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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 London Paddington station is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of central London, England. Much of the current mainline station dates from 1854, and was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the London terminus of the Great Western Railway. The site was first served by underground trains in 1863, and was the original western terminus of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. Today, the mainline station is served by trains from First Great Western, Heathrow Express, Heathrow Connect and Chiltern Railways and Underground services are provided by the Hammersmith & City, Circle, District and Bakerloo lines and is used by approximately 29 million mainline and 46.65 million Underground passengers each year. (Full article...) All selected articles Selected biography Frank Pick (23 November 1878 – 7 November 1941) was managing director of the Underground Group (UERL) from 1928 to 1933 and was chief executive officer and vice-chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board from its creation in 1933 until 1940. Pick began his career with the UERL in 1906 as assistant to the managing director Sir George Gibb, by 1908 he had become publicity officer and became commercial manager in 1912. Pick steered the development of the London Underground's corporate identity by commissioning eye-catching commercial art, graphic design and modern architecture, establishing a highly recognisable brand. Elements of the brand commissioned by Pick included the Underground roundel, the Johnston typeface and Charles Holden's iconic stations of the 1920s and 1930s. Pick was described by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner as "the greatest patron of the arts whom this century has so far produced in England, and indeed the ideal patron of our age." Pick's interest in design extended beyond his own organisation and he was a founding member and later served as President of the Design and Industries Association. He was also the first chairman of the Council for Art and Industry. He is commemorated with a memorial at Piccadilly Circus station, a blue plaque at his home in Highgate and with Frank Pick House, a London Underground engineering facility near Acton Town station. (Full article...) All Selected biographies

Selected pictures "Boris Bikes" from the Santander Cycles hire scheme waiting for use at a docking station in Victoria. 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. 55 Broadway, headquarters of the UERL and its successors, is a Grade I listed building in Westminster designed by Charles Holden. Escalators at Westminster Underground station descend between beams and columns of the station box to reach the deep-level Jubilee line platforms. Camden Lock or Hampstead Road Lock in Camden Town, north London is the only twin lock on the Regents Canal. A Hansom cab at Somerset House. Tower bridge; a bascule bridge across the River Thames. Stockwell bus garage, Stockwell, a Grade II* listed building. 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). 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. The New Routemaster built by Wrightbus has three entrances, two staircases and is designed to be reminiscent of the Routemaster. London Underground Battery-electric locomotive L16 designed to operate over tracks where the traction current is turned off for maintenance work. Hornsey Lane Bridge, Archway, more commonly known as "Suicide Bridge". Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus, in the West End of London, 1949. Clapham Common Underground station north and south-bound platforms on the Northern line. 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. Original stations on the Metropolitan Railway from The Illustrated London News, 27 December 1862. Planes waiting at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4. View of Old London Bridge, circa 1632 by Claude de Jongh. Day (left) and Night (right) sculptures by Sir Jacob Epstein on the London Underground's headquarters at 55 Broadway. Ruislip Lido Railway's 12-inch (300 mm) gauge locomotive "Mad Bess" hauling a passenger train. Duck tour converted DUKW amphibious vehicle exiting the River Thames. Early style tube roundel in mosaic at Maida Vale Underground station. Victoria line 2009 Stock train at Euston. The western departures concourse of King's Cross railway station. Southern approach to the Rotherhithe Tunnel that runs under the River Thames in east London between Rotherhithe and Limehouse. An air raid shelter in a London Underground station during The Blitz. Rail, road and river traffic, seen from the London Eye. Central London Railway poster, published in 1905. TX4 London Taxi at Heathrow Airport. Archer statue by Eric Aumonier at East Finchley Underground station. 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. Preserved AEC Routemaster coaches in London Transport Green Line livery. The south façade of King's Cross railway station London terminus of the East Coast Main Line. The Circle routes of Victorian London, comprising the Inner Circle, Middle Circle, Outer Circle and Super Outer Circle. A tram of the London United Tramways at Boston Road, Hanwell, circa 1910. Eurostar Class 373 trains at St Pancras station. London Overground Class 378 train on the East London Line in Hoxton. Helicopter landing at London Heliport, a jetty constructed in the River Thames in Battersea. Albert Bridge, opened in 1873, crosses the River Thames between Chelsea and Battersea. Thames Clippers service catamaran on the River Thames. Gondolas of the Emirates Air Line cable car cross the River Thames from Greenwich Peninsula to Royal Docks. The original Hampton Court Bridge in 1753, the first of four on the site. Woolwich Ferry boats "John Burns" and "James Newman" on the River Thames, 2012. Qantas Boeing 747-400 about to land at Heathrow Airport, seen beyond the roofs of Myrtle Avenue, Hounslow. Tram 2548 calls at Arena tram stop. This is one of the trams on the Tramlink network centred on Croydon in south London. Vauxhall Bridge across the River Thames opened in 1906 and features sculptures by F. W. Pomeroy. Hammersmith Bridge, opened in 1887, crosses the River Thames in west London. 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. All Selected pictures In the news Did you know...

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