management: its history, methods and measures, example plans, photographs; its impacts. |
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 | Traffic Calming Library
http://www.ite.org/traffic
Includes a searchable database of reports, articles and other documents. Provided by the Institute of Transportation Engineers . |
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 | Traffic Calming
http://www.trafficcalming.net/
Provides information on actual practical examples. Includes photographs and comments on use. |
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 | Pennsylvania's Neighborhood Traffic Calming Resource
http://www.students.bucknell.edu/projects/trafficcalming/
An introduction to traffic calming designed to help communities determine appropriate methods and to aid in their implementation. Includes a video and photo library. |
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 | Traffic Calming in Minnesota
http://mn-traffic-calming.org/
A searchable database of traffic calming projects in the state. |
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 | Traffic Calming - FHWA
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/tcalm/index.htm
Provides general objectives and measures. Also includes related links and studies. |
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| Science - Technology - Transportation - Research Groups and Centers |
 | Centre for Surface Transportation Technology: CSTT
http://cstt-ctts.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
Wide range of vehicle-related engineering services and facilities: supports testing road and rail vehicles, climatic engineering, tribology of lubrication and rolling contact. |
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 | CAR (Center for Automotive Research)
http://car.eng.ohio-state.edu/
At Ohio State University. Major educational efforts at C.A.R. include: a Masters level graduate program in automotive systems engineering, specialized automotive course sequences offered via video, fellowship and intern programs, undergraduate research sc |
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 | The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT)
http://www.ciht.org.uk/
Aims to provide a forum for the exchange of technical information and views on highways and transport policy; to make roads safer for the travelling public; and to encourage training and development to meet today's requirements. |
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