Looks at the technologies that have been used to develop high speed, power, and performance in boats, trains, motorcycles, cars, airplanes, and spacecraft, and examines highways of the future.
American journalist Peter Hessler describes his travels throughout China, detailing his observations on how automobiles and roadways have altered the Chinese landscape while driving seven thousand miles along the Great Wall, living in a small mountain village among farmers, and researching urban development in Lishui.
A city's rich transportation history comes alive in Rochester's Transportation Heritage. Here, the evolution of transportation in Rochester is documented in vintage images from the 1890s through the 1950s. Included are photographs of Charles Lindbergh's visit to Rochester; images of the earliest locomotives and grand railroad stations; a picture of a trotting mare racing a lady bicyclist at the old Driving Park racetrack; views of boats on the Erie Canal; and shots of the city's first airplanes. Rochester's Transportation Heritage revives the horse-drawn trolley car days and the lost subway era. Rare images of the Regas auto and the cars that were destroyed by Rochester's 1932 tornado complete the story.
