Outline of land transport

Overview of and topical guide to land transport

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to land transport:

Land transport - transport or movement of people, animals, and goods from one location to another on land, usually by railway or road, but also off-road.

## What type of thing is land transport?

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Land transport can be described as all of the following:

* Technology - all forms of land transport, except walking and running, are types of technology.
* Transport - movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another.

## Types of land transport

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Types of land transport

* Human-powered transport
* Walking
* Running
* Cycling
* Skateboarding
* Human-powered aircraft
* Animal-powered transport
* Off-road transport
* Road transport
* Rail transport
* Other
* Pipeline transport
* Cable transport

## Functions of land transport

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* Travel
* Public transport
* Freight transport

## History of land transport

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History of land transport

* History of human-powered transport
* History of cycling
* History of running
* History of skateboarding
* History of human-powered aircraft
* History of animal-powered transport
* History of road transport
* History of trucking
* History of the trucking industry in the United States
* History of rail transport
* Other
* History of pipeline transport
* History of cable transport

## Elements of land transport

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### Land transport infrastructure

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* Rail transport infrastructure
* Railroad tracks
* Railway electrification system
* Railway signaling
* Bridges
* Tunnels
* Train stations
* Road transport
* Cycling infrastructure
* Roads
* Bridges
* Tunnels
* Street lights
* Traffic lights
* Traffic signs
* Other
* Pipeline

### Land transport operations

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* Rail transport operations
* Public transport timetable
* Road transport operations
* Driving
* Driver licensing
* Motor vehicle registration
* Vehicle registration certificate
* Vehicle licence
* Vehicle registration plate
* Road traffic safety
* Highway patrol
* Trucking
* Truck driver
* Transportation planning
* Road construction
* Road maintenance
* Roadworks

### Land transport vehicles

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* Rail vehicles - hook them together, and they make a train.
* Locomotive
* Railroad car
* Off-road vehicle
* Road vehicle
* Bicycle
* Car
* Truck

## Land transport publications

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* Journal of Transport and Land Use

## Persons influential in land transport

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* Amzi L. Barber
* Henry Ford
* Cornelius Vanderbilt

## See also

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* Outline of transport

## References

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## External links

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