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Transportation Timeline-1950-2015

By gam0065

  • Cars:

    Cars:
    Cars started to become very popular in the 1950's. Some popular brands and models were:
    -1950 Buick Roadmaster
    -1950 Pontiac Chieftain
    -1953 Chevrolet Corvette

  • 1960

    Bus:
    In the early 1950's-1960's, African Americans were not allowed to sit in the front of the bus, only due to segregation. All African Americans were forced to sit in the back of the bus.

  • 1970

    1970
    Plane:
    In this year, commercial plane service took the nation by storm. This year, the Boeing 747 was introduced, which was one of the largest aircrafts to fly, which is still flying today.

  • 1970-1980

    1970-1980
    Rail:
    Interstate rail travel suffered a very severe market decline through the years of 1970-1980, which, as a result, increased cheaper air travel.

  • 1988

    1988
    Trains:
    in 1988, Tangara trains began providing service to Sydney, Australia. These were double-storey trains that carried to up to 2080 in eight carriages.

  • 1990

    1990
    Trains:
    In 1990, 67km of railway was complete, North-South and East-West MRT (Mass Transit Railway) lines were complete, and VQS (Vehicle Quota System) introduced bidding for COE.

  • 1991

    1991
    Train and Bus:
    A company called Transitlink launched a fare card that is used for both bus and rail, and CTE (Central Expressway) was fully operational.

  • 1994

    1994
    Car:
    The OPC (Off-Peak Car) scheme was began.

  • 1995

    1995
    LTA:
    The LTA (Land Transport Authority) was introduced in 1995, right after the four major public entities:
    -Registry of Vehicles
    -Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
    -Roads & Transportation Division of the Public Works Department
    -Land Transportation Division of the Ministry of Communications

  • 1996

    1996
    Subway:
    Mass Rapid Transportation (MRT) was expanded to Woodlands and finally opened for service in 1996, and Tampines Expressway was finally complete.

  • 1998

    1998
    ERP:
    ERP (Electronic Road Pricing) was introduced in 1998.

  • 2000

    2000
    Bus:
    The first time that the TVMobile was on busses was in 2000, and green vehicle tax rebates were introduced.

  • 2002

    2002
    Train:
    In the year 2002, the nation's transportation system transported nearly 16 billion tons of raw meat and finished goods. That increased 1.9% from 1993.

  • 2005

    2005
    Public Transportation in 2005:
    Public Transportation is transportation that is used for everyday things for the public.

  • 2015

    2015
    Boat:
    In 2015, there was a total 11.87 million recreational boating vessels were registered in the U.S. That included sailboats, watercrafts, strendrive boats, and in and outdoor boats.