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This dimension groups transport infrastructure by the organization that runs it day to day, as distinct from whoever built it. Wikipedia describes public transport systems as ones that "typically operate on fixed routes and schedules and charge a standardized fare intended to cover operating costs," and an operator is the body responsible for keeping that promise. Browsing by operator lets a visitor see everything one company or agency runs, whatever it was originally built for.

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Era of Emergence
1956 CE 1
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1. Wikipedia: Containerization
WikipediaContainerization, SS Ideal X voyage
Quote, Containerization, SS Ideal X voyage
The first truly successful container shipping company dates to April 26, 1956, when American trucking entrepreneur McLean put 58 trailer vans later called containers, aboard a refitted tanker ship, the SS Ideal X, and sailed them from Newark, New Jersey, to Houston, Texas.
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