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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156872 | System, network and method for transporting cargo A system for transporting cargo includes a cargo terminal having a pair of longitudinal sides, at least one of the pair of longitudinal sides disposed adjacent to and spaced a predetermined distance from a railway track and at least one railcar positioned at a prede... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8113121 | Guideway system to roadway interchange system According to one embodiment, a transport interchange system includes a roadway that intersects a guideway system such that the roadway is discontinuous across the guideway system. A guideway vehicle is provided that transports an intermodal container over the guidew... | 02/14/2012 |
| 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 |
| 6401624 | Railway terminal for containers, and railway wagon The present invention provides an improved railway terminal for the loading and unloading of railway cars. In particular, the present invention is directed to avoid the problems associated with railway cars springing in and out during loading or unloading... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6279483 | Rail/road transport A method for transporting road haulage trailers by railway train using carriages having flat load bearing tops (2). The carriages are constructed so that they are on the same level as a railway platform (61) so that trailers (7) may be driven directly ont... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6123029 | Intermodal transport system An improved intermodal transport system combining trucking and railway technology for the transport of passengers and freight. The present system includes a so-called Super Rail Train which incorporates an automotive truck drive system and components in a... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5988073 | Railway waggon A railway waggon comprises on one hand a load carrier (2) composed of two carrying beams (12, 12') and an intermediate, load-receiving platform part (13), and on the other hand bogies (3) with wheels (4) for railway tracks (5). The platform part (13) is l... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5901649 | Roll on-roll off piggyback bimodal terminal system The invention is a system for transporting highway vehicles on railway vehicles. It has rail cars positionable relative to one another at an angle of at least about 50 degrees. Each car has a deck for highway vehicles. The system has a railroad terminal w... | 05/11/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5503082 | Load-bearing rail and floor system having slotted rails embedded in concrete for the reception of machine mounts or railcar wheels A concrete-embedded, machinery-anchoring floor system includes parallel, accurately-extruded steel rails each having a unique cross-sectional configuration. Vertical loading of the rails improves the load-bearing strength of the concrete, whether the load... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5245929 | Sequencing turntable apparatus and method for physical distribution, transportation and warehousing A turntable for moving railcars is adapted to be concentrically positioned among a plurality of radially aligned, outer railways. The turntable has an azimuthally rotatable, annular frame having a spaced plurality of radially disposed, intermediate railwa... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5226367 | Apparatus for drive on loading of a railway car A railway loading dock is provided with adjacent trackage having pairs of main rails and stabilizing rails. A modified railway flatbed car is equipped along its sides with stabilizing wheels and associated support structure to retain the car bed coplanar ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5017076 | System for handling cotton modules This invention relates to a system for conveying cotton from an unloading station to a gin house, while preventing the cotton from absorbing moisture from the ground. In accordance with the present invention, the system provides for the use of a network o... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4953469 | Selectively positionable variable height workstation and method of use A variable height workstation includes a trolley delivery apparatus for controllably moving a rail section from a gap formed in a subsidiary loop rail to a workstation located remotely from the loop. A pivotal cam is controllably rotated by an actuator an... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4605102 | Transportation system having multiple direction cargo carrier door opener A transportation system in which cars having cargo containers are driven along tracks. Access to a car's cargo container is provided via a door on the car which is moved by a door drive system carried on the car. In the exemplary case of a remote bank tel... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4543027 | Roller pallet system for loading vehicles on a train A loading system for loading vehicles onto a railroad car allows passengers to load their own vehicles. Cylindrical rollers are mounted on a loading dock adjacent to the railroad car. The vehicle is driven onto a pallet that is moved laterally toward the ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4519737 | Rotary loader and side-coupling transfer system This loader has two rotary arms which turn a load spreader fork frame off-parallel so that only one fork is extended to couple. The fork frame has a fork at each end with a cam track diagonal across the bottom engaged on the extended fork by a coupling ro... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4483652 | Two-arm rotary loader and method of operation This is a rotary loader for transfer of cargo containers, flat beds or pallets, racks, or other loads to and from railroad cars or vehicles moving by and is rotated to turn either end to a dock or building for convenient end loading. Standard or wide end-... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4190393 | Wheeled vehicle car loading and unloading system and method therefor Trailers are loaded on and unloaded from railroad flatcars by use of a system including tractors to pull the trailers, an end ramp at the end of the train, and a movable side ramp structure at the side of the train. The movable ramp structure has a ramp a... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4154170 | Rail car transporting and shipping system A rail car transporting and shipping system including a shipping floor having an edge, a plurality of elongated pits within the shipping floor and aligned in side-by-side relation and further having open ends at said edge, first railroad rails in each of ... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4124129 | Loader and storage system This invention is a loader-unloader and storage system for loads such as cargo containers or trailers to transfer them to or from trains or vehicles moving by. This loader has a lift frame with forks or hooks for engaging under to hold a load. The frame i... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4109806 | Device for moving railway waggons A framework carrier adapted to move railway waggons outside a railway yard includes two first, longitudinal beams, each carrying a rail and two second, transverse beams adapted to co-operate with a transporting member, said transverse beams being adapted ... | 08/29/1978 |
