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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 Chesham branch is a short single-track branch line in Buckinghamshire, England. Although no part of it is within London and it runs entirely above ground, it is owned and operated by the London Underground. It runs from a junction at Chalfont & Latimer with the Metropolitan line and the Chiltern Railways route to Aylesbury, and runs for 3.89 miles (6.26 km) northwest to its only other station at Chesham. The line was built as part of Edward Watkin's scheme to turn his Metropolitan Railway (MR) into a direct rail route between London and Manchester, and it was envisaged that a station outside Chesham would be an intermediate stop on a through route running north to connect with the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). Although the relationship with the LNWR soured, it was decided to build the route as far as Chesham anyway. The line opened in 1889 and Chesham became the terminus of the MR. In 1892 the MR opened an extension to Aylesbury and on to Verney Junction and the Chesham line became a branch line. In 1933 the Metropolitan Railway became part of the London Underground. For most of its time as a branch the service operated as a shuttle, but, since the introduction of new rolling stock in 2010 the branch operates a through service to and from London. (Full article...) All selected articles Selected biography Stanley Heaps was an English architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system as well as the design of train depots and bus and trolleybus garages for London Transport. In 1903 Heaps became assistant to Leslie Green the architect for the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) and aided him in the design of the station buildings for the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway, the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR) and the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway; all distinctive with their striking red glazed terra cotta façades and semi-circular windows at first floor. Following the early death of Green in 1908, Heaps became the UERL's architect. His first independent station designs were for the four new stations on the Bakerloo line extension from Edgware Road Underground station opened in 1913 and 1915; the first stations on the system designed specifically to use escalators rather than lifts. After World War I, Heaps designed the stations for the 1923-4 extension of the CCE&HR from Golders Green to Edgware, giving them a suburban style in keeping with the new housing developments that were expected to grow around them. After the Edgware extension stations, Heaps concentrated on the design depot buildings, although he designed new stations at Osterley, Boston Manor and St. John's Wood. (Full article...) All Selected biographies

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

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