Roll on--roll off bimodal terminal system
US5836251A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D47/005
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
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 both ends of the railway vehicle. The invention includes a terminal which has at least one stationary railroad track portion which is connected to a railroad system outside of the terminal. The terminal also has number of moveable railroad track segments. These segments can be positioned in a first configuration in which they are aligned so that railroad vehicles can be rolled from one or more of the stationary railroad track segments onto the moveable railroad track segments. These segments can also be positioned in a second configuration in which at least one end of each of the railroad vehicles is positioned adjacent a dock or other surface for motor vehicles, so that highway vehicles can be moved from the railroad vehicles onto the surface for motor vehicles, or from the surface for motor vehicles to the railroad vehicles. The system is equipped to move the moveable track segments from the first configuration to the second config…
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