Patent ID: 7534082

Claim:
A system for cargo container handling comprising: a transport vehicle comprising a cargo bay capable of housing a plurality of cargo containers, each cargo container comprising a plurality of corner fittings; a loading dock comprising an end for coupling to the cargo bay, the loading dock capable of supporting a plurality of cargo containers; at least one railcar, wherein the railcar is capable of carrying at least a portion of a cargo container between the loading dock and cargo bay while traveling along rails positioned on the loading dock and within the cargo bay; and a plurality of pylons positioned along a floor of the cargo bay, wherein each pylon comprises at least one restraint pin configured to move between a retracted position within the pylon and an extended position outside of the pylon, wherein a predetermined number of pylons are cooperatively operable to laterally engage respective corner fittings of a cargo container with respective restraint pins and vertically elevate and lower the cargo container within the cargo bay while the restraint pins are in the extended position and engaging the corner fittings.