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Ecological Goods Logistics System

  • US 20090241797A1
  • Filed: 03/27/2009
  • Published: 10/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for transporting goods using public transportation infrastructure, the public transportation infrastructure including rolling stock, transportation networks for the rolling stock, and passenger platforms, the goods transporting system comprising:

  • a plurality of containers that receive the goods for transport;

    container space in the rolling stock that is sized to receive the containers, wherein the container space comprises one of additional rolling stock or dedicated space in the rolling stock of the transportation infrastructure;

    goods platforms separate from the passenger platforms, wherein when the rolling stock comes to a station stop, the container space is positioned near the goods platforms;

    loading/unloading assemblies cooperable with the containers, the container space, and the goods platforms, the loading/unloading assemblies moving the containers on and off the rolling stock; and

    an information system communicating with the transportation infrastructure, the loading/unloading assemblies, and the plurality of containers, the information system causing the loading/unloading assemblies to load/unload the containers on/from the rolling stock according to a desired destination for the goods in the respective containers.

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