Patent ID: 9738492
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B66B,Y02B

Claim:
1. An articulated funiculator comprising: a first train having a plurality of train cars; a second train having a plurality of train cars, the second train distinct from the first train; tracks on which the first and second trains are configured to ascend and descend relative to a ground plane, the tracks including at least one loop configuration, a continuous upbound track and a continuous downbound track, wherein the continuous upbound track transitions between a first vertical portion, a first horizontal portion and a second vertical portion relative to the ground plane, and the continuous downbound track transitions between a third vertical portion, a second horizontal portion and a fourth vertical portion relative to the ground plane; a first up-bound station for ascending trains, the first up-bound station positioned on the first horizontal portion; and a first down-bound station for descending trains, the first down-bound station vertically separated from the first up-bound station and positioned on the second horizontal portion; wherein the first train stops at the first down-bound station simultaneously with the second train stopping at the first up-bound station.