CPC B61B 7/04 (2013.01) | 6 Claims |
1. A transportation system comprising:
a vertical loop supported by a support structure;
a power supply for moving the vertical loop;
at least one gondola cabin supported by the vertical loop; and
a first end station comprising a passenger loading platform at a first elevation and configured to allow a passenger to enter the at least one gondola cabin, the first end station further comprising a passenger unloading platform at a second elevation and configured to allow a passenger to exit the at least one gondola cabin, the first elevation being different from the second elevation, wherein the first end station is further configured such that the at least one gondola cabin enters the first end station the second elevation and exits the first end station at the first elevation, the vertical loop operates in a first direction at the first elevation, and the vertical loop operates in a second direction at the second elevation.
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