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Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand (newatlas.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

The problem is that the wheels have flanges on both sides, so I don't think switches work.

The best solution would be a loop connecting the rails at each end, but that's obviously not compatible with running regular freight trains since it would need to be switchless.

Thus presumably they need to be externally flipped around and moved, for which I'd guess a crane like those used for moving containers on and off trains is ideal.

With a crane they could also easily move the vehicles to a storage area so freight trains can pass through.