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Freight-transportation system with road/rail transshipment

  • US 4,093,084 A
  • Filed: 08/25/1975
  • Issued: 06/06/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A freight-transportation system serving a given territory, comprising:

  • a rail network having a multiplicity of transfer stations each forming a junction between at least one railroad track and a local road;

    loading and unloading bays at said stations accommodating road vehicles adapted to carry modular loads of predetermined dimensions;

    conveyor means at each of said stations for transferring loads between said bays and respective spaces on flatcars of trains halting at said stations; and

    a computer at each of said stations controlling the operation of said conveyor means thereof in response to destination and available-space information fed in, the computers of adjacent stations being interconnected for exchanging said information;

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