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John Harrison: Seafaring revolutionizer

Go! Magazine posted on April 20, 2018 You may have never heard the name John Harrison, but he belongs to the list of inventors who moved transportation forward. But there’s something else that’s special about John Harrison, he was actually a clocksmith by trade! Which proves to all of us that transportation is about bringing…

Careers in ice road trucking

Go! Magazine posted on April 13, 2018 It’s time for another Go! Careers. But this time, we’re all the way up north in Alaska! Alaska has some pretty extreme road conditions, and so trucking plays an essential role for getting goods and supplies to the people who live there. This kind of delivery service entails…

Dog sledding: Transportation meets legacy

Go! Magazine posted on April 6, 2018 The Iditarod Trail Race is where transportation meets legacy, and it all started with the dog sled. Dog sledding originated in Indigenous communities in the Arctic, where they were an essential part of the culture and lifestyle. Until recently—and in some areas still today—dog sleds have been the…

Native Alaskan transportation: The original ‘green’ energy

Go! Magazine posted on March 13, 2018 Alaska’s landscape, riddled with mountains, glaciers, and freezing lakes, can be near impossible to travel. Many of Alaska’s residents have to get their mail, food, clothing, and supplies delivered by aircraft or boat, since only a small portion of the state is accessible by road. That said, for…

Transportation on the ‘Last Frontier’

Go! Magazine posted on February 21, 2018 To understand transportation in Alaska, you first need to understand the state itself, including the landscape that earns the “Last Frontier” its nickname. Alaska officially became a state in 1959, but its geographic location separates it from the rest of the lower 48. It has five distinct regions:…

Railway in Alaska

Go! Magazine posted on January 29, 2018 Alaska is sprinkled with small towns that make up the populace of the most sparsely-populated state in the U.S., known for its mountains, forests, and abundant wildlife. Perhaps one of the best ways to traverse Alaska is by train, where one can see the sights the beautiful frontier…

Transportation & me: A taxi driver

Go! Magazine posted on December 28, 2017 Now, for some, this may not be a “career” per se, but for those looking for a flexible job in a big city, you might want to “earn your stripes.” Being a taxi driver is different today than it was a decade ago because of services like Uber…

Transportation & me: A railroad worker

Go! Magazine posted on December 19, 2017 Choo choo…all aboard the career train! This time for our Transportation & me featured career, we’re talking about railroads. Although people don’t travel by train as much as they used to, there’s still plenty of them traveling across the country today—and plenty of opportunities to ride them as…

Transportation & me: An air traffic controller

Go! Magazine posted on December 13, 2017 In our last Transportation & me article, we looked at what it takes to be a pilot. Airplanes take us where we need to go, and where there is a pilot in the air, there’s also an air traffic controller on the ground. Becoming an air traffic controller…

Transportation & me: An airline or commercial pilot

Go! Magazine posted on December 4, 2017 Transportation doesn’t just happen on land, it happens in the air and across the water. For our next few careers in transportation, we’re taking to the skies. Specifically, we’ll be talking about what it takes to be a pilot. By definition, a pilot is “a person who operates…

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