A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small scale automated guideway transit system. The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks.
The term was originally applied to three different systems, developed roughly at the same time. One was Skybus, an automated mass transit system prototyped by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation beginning in 1964. The second, alternately called the People Mover and Minirail, opened in Montreal at Expo 67. Finally the last, called PeopleMover or WEDway PeopleMover, was an attraction that was originally presented by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and that opened at Disneyland in 1967.
Now, however, the term "people mover" is generic, and may use technologies such as monorail, rail tracks or maglev. Propulsion may involve conventional on-board electric motors, linear motors or cable traction. (Full article...)
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Image 1Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 2A 16th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from Rail transport)
Image 3Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 4A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 10Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 11The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 34German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 35Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 36Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 56The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 57Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 65According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 66The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 67A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 68The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 69Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performing the first aerial refueling on 27 June 1923. The DH-4B biplane remained aloft over the skies of Rockwell Field in San Diego, California, for 37 hours. The airfield's logo is visible on the aircraft.
... that a section of Mississippi Highway 489 was designated as the Jason Boyd Memorial Highway to commemorate the MDOT superintendent who was killed while removing debris from the road?
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