This dimension groups a mode of transport with the other modes that share its basic technology, rail transport with other forms of guided land transport, for example. Wikipedia describes rail transport as "a mode of transport using wheeled vehicles running on tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails," a shared mechanical family even when the specific railway differs. Browsing by mode family keeps technologically related modes together.
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Era of Emergence Mode Family
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Water transport (Maritime transport)
WikipediaMaritime transport, prehistoric originsQuote, Maritime transport, prehistoric origins
Maritime transport began in prehistory: around 4000 BCE, when people living in river-valley and coastal societies, such as in Mesopotamia, developed basic watercraft to move people, food and goods along waterways.
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