Railways inventions 05/06

20060107864 - Clamping device for coupling transport devices: A clamping device for coupling a transport device, for example a cabin, gondola, or a chair, to the hauling or traction cable of a cableway system. The clamping device contains two clamping jaws that can be moved toward one another or apart for coupling the clamping device to and uncoupling...

20060102042 - Long rail pick-up and delivery system: A long rail pick-up and delivery system providing increased efficiency and safety. The long rail pick-up and delivery system can include a power car, a rail train, a loading car, an unloading car, a transition car and two independent gantries. The dual gantry design allows for simultaneous and independent loading...

20060102043 - Overhead material handling system and track block: The present invention is directed to a material handling system (100) and method (200) for isolating a carrier mechanism (110) from the system. The system (100) comprises a track (103) having a channel (105), a turntable (115), and a carrier mechanism (110) coupled to the track structure via the channel....

20060102044 - Model train cleaning device: The present invention provides a novel model train cleaning device and uses thereof....

20060096494 - Multi-program trolleys and switches: A multi-program trolley and track switch system is provided for a movable wall system having multiple panels supported and movable along multiple paths defined by multiple track sections. Switch assemblies automatically direct each wall panel to a predetermined wall forming location based on the arrangement of guide plates in the...

20060096495 - Arrangement having at least one long-stator linear motor, for operating magnetically levitated vehicles: The invention relates to an arrangement for operating a magnetically levitated vehicle by means of an arrangement having at least one long-stator linear motor. The linear motors are sub-divided, longitudinally of a track, into individual motor regions (A) in each of which only one vehicle (7) is able to travel...

20060090666 - Method for tamping ballast supporting track ties: In a method for tamping ballast supporting sequentially arranged ties of a track extending in a longitudinal direction, which comprises a tamping cycle at each one of the ties, the tamping cycle comprises lowering a tamping head carrying tamping tools hydraulicallly reciprocable in the longitudinal direction to immerse the tamping...