Disclosed is an interconnected transportation network system, wherein same is related to the field of transportation facilities and control, and comprises a main transportation system, a transfer system and an entry/exit system. The main transportation system is formed of a closed annular rail vehicle, and the annular train moves continuously on a T-shaped track to fulfil a passenger transportation task by means of multi-point drive. The transfer system (intercommunication) is of the same structure as that of the main transportation system, and the passengers transfer between main transportation lines by means of the transfer system. The entry/exit system (terminal) is formed of an annular buffer vehicle system and a stepping speed control system, and the passengers enter or exit the main transportation lines in a self-service manner by means of the entry/exit system.

A system for improved intermodal freight transportation is described herein. Improved carriages and support trusses are provided that beneficially move the load-bearing structure to interconnected support trusses forming a top-end spine of the train with freight containers equipped with wheels hanging underneath. Upon entering a terminal, the floor adjacent to the rails may be configured to gradually rise until the container's wheels are supporting the container's weight. When properly aligned with a container exchange station, the container's connections to the train may be configured to release the container from the train, and the container's wheels may be configured to pivot, allowing the container to be rolled to the side of the train and replaced by another. This may allow the container to be replaced without having to lift the container or disconnect any of the rolling stock components.

Intelligent railway station platform enhancement includes acquiring contextual information informing of a context in which movement of passengers through an area of a railway station is to occur. The area includes railway station platforms spaced apart by track(s). A decision model is applied to the acquired contextual information, and a determining is made whether to temporarily bridge together platforms using a bridge component between edges of the platforms. The bridging extends across track(s) to provide a route for passengers to traverse the track(s) and move between the platforms. The temporarily bridging is then initiated if it is determined to bridge the platforms together in this manner.

A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a silicon carbide layer having first and second plane, the silicon carbide layer including trench having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a width smaller than the first portion, an n-type first silicon carbide region, a p-type second silicon carbide region between the first silicon carbide region and the first plane, a p-type third silicon carbide region between the second silicon carbide region and the first plane and having a p-type impurity concentration lower than the second silicon carbide region, an n-type fourth silicon carbide region between the third silicon carbide region and the first plane, and an n-type fifth silicon carbide region between the second portion and the second silicon carbide region and having an n-type impurity concentration higher than the first silicon carbide region; and a gate electrode in the trench.

An aerial transportation installation is provided with a carrier vehicle and a terminal. The terminal comprises a moving device to move the carrier vehicle in the terminal. The moving device defines a running path of the carrier vehicle and moves the vehicle. A platform is arranged on one side of the running path. The platform allows movement alongside the moving device and enables an operation to be performed on the moving device. The terminal defines a running space for a grip of the carrier vehicle. The moving device is arranged between the platform and the running space. An additional platform is movable between first and second positions. In a first position, the additional platform does not form an obstacle to progression of the vehicle. The second position enables maintenance to be performed on the moving device.

An aerial transportation installation is provided with a carrier vehicle and a terminal. The terminal comprises a moving device to move the carrier vehicle in the terminal. The moving device defines a running path of the carrier vehicle and moves the vehicle. A platform is arranged on one side of the running path. The platform allows movement alongside the moving device and enables an operation to be performed on the moving device. The terminal defines a running space for a grip of the carrier vehicle. The moving device is arranged between the platform and the running space. An additional platform is movable between first and second positions. In a first position, the additional platform does not form an obstacle to progression of the vehicle. The second position enables maintenance to be performed on the moving device.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for replacing a drive assembly of a turntable load station. A system includes a structural pier, a track formed on a top surface of the structural pier, a turntable, a bogie assembly detachably coupled to an underside of the turntable, the bogie assembly including a wheeled drive assembly, a swap rail mounted to a radial side surface of the structural pier, and a translating cartridge movably mounted to the swap rail in a serviceable orientation. The translating cartridge is configured to move along the radial side surface of the structural pier via the swap rail while in the serviceable orientation to an unloading position underneath the bogie assembly, pivot from the serviceable orientation to an upright functional orientation to couple with the wheeled drive assembly, and decouple the wheeled drive assembly from the bogie assembly.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for replacing a drive assembly of a turntable load station. A system includes a structural pier, a track formed on a top surface of the structural pier, a turntable, a bogie assembly detachably coupled to an underside of the turntable, the bogie assembly including a wheeled drive assembly, a swap rail mounted to a radial side surface of the structural pier, and a translating cartridge movably mounted to the swap rail in a serviceable orientation. The translating cartridge is configured to move along the radial side surface of the structural pier via the swap rail while in the serviceable orientation to an unloading position underneath the bogie assembly, pivot from the serviceable orientation to an upright functional orientation to couple with the wheeled drive assembly, and decouple the wheeled drive assembly from the bogie assembly.

A passenger transport system has a pod adapted to carry passengers or articles and a first attachment interface, a plurality of transport vehicles, each adapted to couple to the passenger pod, a first entry station adapted to load a passenger or articles into the pod, a plurality of exchange points, and a final destination station adapted to unload the passenger or articles from the pod carried by the transport vehicle. The pod with a passenger or articles is loaded at the first entry station travels on transport vehicles between individual ones of the exchange stations, until arriving at the final destination station where the passenger or the articles are unloaded, the passenger or articles remaining in the pod through all exchanges between transport vehicles.

A cargo transportation, transfer and delivery method and system is disclosed where the primary distances traveled by the cargo in a cargo carrying vehicle, called a transporter need not stop to load or unload cargo. The transporter is designed to hold cargo in standardized cargo containers that have been designed to hold a multitude of package or product sizes, types, and weights. These containers are further designed with a motion control and constraining system to aid in the reliable transfer and holding of the cargo containers within the transporter and when being transferred onto and off of the transporter. The containers are further designed to be readily and reliably moved by a cargo transfer system which moves containers on to and off of the transporter. The transporter travels through a tubular passage that may be above ground or below ground allowing it to bypass and otherwise avoid roads which are subject to many traffic starts and stops.