Class 104/27 - TERMINALS AND STATIONS

Subclass of Class 104 - Railways
Definition: Railway stopping places for the receipt or discharge of
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 12/13/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
8074576	Commuter train ferry system for commuters and their vehicles A commuter train ferry system includes a train engine. A plurality of boxcars is joinable to each other and to the train engine to form the commuter train ferry. Each of the boxcars includes a plurality of decks for transporting a plurality of vehicles and their occ...	12/13/2011
7302319	Personal transportation system An autonomous personal transportation system for moving passengers and light freights is constructed with a track network and small vehicles on the track network. There are a number of stations and stops for loading and unloading on side tracks off the mainline of t...	11/27/2007
7047888	Transit system A point-to-point transit system for riders includes an elongate guideway, a plurality of autonomous vehicles disposed in the guideway, a plurality of selectively actuable rider access portals in the side of the guideway, and a control system, configured to automatic...	05/23/2006
6931995	Train maintenance automating system An automation system for train maintenance that performs operations related to train maintenance without human intervention is provided. The automation system for train maintenance comprises a refuse reservoir (10), a sewage tank (20), a water tank (	08/23/2005
6769365	System and method for on site maintenance of railcar wheels The on site maintenance system for metal railcar wheels enables the user to establish a portable, stationary guide rail system about a remotely located railcar and then through use of a traversing guide rail system and lathe assembly grind the many wheels of a railc...	08/03/2004
6668729	Transit system A transit system for individual vehicles includes a substantially enclosed guideway with a transit lane and a transition lane. Disposed along the guideway are selectively actuable portals, configured to allow substantially transverse ingress and egress of...	12/30/2003
6637703	Yard tracking system A method for identifying and determining the position of rolling stock within a railyard using a system that includes an AEI reader, a plurality of elevated electronic imaging devices and a tracking computer. The rolling stock includes a plurality of rail...	10/28/2003
6637343	System and method for controlling flow of vehicles A guideway system for conveying vehicles includes a first guideway lane and a plurality of control cells. Each cell includes a particular portion of the first guideway lane and a cell:controller for monitoring and controlling traffic flow on the first gui...	10/28/2003
6513440	Inclined cable car station A disengageable cable car station includes a support structure (1) extending above the ground (2) for guiding and driving the cable (3) supporting the vehicles transporting the passengers and for guiding and supporting the vehicles which have been disenga...	02/04/2003
6439128	Terminal design A railway terminal having a parking area, an access restriction system adjacent to the parking area and a railroad track adjacent to the parking area. The access restriction system limits access to said parking area. The railroad track includes a first se...	08/27/2002
6437705	Railcar maintenance management system The present invention relates to a system and a method for managing the repairing, cleaning, painting, or otherwise maintaining of railcars within a railcar maintenance facility. Specifically, the present invention relates to a railcar maintenance managem...	08/20/2002
6382107	Rail-mounted transporting device for ultra-heavy loads A rail-mounted transport device for ultra-heavy loads, in particular for changing steel mill converters includes a vehicle which accepts the load independently and is guided on tracks to a delivery station via a turning station where the transport directi...	05/07/2002
6374746	Magnetic levitation transportation system and method A ground-based capsule pipeline with greatly improved speed, energy efficiency, and cost for transportation of freight and/or people. Passive magnetic levitation is used to suspend inert, rugged capsules within an air-evacuated pipeline, where they are pr...	04/23/2002
6352034	Installation for amusement park, installation referred to as roller coaster The installation for amusement park, referred to as roller coaster, comprises a circuit made up of rails (6), mounted on supports (10), themselves fixed on a carrier beam (11), on which one or more vehicles run, designed to run on the rails, as opposed to...	03/05/2002
6173653	Modular station platform construction kit Prefabricated kit for producing a station platform which is variable in its dimensions, in which platform slabs (1) are laid on foundations (4) with interposition of spacer elements (3). The spacer elements (3) can be replaced without damaging the other c...	01/16/2001
5950543	Evacuated tube transport An evacuated tube transport (ETT) system comprises: Evacuated tubes (200) along a travel route (100) for both directions; capsules (300) to transport occupants or cargo within the tubes; equipment (700) providing continuous transfer to tube while preservi...	09/14/1999
5836251	Roll on--roll off bimodal terminal system System and method for loading and unloading highway vehicles for transportation over railroad lines. The system has a number of railroad vehicles, each having a deck for highway vehicles. The deck extends from a central portion of the vehicle to one or bo...	11/17/1998
5575594	Modular rail car unloading pit and method of using the same A modular rail car unloading pit which supports railroad tracks and facilitates the removal and transfer of aggregate, particulate, or other material from rail cars. The modular unloading pit is comprised of a set of precast concrete panels enabling the u...	11/19/1996
5570637	Garage for a continuous cable railway A garage for storing vehicles of a continuous cable railway system. The garage has a plurality of side tracks arranged parallel or substantially parallel to one another to form preferably a rectangular shape. The garage is loaded with vehicles from the st...	11/05/1996
5473233	Electromagnetically propelled high-speed high-capacity transportation system for short-distance travel in urban and suburban areas An electromagnetically propelled transportation system designed to provide extremely high capacity at travel speeds between 50 and 150 miles per hour, to serve as a means of transportation within contiguous urban and suburban areas. The transportation sys...	12/05/1995
5245930	Emergency life saving vehicle An emergency life saving vehicle (ELSV) for providing emergency services on a bridge independently of traffic conditions thereon. In particular, the ELSV conforms to the particular configuration of a bridge so as to ride along an otherwise unused portion ...	09/21/1993
5219395	Monorail transport system A monorail public transport system utilizing a plurality of independent cars that circulate a main route with shunting of select cars to passenger loading stations without substantial interference of the continuous circulation of the remaining cars on a c...	06/15/1993
5119733	Tension terminal station of a cable transport installation A tension station of a detachable chairlift or gondola lift includes a sliding carriage which supports both the return pulley or drive pulley and transfer rail with the associated drive mechanism which drives the cars of the cable transport installation. ...	06/09/1992
4843968	Overhead cable transport installation containing a transfer section equipped with a clock conveyor At a station of an overhead cable transport installation, such as an aerial cableway, wherein the disembarking section is connected with the embarking section by a transfer section, a revolving clock conveyor travels along the transfer section. This clock...	07/04/1989
4843970	Overhead cable transport installation containing a transfer section between a disembarking section and an embarking section The overhead cable transport installation possesses at each of the stations a transfer section between a disembarking section and an embarking section. At a still linear starting section of each transfer section there are provided driven wheels and at the...	07/04/1989
4807537	Transport apparatus having vehicle removing mechanism A transport apparatus is provided with a track including a predetermined transport path. At least two runners travel on the transport path. The track includes a pair of first guide portions individually in rolling contact with first wheels of the runner o...	02/28/1989
4712486	Aerial ropeway transport installation with the rope stopping to detach the cars in the terminal An aerial ropeway transport installation comprises cars coupled to the rope by detachable grips. On the line the cars run in groups but are widely spaced in order to spread the load. In the terminal the cars are uncoupled from the rope at a corresponding ...	12/15/1987
4245561	Controllable distributing conveying systems A controllable distributing conveying system for transporting people or goods is provided with stations which are arranged on a passive rail network and which include container loading-on positions, container off-loading positions, and container depots. S...	01/20/1981
3996036	Apparatus for moving glass panes through an installation having a plurality of stations Apparatus for moving glass panes through an installation having a plurality of stations, having a conveyor, movable in a stepwise manner along a first path, a stepping drive movable along a second path extending parallel to said first path over a portion ...	12/07/1976

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