For our summer field trip, we will visit the Freight Shuttle International facility in Bryan, TX! We will meet for the tour at 9:00 a.m. on July 15, 2016, go for the tour, and have lunch together afterwards. A brief description of what we will see is provided below:
“The Freight Shuttle System (FSS) concept was initiated at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute for the purposes of finding a low-emissions alternative to moving freight and relieving congestion created by trucks in heavy freight corridors. The Freight Shuttle moves truck trailers up to 53 ft., domestic intermodal containers up to 53 ft., and all sizes of ocean shipping containers via emissions-free, electric-powered transporters on elevated guideways in the medians of highways or other rights-of-way over distances of up to 500 miles.
The privately funded FSS is based on a patented application of existing technologies. Freight Shuttle International has assembled an impressive team of designers, guideway/bridge builders, transportation engineers and construction contractors to create a first-of-its-kind energy efficient, low emission, freight-only transportation system.”
If this sounds interesting and if you are available, please RSVP at this link:
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