Patent ID: 8113121

Claim:
A transport interchange system comprising: a guideway vehicle operable to transport an intermodal container over a guideway system comprising a central guideway rail that substantially aligns with a midpoint of the guideway vehicle and is configured to direct the path traveled by the guideway vehicle, the guideway system intersecting a roadway that is traversed by an intermodal container, the guideway vehicle including a rotatable cargo platform that is operable to: support the intermodal container; and rotate the intermodal container from a first position parallel to the roadway to a second position parallel to the guideway vehicle, the rotatable cargo platform abutting a first edge and a second edge of the roadway while in the first position; and wherein the guideway system over which guideway vehicle is transported comprises a height adjustment mechanism coupled to the ground beneath the guideway system, the height adjustment mechanism adjustably coupling to the guideway vehicle and operable to adjust the height of the guideway vehicle while in the first position such that the rotatable cargo platform is at essentially the same elevation as the first edge and the second edge of the roadway.