Abstract: A robotic apparatus having first and second wheels with rollers coupled by a frame, third and fourth wheels with rollers circumferentially offset from the first and second wheels, and a clamping assembly coupled to the frame and configured to apply a force for urging the third and fourth wheels towards the pipe to secure the robotic apparatus thereon. Another robotic apparatus having first and second wheels with rollers on a first side of a pipe, third and fourth wheels with rollers on a second, opposing side of the pipe, and a clamping member coupling the first and second wheels to the third and fourth wheels and configured to apply a force for urging the wheels towards the pipe to secure the robotic apparatus thereon. The robotic apparatuses may have a modular design in which different sized clamping members/assemblies can be swapped out to accommodate pipes of different diameters.

Abstract: An anti-climber device for a rail vehicle includes an impact plate having a plurality of protruding formations, wherein the profile of the formations when the anti-climber device is in the installed position is formed as a polygonal curve with a repeating sequence of sections that rise and fall relative to the horizontal, where the extent of the formations above the surface of the impact plate follows a polygonal curve with a repeating sequence of rising and falling sections.

Abstract: The ultralight two track train that does not derail, made up of one or more ultralight wagons and aerodynamic, oval or semi-oval transverse profiles, characterized in that the wagons carry vertical or inclined wheels or pulley wheels in their lower area and supported by the chassis of the wagons, which rest and roll on a pair of vertical or inclined rails, the channels of the pulley wheels are supported and held on the head of circular, semicircular or semi-oval section of the rails, the heads of the rails being trapped with the pulley wheels, adding pairs of wheels that use a common axis, the rails are coupled and fixed tongue and groove to the sleepers or to some monolithic structures or channels, the sleepers are fixed using the track system on concrete slab, using electrical supply means, propellant means and reducing means of the front, rear and lateral resistance of the wagons, adding wheels with permanent magnets or with electromagnets that are attached, or run close and attracted by the rails.

Abstract: A waterproofing structure for a railway structure includes a waterproof membrane that is applied over a bed of the railway structure, and a membrane protection layer that is applied over the waterproof membrane. The membrane protection layer is an elastomeric foam that excludes a filler material. The membrane protection layer can be a polyurea foam applied as a single layer.

Abstract: A mounting device includes a front part equipped with first connector for connecting directly to a liner suitable to be installed in a vehicle, or to an intermediate connection device connected to the liner, and a back part that extends from the front part, in the direction opposite the first connector, and includes second connector that are elastically deformable and are adapted to engage, in an adjustable position, along a support structure of the transport vehicle. The front part includes a first face that is substantially flat, onto which is fastened a first layer incorporating the first connector, and the back part comprises a first arm and a second arm, which extend from the two opposite ends of the first face and which converge toward one another.

Abstract: An abnormal situation alarming system includes a detection unit that detects an abnormal situation, an acquisition unit that acquires, when the abnormal situation is detected, information representing the circumstances of the location where the abnormal situation occurred, a calculation unit that calculates the time allowable for handling the abnormal situation from a detection result of the abnormal situation and an acquisition result of the information, and an alarming unit that gives an alarm of the detection result of the abnormal situation and a calculation result of the time.

Abstract: Systems and methods for utilizing a terrain are disclosed. Two vehicles, each with a mast consisting of a shaft and an auger are provided. The auger attaches to the surface to stabilize the mast. The shaft is attached to a set of cables that run between the two vehicles. Support poles traverse the cables and stabilize the cables. A utilization device travels the cables and utilizes the terrain.

Abstract: A large-scale power generation method using electric locomotive-driven generators includes the following steps: step 1: setting up a circular railway, and running at least 10 electric locomotives on the circular railway; step 2: providing one or two 20 MW or 30 MW generators in each carriage; step 3: providing a multi-stage double-gear accelerated transmission device on a wheel axle, and driving a generator rotor to reach a rated speed for electricity production; and step 4: grid-connecting electricity produced by the generators, and allowing a small part of the produced electricity to pass through a shunt circuit to become a driving force for the continuous operation of the electric locomotives. And therefor the electromechanical interaction is formed.

Abstract: An on-board apparatus to be installed on a train, the apparatus including; an on-board control device that controls running and stopping of the train during operation of the train; and an on-board wireless device that performs wireless communication with a ground apparatus, and starts the on-board control device when receiving a first signal from the ground apparatus while the train is staying overnight, the first signal notifying that the train moves, wherein while the train is staying overnight, the on-board control device is started under the control of the on-board wireless device, and performs control so as to stop the train.

Abstract: A method of inductively coupling a first body and a second body is provided, wherein the first body rotates relative to the second body. During rotation, alignment is maintained between a first and second coil. Signals are sent and received between the coils.

