Patent ID: 8074576

Claim:
A commuter train ferry system comprising: a plurality of boxcars joinable to each other to form a train, each of said boxcars comprising a plurality of decks configured for transporting a plurality of vehicles and their occupants during a commuter trip; at least one ramp configured for loading and unloading said vehicles with their occupants from said boxcars, said at least one ramp comprising a plurality of driving surfaces for accessing said plurality of decks and at least one wheel configured for rolling on a ground surface; and at least one ramp truck comprising a plurality of wheels supporting a truck body having a truck side perpendicular to the ground surface, said truck side being joined only to a side of said at least one ramp where said truck side is substantially parallel to a portion of said plurality of driving surfaces, and said at least one ramp truck is operable for an operator in said ramp truck to turn and move said at least one ramp on the ground surface in a plurality of directions to dock with one of said boxcars.