Wheels, Wings, and Water: The Story of Cargo Transport |
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air cargo air freight aircraft airlines airplane all-cargo American assorted boats built Canadair CL-44 cargo transport carrier carry century cities classification yard coast common carriers construction containerization containers convertiplanes CTC board deliver delivery developed diesel east engine equipment feet flatcar FLYING TIGER LINE freight cars freighters fuel handling haul helicopter highways horses hump hydrofoil improved Lakes Lakes freighters land levacar lift load logs long-haul major merchandise merchant miles modes of transport motor move nation ocean operate overland Pacific passenger payload petroleum piggybacking pipe Pipeline Transport pipelines port propellers pull quickly rail railroads railway Railway Express Agency refrigerator cars River roads rocket routes sailing semitrailer shipments shipper ships short-haul skyhook speed stagecoach steam tank cars tankers thousands ton-mile tracks tractor trade trailer trails train 61 truckers turboprop United vehicles vessels wagons waterways wheels wing