Patent ID: 6443683
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B61B,B61K

Abstract:
An electrically powered transportation system, comprising:a. A plurality of entry and exit ramps, each said ramp providing the means of ingress and egress of conventional automobiles into the system; b. A plurality of entry and exit stations, each said station comprising said ramps, a plurality of ports, pallets and guideways; c. A plurality of said ports within said stations, each said port having the capacity and ability to stabilize conventional automobiles and rotate said automobiles 45 degrees and parallel to said guideways; d. A plurality of said pallets within said stations, each said pallet having the capacity and ability to stabilize conventional automobiles, a mechanism to retrieve said automobiles from said ports, a means of moving on said guideways parallel to guideways containing moving trains, and a mechanism to transfer the automobiles from said moving pallets to said moving trains; e. A plurality of guideways within said stations on which said pallets would move; f. A plurality of trains, each said train having the capacity to receive conventional automobiles from said pallets, to stabilize and carry said automobiles at high speeds, and to travel on elevated guideways; g. A plurality of elevated guideways on which said trains would move.