Outline of land transport

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?
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
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

 * Travel
 * Public transport
 * Freight transport

History of land transport
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

Land transport infrastructure

 * 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

 * 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

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

Land transport publications

 * Journal of Transport and Land Use

Persons influential in land transport

 * Amzi L. Barber
 * Henry Ford
 * Cornelius Vanderbilt