Abstract: A system for orienting and distributing tie plates along a section of railroad track includes a tie plate flipping assembly. The tie plate flipping assembly flips shoulder-side down tie plates into a shoulder-side up orientation while maintaining shoulder-side up tie plates in the shoulder-side up orientation. One embodiment of the tie plate flipping assembly includes a launch conveyor for launching tie plates against a dampening slide spaced apart from the launch conveyor at a spacing which results in shoulder-side down tie plates flipping over while shoulder-side up tie plates remain shoulder-side up. An alternative tie plate flipping assembly advances tie plates on a longitudinal edge through a vertical guide and past a centered wedge which engages a shoulder side surface of the tie plates conveyed past the wedge causing the tie plates to tip outward and onto a bottom surface.

Abstract: A railway car is disclosed. The railway car comprises an underframe and at least one compartment for transporting lading. The railway car comprises at least one discharge opening and a door assembly adjacent to the at least one discharge opening. The railway car comprises a discharge control system comprising at least a common linkage mounted away from a longitudinal centerline of the railway car and a secondary linkage, wherein the discharge control system is operable to move the door assembly between a first position and a second position. The railway car comprises an actuator operable to drive movement of the common linkage in connection with movement of the door assembly between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes an electric motor and one or more of a generator or an alternator coupled with the electric motor and configured to generate electric energy from rotation created by the electric motor. The generator or alternator is configured to power one or more traction motors to propel the vehicle system. The electric motor may replace a fuel engine of the vehicle system.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present application are an auxiliary transportation system for a diesel engine monorail crane locomotive in a slope and a control method thereof, relating to the field of auxiliary transportation technologies in a mine shaft. The system includes: a roadway, where a monorail crane track is arranged at a top end of the roadway; and a transfer transportation device, where the transfer transportation device runs on the monorail crane track, and a first sensing control unit is integrated in the transfer transportation device. The roadway includes an auxiliary slope mouth, the first-level to an Nth-level upper auxiliary slope bodies, the first-level to an Nth-level lower auxiliary slope bodies, the first-level to an Nth-level auxiliary slope central stations, a plurality of arc-shaped shaft bodies, and an auxiliary slope bottom.

Abstract: A guide-type anti-climbing energy-absorbing device based on hydraulic shearing includes an energy-absorbing tube, an anti-climbing portion, a first connecting portion, a plurality of partition plates, and two guide plates. The anti-climbing portion and the first connecting portion are respectively provided at two ends of the energy-absorbing tube. The partition plates are sequentially arranged inside the energy-absorbing tube along an axial direction to divide the interior of the energy-absorbing tube into a plurality of first energy-absorbing cavities, each filled with a first honeycomb body. The two guide plates are symmetrically arranged in the energy-absorbing tube along a vertical direction of the energy-absorbing tube. Each guide plate is arranged obliquely and includes a connecting end connected to the anti-climbing portion and a free end passing through the partition plates in sequence to extend outside the first connecting portion.

Abstract: The present application shows a trolley system for providing electrical power to a vehicle, the trolley system comprising: a trolley line that is at least one out of: a flexible structure to be loosely positioned on a ground surface; and a sealed structure with an insulating housing comprising a sealing arrangement for sealing an opening extending along the trolley line, and a current collector assembly mounted on the vehicle for establishing a sliding electrical contact with a conductor of the trolley line.

Abstract: A cab enclosure for a railroad spike driving machine to protect the operators from the environment includes a pair of pivoting railroad spike trays which can pivot up/down and left/right.

Abstract: A modular railcar includes a modular top system that is configured to hold one or more coils of material, and a railcar underframe that supports the modular top system. The modular top system includes a pair of side sills and one or more troughs disposed between the pair of side sills. Each side sill of the pair of side sills extends a longitudinal length of the modular top system. Each trough of the one or more troughs is configured to hold a coil of the one or more coils of material. The underframe includes one or more coupling apparatuses that are configured to detachably engage the modular top system when the modular top system is positioned on top of the underframe.

Abstract: A rail threader workhead is disclosed for attachment to an end of a rail machine boom and configured for placing a railroad rail upon a section of railroad ties. The rail threader workhead includes a first apparatus for mounting to the end of the rail machine boom and operable to pivot in a vertical pitch direction, a second apparatus extending from the first apparatus and operable to pivot in a horizontal yaw direction, and a third apparatus extending from the second apparatus. The third apparatus includes a pair of roller assemblies configured to engage the railroad rail, the third apparatus configured to pivot in a cant or roll direction.

Abstract: The invention provides in some aspects a transport system comprising a guideway with a plurality of propulsion coils disposed along a region in which one or more vehicles are to be propelled. One or more vehicles are disposed on the guideway, each including a magnetic flux source. The guideway has one or more running surfaces that support the vehicles and along which they roll or slide. Each vehicle can have a septum portion of narrowed cross-section that is coupled to one or more body portions of the vehicle. The guideway includes a diverge region that has a flipper and an extension of the running surface at a vertex of the diverge. The flipper initiates switching of vehicle direction at a diverge by exerting a laterally directed force thereon. The extension continues switching of vehicle direction at the diverge by contacting the septum. Still other aspects of the invention provide a transport system, e.g.