Motion connection parallel transit

Abstract

A long distance transit system for transferring passengers at a high rate of speed, the transit system comprises at least one mainline train, at least one station train, a rail system having at least one station with at least one mainline track and at least one station line. At least one mainline train travels exclusively on the at least one mainline track and the at least one station train travels on at least one station line. At least one mainline train travels at a consistent speed on at least one mainline track. At least one station train travels from at least one station to at least one mainline track reaching a speed substantially equal to that of the at least one mainline train and traveling adjacent thereto.

1 . A long distance transit system for transferring passengers at a high rate of speed, the transit system comprising at least one mainline train, at least one station train, a rail system having at least one station with at least one mainline track and at least one station line, the at least one mainline train travels exclusively on the at least one mainline track, the at least one station train traveling on the at least one station line, the at least one mainline train travels at a consistent speed on the at least one mainline track, the at least one station train travels from the at least one station to the at least one mainline track reaching a speed substantially equal to that of the at least one mainline train and traveling adjacent thereto. 
     
     
         2 . The transit system of  claim 1  wherein at least one passenger passes from the at least one mainline train to the at least one station train when the trains are adjacent one another. 
     
     
         3 . The transit system of  claim 1  wherein the rail system includes multiple station lines and a single mainline track. 
     
     
         4 . The transit system of  claim 1  wherein the at least one mainline train and the at least one station train are electrically propelled. 
     
     
         5 . The transit system of  claim 1  wherein portions of the station lines are adjacent to and separate from the mainline track. 
     
     
         6 . The transit system of  claim 1  wherein the station lines attach to the mainline tracks. 
     
     
         7 . The transit system of  claim 2  having at least one passenger platform constructed and arranged to connect the at least one mainline train to the at least one station train, the at least one passenger platform constructed and arranged to allow for transfer of passengers between the mainline train and the station train. 
     
     
         8 . The transit system of  claim 7  wherein the at least one passenger platform includes a mainline track platform extending from the at least one mainline train and a station platform extending from the at least one station train, the mainline track platform and the station platform connecting to form the at least one passenger platform. 
     
     
         9 . The transit system of  claim 7  having a wind deflector constructed and arranged to protect passengers from wind while moving between the mainline train and the station train. 
     
     
         10 . The transit system of  claim 1  being a double rail system wherein the station line includes portions adjacent to the mainline track which extend along the majority of the length of the mainline track. 
     
     
         11 . The transit system of  claim 1  wherein multiple mainline trains travel along the mainline track at substantially equal speeds and are substantially evenly spaced from one another. 
     
     
         12 . The transit system of  claim 1  wherein a transfer is made between the mainline train and the station train while the mainline train and station train while either train is disposed vertically beneath the other. 
     
     
         13 . The transit system of  claim 6  wherein a first section of the mainline track is shared with the station line and a second section of the mainline track is separate and adjacent to the station line to provide for a side transfer between the trains. 
     
     
         14 . The transit system of  claim 1  having laser sensors on the sides of the train in order to align the trains. 
     
     
         15 . The transit system of  claim 1  having multiple pairs of track, the pairs of track adjacent one another, each of the pairs of track comprising a station track and a main track. 
     
     
         16 . The transit system of  claim 1  wherein the mainline tracks are elevated, being over 40 feet off the ground. 
     
     
         17 . The transit system of  claim 16  wherein the station is disposed above the mainline tracks, the station tracks rising up to the station. 
     
     
         18 . A long distance transit system for transferring passengers at a high rate of speed, the transit system comprising at least one mainline train, at least one station train, a rail system having at least one station with at least one mainline track and at least one station line, the at least one mainline train travels exclusively on the at least one mainline track, the at least one station train traveling on the at least one station line, the at least one mainline train travels at a consistent speed on the at least one mainline track, the at least one station train travels from the at least one station to the at least one mainline track reaching a speed substantially equal to that of the at least one mainline train and traveling adjacent thereto, the mainline train and the station train having sidewalls, the mainline train and the station train having a connected condition, in the connected condition: 1) the sidewall of the mainline train extending toward the station train and the sidewall of the station train extending towards the mainline train such that the sidewalls of each train connect to form a platform and ceiling from one train to the other, 2) wind deflectors extending from the front and back of the mainline train extending outward to connect to wind deflectors extending from the front and back of the station train, the wind deflectors protect against wind and form walls between the mainline train and the station train. 
     
     
         19 . The transit system of  claim 18  wherein laser sensors are used to align the mainline train and the station train before the connected condition. 
     
     
         20 . The transit system of  claim 18  wherein docking lock bars secure the deflectors together.