Railways – Switches – For toothed rail
Patent
1992-07-06
1994-03-01
Le, Mark T.
Railways
Switches
For toothed rail
104 89, 104 88, 104124, 104288, 105 722, B61B 1500
Patent
active
052897788
ABSTRACT:
An automated electric transportation system which has an electrically driven vehicle (30) including onboard energy storage (34), combined road wheels (56) and rail wheels (58) along with manual controls (68) for transporting people and objects from one place to another. A network of roads (60) and rails (62) is employed with an electrical power bus (100) positioned adjacent to the rails for electrically powering the vehicle while on the rails. An overhead monolift (196) removes the vehicle from the road using a strut arm (208) with casters (184) that extends above the vehicle and deposits the vehicle on the railroad tracks where it is controlled by an onboard computer (134). Automatic controls and indication (132) including this computer regulate the speed and relationship to other vehicles while on the rail network. Another monolift (196) removes the vehicle from the tracks in a similar manner. Energy consumption is measured and billed to users of the rail network (62) through a master rail network computer (118).
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Cota Albert O.
Le Mark T.
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