High Traffic Capacity

Exceeds Light Rail or Six-lane Freeway

Better & faster service than either of the above

• Mass Transit Train Service
• 33,000 passengers per hour per direction with 200-ft stations
• 45,473 passengers per hour per direction with 300-ft stations

• Commuter Rail Train Service
• 16,000 passengers per hour per direction with 200-ft stations
• 22,560 passengers per hour per direction with 300-ft stations

• Future automated mass transit passenger service - Exceeds light rail at 2-min intervals
• 108,800 per hour - with 16-passenger group transport cars
• 40,800 per hour - with future automated 6-passenger personal transport cars
• Urban cargo service - More than 6-lane freeway filled with large trucks
• 20,400 tons per hour
• Future Personal automobile service - More than a 6-lane freeway filled with cars
• 6,800 cars per hour - (Constant speed without stops)

Mass Transit Train Service

Initial MegaRail Mass Transit manual control train service provides urban high-capacity line-haul mass transit service at speeds of up to 65-mph. With 200-ft platforms at typical spacing, 11-car trains with up to 330 passengers per train, can transport up to 33,000 passengers per hour per direction. With 300-ft platforms, 16-car trains with up to 480 passengers per train, can transport up to 45,473 passengers per hour per direction. These trains can seat 53% of passengers.

Commuter Rail Train Service

Initial MegaRail Commuter Rail manual control train service provides high-capacity commuter rail service at speeds of up to 85-mph. With 200-ft platforms at typical commuter station spacing, 10-car trains with up to 160 passengers per train, can transport up to 16,000 passengers per hour per direction. With 300-ft platforms, 15-car trains with up to 240 passengers per train, can transport up to 22,560 passengers per hour per direction. All commuter rail passengers ride seated.

Future Automated Transport for Faster, Convenient Service

Personal automated transport (PAT) cars travel non-stop from boarding station to exit station at full 65-mph speed. Because they do not stop at stations along the route for other passengers, the average speed approaches 65-mph. By comparison, a 55-mph light rail train that must stop at all stations can offer average trip speeds only 15- to 20-mph. Group automated transport (GAT) cars also offer shorter trip times than light rail because cars need only stop at stations where passengers wait or want to exit. Because of the small passenger capacity, most stations are by-passed, resulting in less transit time. Additional GAT cars can be launched from any station as passenger load level demands.

Fast Cargo Shipment

MegaRail cargo moves within urban areas at 65-mph without stops from origin terminal to destination terminal on a 24-hour per day basis. The small (3-ton) capacity containers can also be directly routed to the cargo destination, avoiding terminal unloading and reloading.

Fast Urban Automobile Travel

Automated MegaRail car ferries transport ordinary automobiles with drivers and passengers non-stop at 65-mph from entry ramp to exit ramp.  Car occupants arrive at ramps near their ultimate destinations ready to drive short distances to complete their trips.  Total travel time is less than typical urban freeway and street travel.