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 gap blocking system includes a loading platform having a gap separating a first portion of the loading platform from a second portion of the loading platform. A ride vehicle is coupled to a transport extending through the gap. A guardrail assembly having a plurality of guardrail units is coupled to the first portion, where the guardrail units are configured to transition between a first position and a second position. The guardrail units are configured to block access to the gap when in the first position. The ride vehicle includes an engagement feature configured to interface with an individual guardrail unit of the guardrail units to selectively transition the individual guardrail unit from the first position to the second position. The individual guardrail unit is configured to permit the ride vehicle to occupy a guest-accessible position adjacent to or on the loading platform in the second position.

A gap blocking system includes a loading platform having a gap separating a first portion of the loading platform from a second portion of the loading platform. A ride vehicle is coupled to a transport extending through the gap. A guardrail assembly having a plurality of guardrail units is coupled to the first portion, where the guardrail units are configured to transition between a first position and a second position. The guardrail units are configured to block access to the gap when in the first position. The ride vehicle includes an engagement feature configured to interface with an individual guardrail unit of the guardrail units to selectively transition the individual guardrail unit from the first position to the second position. The individual guardrail unit is configured to permit the ride vehicle to occupy a guest-accessible position adjacent to or on the loading platform in the second position.

A circular cableway with cableway stations and cableway vehicles movable between the cableway stations by a conveyor cable, each of the cableway stations having a boarding/alighting area with an entry zone and by an exit zone, includes at least one pair of opposing safety barriers in at last one of the entry zone or the exit zone of at least one boarding/alighting area, each of the pair of opposing safety barriers arranged opposite one another transversely to the conveying direction and which can be displaced from a closed position to an open position; and at least one detection device for detecting people in a passage area located between the pair of opposing safety barriers and through which the cableway vehicles may pass or when one of the pair of opposing safety barriers is displaced from the closed position to the open position.

A circular cableway with cableway stations and cableway vehicles movable between the cableway stations by a conveyor cable, each of the cableway stations having a boarding/alighting area with an entry zone and by an exit zone, includes at least one pair of opposing safety barriers in at last one of the entry zone or the exit zone of at least one boarding/alighting area, each of the pair of opposing safety barriers arranged opposite one another transversely to the conveying direction and which can be displaced from a closed position to an open position; and at least one detection device for detecting people in a passage area located between the pair of opposing safety barriers and through which the cableway vehicles may pass or when one of the pair of opposing safety barriers is displaced from the closed position to the open position.

An unmanned, rapid and circular transportation system for airport passengers and luggage mainly includes an unmanned, rapid and vertical circular transportation system for passengers, an unmanned, rapid and full-plane or local-interchange circular transportation system for passengers' luggage, and a control system therefor. The whole system comprises an oval-shaped central area for passengers to consign and pick up luggage and a plurality of corridors which are arranged radially with the center of the oval shape as an origin. Passenger plane gate positions are arranged on two sides of the corridors. The unmanned, rapid and vertical circular transportation system for passengers is arranged at a second floor of the corridors, and the unmanned, rapid and full-plane or local-interchange circular transportation system for passengers' luggage is arranged in the central area and at a first floor of the corridors, and is substantially level with an external passenger plane docking deck.

An unmanned, rapid and circular transportation system for airport passengers and luggage mainly includes an unmanned, rapid and vertical circular transportation system for passengers, an unmanned, rapid and full-plane or local-interchange circular transportation system for passengers' luggage, and a control system therefor. The whole system comprises an oval-shaped central area for passengers to consign and pick up luggage and a plurality of corridors which are arranged radially with the center of the oval shape as an origin. Passenger plane gate positions are arranged on two sides of the corridors. The unmanned, rapid and vertical circular transportation system for passengers is arranged at a second floor of the corridors, and the unmanned, rapid and full-plane or local-interchange circular transportation system for passengers' luggage is arranged in the central area and at a first floor of the corridors, and is substantially level with an external passenger plane docking deck.

A sawtooth station comprising a passenger waiting area; an autonomous vehicle area sized to allow autonomous vehicles to simultaneously travel in opposite directions of travel and turn around; and one or more sawtooth berths separating the passenger waiting area from the autonomous vehicle area, whereby autonomous vehicles traveling in in opposite directions use the one or more sawtooth births and the autonomous vehicles furthest from the one or more sawtooth berths can turn around in the autonomous vehicle area in order to stop at the one or more sawtooth berths.

A sawtooth station comprising a passenger waiting area; an autonomous vehicle area sized to allow autonomous vehicles to simultaneously travel in opposite directions of travel and turn around; and one or more sawtooth berths separating the passenger waiting area from the autonomous vehicle area, whereby autonomous vehicles traveling in in opposite directions use the one or more sawtooth births and the autonomous vehicles furthest from the one or more sawtooth berths can turn around in the autonomous vehicle area in order to stop at the one or more sawtooth berths.

A cargo container loading and unloading system for a transportation system, the cargo container loading and unloading system including a loading zone; and at least one opening connecting the loading zone to a transportation tube of the transportation system.