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Ernest J Larson

Roger D Sims

Bogie coupling system for convertible railway-railroad vehicle

A radio program distribution system for creating custom recordings containing a requested plurality of musical programs. The system stores digital copies of musical programs and can selectively copy the programs onto custom recordings. Each participating broadcaster transmits program information to the system about each broadcasted program, and the system creates an entry in a database identifying the program, the time, the date and the broadcaster of each broadcast by a participating broadcaster. The system is connected to a telephone network, allowing customers to call into the system and request a custom recording containing desired musical programs. The customer requests which musical programs are desired by giving the time, date and broadcaster of when the program was heard on the radio. The system allows a customer to hear a preview of each requested program, choose programs broadcast temporally close to a requested time, choose from a menu programs similar to a requested program, and select the radio station from a menu. The system creates a custom recording and ships it to the customer.

Radio station program identifier and distribution system

A hauling vehicle for both highway and railway use is disclosed. A highway wheel assembly is permanently and slidably mounted to the underside of the vehicle. The highway wheel assembly includes a set of leaf springs and air bags which are used to raise and lower the vehicle to permit coupling of a railway wheel bogie for railway use and uncoupling of the railway wheel bogie for highway use. The air bags and leaf springs also permit the highway wheel assembly to be raised off the ground when the railway wheel bogie is coupled to the hauling vehicle.

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Edina, MN, United States of America

Ernest J Larson