Mass transit system

Abstract

A mass transit system providing for the exiting of a first vehicle from a first lower track to the opposite side of a second lower track without entering the space occupied by a second vehicle traveling along the second lower track, comprising providing an upper track suspended above the first track, providing for upper wheels on the first vehicle which will engage the upper track at a location where the upper track is suspended above the first lower track, and curving upper third track upwards to a height such that the first vehicle is above the space occupied by the second vehicle traveling along the second lower track and curving the upper track over the space occupied by the second vehicle traveling along the second lower track.

1 . A method of providing for passenger transit from a first location to a second location comprising: 
 providing a vehicle,    providing a set of lower wheels on the lower side of said vehicle for engaging a lower track below said vehicle, and    providing a set of upper wheels on the upper side of said vehicle for intermittently engaging an upper track above said vehicle.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a lower track to engage said lower wheels and an upper track to engage said upper wheels.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising spacing said set of upper wheels a first distance to allow said wheels to engage said upper track and alternately spacing said upper wheels a second distance to prevent engagement with said upper track.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising when said upper wheels engage said upper track, 
 curving a portion of said upper track and raising said vehicle off said lower track when said vehicle travels along said portion of said upper track.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising 
 raising said vehicle to a position such that the lower portion of said vehicle is higher than the upper portion of a similar vehicle on said lower track    
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising 
 curving said upper track to allow said vehicle to pass over said similar vehicle.    
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising 
 curving said upper track to allow said vehicle to pass over said similar vehicle is on a different track at the same level as said lower track.    
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said similar vehicle on said different track is traveling in the opposite direction as said vehicle on said lower track was traveling.  
   
   
       9 . The method of providing for the exiting of a first vehicle from a first lower track to the opposite side of a second lower track without entering the space occupied by a second vehicle traveling along said second lower track, comprising 
 providing an upper track suspended above said first track,    providing for upper wheels on said first vehicle which will engage said upper track at a location where said upper track is suspended above said first lower track, and    curving upper third track upwards to a height such that said first vehicle is above the said space occupied by said second vehicle traveling along said second lower track and curving said upper track over said space occupied by said second vehicle traveling along said second lower track.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising positioning said set of upper wheels a first distance to allow said wheels to engage said upper track and spacing said set of upper wheels apart a second distance to prevent engagement with said upper track.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said upper track curves upwardly above said first track, curves to a position above said second track, and curves down to allow said first vehicle to land on said second track.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said second vehicle is traveling in the opposite direction as said first vehicle is traveling.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising positioning said upper wheels between said first distance apart and said second distance apart by electric motors.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising positioning said upper wheels between said first distance apart and said second distance apart by rotary screws.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising positioning said upper wheels between said first distance apart and said second distance apart by cylinders.  
   
   
       16 . A method of providing for switching a vehicle from a first track to a second track comprising: 
 providing a vehicle,    providing a first and a second upper track and a lower track, said first upper track being above said lower track at a first location,    providing a set of lower wheels on the lower side of said vehicle for engaging said lower track below said vehicle,    providing a set of upper wheels on the upper side of said vehicle for engaging said upper tracks above said vehicle,    positioning said first upper track and said lower track at said first location a first distance apart such that said vehicle can engage either said first upper or said lower track,    positioning said first and second upper tracks and said lower pair of tracks at a second location a second distance apart such that said vehicle can only engage one or the other of said first upper track, said second upper or said lower track,    moving said lower track from below said first upper track to below said second upper track,    bringing said second upper track and said second lower track said first distance apart so that said vehicle can engage said second upper track.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said moving of said lower track from below said first upper track to below said second upper track is by curving of said lower track.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein said moving of said lower track from below said first upper track to below said second upper track is by curing said upper tracks.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 16  wherein changing said the distance from said upper tracks to said lower tracks is by raising said upper tracks.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 16  wherein changing said the distance from said upper tracks to said lower tracks is by lowering said lower tracks.