Bidirectional railroad track to maglev guideway transition system

A bi-directional railroad-track to maglev-guideway transition system, comprising:

• a portion of a railroad track having two parallel rails defining a first axis of travel;
• a portion of a maglev guideway defining a second axis of travel, said portion of said maglev guideway having a base disposed beneath said portion of said railroad track and having operational components disposed in a pair of guideway housings coupled to said base and spaced apart by a distance greater than a distance between said two parallel rails, wherein a non-zero elevation grade is defined between said first axis of travel and said second axis of travel;
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• a support structure disposed between said base and said portion of said railroad track for seesaw adjustment of a height of each of said two parallel rails based on a differential load applied to said two parallel rails.

A bi-directional railroad-track to maglev-guideway transition system, comprising:

• a railroad track ending at a first point, said railroad track having two parallel rails;
• a maglev guideway ending at second point;
• a transition railroad track having two parallel rails contiguous with said two parallel rails of said railroad track, said transition railroad track extending from said first point to said second point;
• a transition maglev guideway contiguous with said maglev guideway and adjacent to said two parallel rails of said transition railroad track, said transition railroad track extending from said second point to said first point, wherein a non-zero elevation grade is defined between said transition railroad track and said transition maglev guideway, said non-zero elevation grade adapted to distribute support of a bimodal vehicle traveling between said first point and said second point, wherein the bimodal vehicle is totally supported by said transition railroad track at said first point, wherein the bimodal vehicle is totally supported by said transition maglev guideway at said second point, and wherein the bimodal vehicle is supported by said transition railroad track and said transition maglev guideway between said first point and said second point;
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• a support structure coupled to said transition railroad track for seesaw adjustment of a height of each of said two parallel rails of said transition railroad track based on a differential load applied by the bimodal vehicle to said two parallel rails along said transition railroad track.