Patent ID: 7334525

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a module, the module for suspension between vertical columns to establish an elevated guideway for a magnetically levitated vehicle, the manufacturing method comprising the steps of: providing a molding system, the molding system having a beam portion and a deck portion; disposing a plurality of embedments in the beam portion; introducing concrete into the beam portion for contact with the embedments to produce a pre-stressed elongated beam defining a longitudinal axis; pouring concrete into the deck portion to integrally form a deck onto the pre-stressed concrete material with the deck having a first cantilever extending transversely from the beam in a first direction and a second cantilever extending transversely from the beam in a second direction, with the second direction being substantially opposite to the first direction; mounting a means for propelling the vehicle to the first cantilever; and attaching to the embedments on the beam portion a means for positioning the vehicle relative to the propelling means, with said positioning means extending from the beam portion in the first direction, substantially parallel to the first cantilever, and with said positioning means being distanced from said propelling means to create a space therebetween for receiving a portion of the vehicle to allow said positioning means and said propelling means to control levitation of the vehicle.