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The New York City Transportation system has a transportation system which includes one of the largest subway systems in the world; the world's first mechanically ventilated vehicular tunnel; and an aerial tramway. New York City is also home to an extensive bus system in each of the five boroughs; citywide and Staten Island ferry systems; and numerous yellow taxis and boro taxis throughout the city. Private cars are less used compared to other cities in the rest of the United States.

Within the New York City metropolitan area, the airport system—which includes John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport (located in New Jersey), Stewart Airport and a few smaller facilities—is one of the largest in the world. The Port of New York and New Jersey, which includes the waterways around New York City and its metropolitan area, is one of the busiest seaports in the United States. There are also three commuter rail systems, the PATH rapid transit system to New Jersey, and various ferries between Manhattan and New Jersey. Numerous separate bus systems also operate to Westchester County, Nassau County, and New Jersey. For private vehicles, a system of expressways and parkways connects New York City with its suburbs.

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Selected article The Northern line is an underground railway in London, that is coloured black on the London Underground Tube map. The line's two branches carry 206.734 million passengers per year—the highest on the London Underground system. For most of its length it is built as a deep-level tube line. Despite its name, it is the Underground line that extends furthest south. There are 50 stations on the Northern line, of which 36 are underground. The line has a complicated history and the current complex arrangement of two northern branches, two central branches and the southern branch reflects its genesis as three separate railway companies that were brought together and combined in the 1920s and 1930s. The original routes were extended several times so that by 1926 the line served Edgware in the north and Morden in the south. Ambitious plans to take over and incorporate London & North Eastern Railway's Northern Heights branch lines and extend the line to Bushey were mostly cancelled following the Second World War. (Full article...) All selected articles Selected biography John Rennie (the Elder) (7 June 1761 – 4 October 1821) was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, and docks. Rennie, a farmer's younger son, was born at Phantassie, near East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. He showed a taste for mechanics at a very early age. After studying at the University of Edinburgh he worked briefly for James Watt in Staffordshire before moving to London in 1784. In London, he worked first as a mechanical engineer before setting up his own business in 1791 at Holland Street, Blackfriars and expanding into the designing of civil engineering projects. Rennie designed many canals, bridges and docks around the United Kingdom and Ireland as well as harbours and lighthouses. Amongst the projects designed by Rennie in London were previous versions of Vauxhall Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Southwark Bridge and London Bridge and the London, East India and West India Docks. After his death, Rennie's sons George and John founded the engineering company J. and G. Rennie. (Full article...) All Selected biographies

Selected pictures Thames Clippers service catamaran on the River Thames. Arguably the best-preserved disused station building in London, this is the former Alexandra Palace station on the GNR Highgate branch (closed in 1954). It is now in use as a community centre (CUFOS). TX4 London Taxi at Heathrow Airport. 55 Broadway, headquarters of the UERL and its successors, is a Grade I listed building in Westminster designed by Charles Holden. Albert Bridge, opened in 1873, crosses the River Thames between Chelsea and Battersea. Preserved AEC Routemaster coaches in London Transport Green Line livery. Original stations on the Metropolitan Railway from The Illustrated London News, 27 December 1862. "Boris Bikes" from the Santander Cycles hire scheme waiting for use at a docking station in Victoria. Woolwich Ferry boats "John Burns" and "James Newman" on the River Thames, 2012. Vauxhall Bridge across the River Thames opened in 1906 and features sculptures by F. W. Pomeroy. The western departures concourse of King's Cross railway station. Helicopter landing at London Heliport, a jetty constructed in the River Thames in Battersea. An air raid shelter in a London Underground station during The Blitz. Clapham Common Underground station north and south-bound platforms on the Northern line. The newly constructed junction of the Westway (A40) and the West Cross Route (A3220) at White City, circa 1970. Continuation of the West Cross Route northwards under the roundabout was cancelled leaving two short unused stubs for the slip roads that would have been provided for traffic joining or leaving the northern section. London Overground Class 378 train on the East London Line in Hoxton. Stockwell bus garage, Stockwell, a Grade II* listed building. The south façade of King's Cross railway station London terminus of the East Coast Main Line. Central London Railway poster, published in 1905. Southern approach to the Rotherhithe Tunnel that runs under the River Thames in east London between Rotherhithe and Limehouse. View of Old London Bridge, circa 1632 by Claude de Jongh. Planes waiting at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4. The original Hampton Court Bridge in 1753, the first of four on the site. Day (left) and Night (right) sculptures by Sir Jacob Epstein on the London Underground's headquarters at 55 Broadway. Tower bridge; a bascule bridge across the River Thames. Duck tour converted DUKW amphibious vehicle exiting the River Thames. Victoria line 2009 Stock train at Euston. Hammersmith Bridge, opened in 1887, crosses the River Thames in west London. Hornsey Lane Bridge, Archway, more commonly known as "Suicide Bridge". A Hansom cab at Somerset House. Ruislip Lido Railway's 12-inch (300 mm) gauge locomotive "Mad Bess" hauling a passenger train. A tram of the London United Tramways at Boston Road, Hanwell, circa 1910. Escalators at Westminster Underground station descend between beams and columns of the station box to reach the deep-level Jubilee line platforms. The Circle routes of Victorian London, comprising the Inner Circle, Middle Circle, Outer Circle and Super Outer Circle. Early style tube roundel in mosaic at Maida Vale Underground station. Tram 2548 calls at Arena tram stop. This is one of the trams on the Tramlink network centred on Croydon in south London. Qantas Boeing 747-400 about to land at Heathrow Airport, seen beyond the roofs of Myrtle Avenue, Hounslow. The New Routemaster built by Wrightbus has three entrances, two staircases and is designed to be reminiscent of the Routemaster. London Underground A60 Stock (left) and 1938 Stock (right) trains showing the difference in the sizes of the two types of rolling stock operated on the system. A60 stock trains operated on the surface and sub-surface sections of the Metropolitan line from 1961 to 2012 and 1938 Stock operated on various deep level tube lines from 1938 to 1988. The multi-level junction between the M23 and M25 motorways near Merstham in Surrey. The M23 passes over the M25 with bridges carrying interchange slip roads for the two motorways in between. Eurostar Class 373 trains at St Pancras station. Rail, road and river traffic, seen from the London Eye. Sailing ships at West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs in 1810. The docks opened in 1802 and closed in 1980 and have since been redeveloped as the Canary Wharf development. Camden Lock or Hampstead Road Lock in Camden Town, north London is the only twin lock on the Regents Canal. Archer statue by Eric Aumonier at East Finchley Underground station. Gondolas of the Emirates Air Line cable car cross the River Thames from Greenwich Peninsula to Royal Docks. London General Omnibus Company B-type bus B340 built in 1911 by AEC. One of a number of London buses purchased by the British military during World War I, this vehicle was operated on the Western Front. London Underground Battery-electric locomotive L16 designed to operate over tracks where the traction current is turned off for maintenance work. Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus, in the West End of London, 1949. All Selected pictures In the news Did you know...

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