193 results about "Rapid transit" patented technology

An elevated public transit bus system that increases the passenger capacity and decreases the passenger trip time of a fixed route bus service traveling in traffic on a city street to provide a high capacity rapid transit system. The high capacity buses are suspended above the motor vehicle traffic lanes by a support structure constructed in the lane adjacent to the public sidewalk. The propulsion system of the electrically powered buses run in a box beam from which the transit passenger cabins are suspended. The beams guide the buses along the existing fixed route service that is being upgraded to the carrying capacity of an elevated rail rapid transit system. The bus stops or lift stations of the elevated buses for passenger pick up and drop off is also constructed in the road lane next to the sidewalk. The lift stations house an enclosed movable platform that lifts passengers from sidewalk level to the floor level of the suspended bus. The high capacity rapid bus system makes efficient use of city streets by significantly increasing the capacity of persons per lane per hour use over that of the private vehicle. This public transportation enhancement reduces traffic congestion, energy consumption, and air pollution by making bus service more attractive, and by increasing the capacity of the street to carry more transit users without taking away business dependant road parking spaces or public sidewalk space.

The invention discloses a hinged folding scooter bag comprising a folding footboard, a bag body, wheels, a guide mechanism, a brake system, a motor, a battery, and a motor control system. The hinged folding scooter bag is portable, trafficable and comfort for driving, can be ridden, pulled or carried, can be carried in other vehicles or indoors, allows start and destination to be linked seamlessly, is a novel complementary vehicle, helps improve experience of travel by bus, allows subways and rapid transit systems to be more conveniently utilized, provides less frequent vehicle transferring, and makes time of going shorter, so that traffic jam is alleviated and greenhouse gas emission is reduced. The hinged folding scooter bag can be quickly folded with one hand at one step and is flexible to steer. The battery in the hinged folding scooter bag is used as a mobile power source. The volume of the hinged folding scooter bag can be varied according to travel needs.

A process for cleaning electrical insulators supporting a contact rail parallel to a rail track comprises moving a vehicle having cleaning stations with cleaning tools (such as water jets) mounted on them, along a rail track adjacent to a parallel contact rail supported by electrical insulators, said cleaning stations being mounted on a positioning arm(s); positioning cleaning tools in proximity to an electrical insulator, while the cleaning stations rotate around at least a portion of the circumference of the insulator; energizing the cleaning tools; disengaging the cleaning tools from the insulator; and returning the cleaning station to the engagement position.