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Transportation

Meet Ms. Showtime: Motorcyclist, Poet, Trailblazer

How Mexico City Crowdsourced a Map of Its Riotous Informal Bus System

The fourth episode of TED’s Pindrop podcast looks at the power of collective creativity.

Anna Phelan July 10, 2020

Holly, Colorado

Pleasant Hill Memorial

A monument at the site of the Towner School Bus Tragedy, which lead to changes in school bus safety.

Jardín, Colombia

Teleférico la Garrucha (Garrucha Cable Car)

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?

Basingstoke, England

Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway

This may be the smallest length of railway in the United Kingdom.

Landrum, South Carolina

Silver Springs Filling Station

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

Takamatsu, Japan

Mt. Yashima Ropeway

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.

What's the Point of Pointing in Japan?

How 'Shoebox Lunches' Made Black Travel Possible During Jim Crow

Humble shoeboxes allowed African Americans to dine with dignity.

Nicole Taylor March 27, 2020

Taito City, Japan

Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Station

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

The Duo Who Documented the Birth of NYC's Subway

For brothers Pierre and Granville Pullis, photographing the sprawling system was intrepid, precise work—not unlike the construction itself.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 6, 2020

Rochester Hills, Michigan

Clinton-Kalamazoo Canal

The remains of a failed canal can be found in several towns near Lake St. Clair and is known historically as "Mason's Folly."

The 30-Hour Ferry Rides That Keep Indonesia Connected

With more than 6,000 inhabited islands, the country can’t rely on air travel alone.

Alex Pflaum February 24, 2020

Chapel-le-Dale, England

Ribblehead Viaduct

This incredible viaduct was part of the Victorian railway boom and helped the Midland Railway navigate tough terrain.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Witte de Withstraat Tram Stop

An art installation memorializing a tram stop, which became a tram stop.

Road Island Diner

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

London, England

Supper Club Tube

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

This Siberian Subway System Has Just One, Non-Functional Station

Omsk was promised a Metro system in 1979. Forty years later, locals salute a subway that never saw the light of day.

Yuri Litvinenko December 18, 2019