Wow... just wow!
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I wonder what the casualty rate for something like this would be. This is just incredible.
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i'm at a loss for words
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I wonder what the price of a ticket is to take the "external compartment" on that train. Too bad the railroad (or gov't) can't add enough cars so that people don't have to place their lives in serious danger to take the train.
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| Posted by on March 8, 2013 | |
I guss oisa dont get there that much
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Anyone notice the guy standing in the middle of the loco cab roof with a camera and kit bag!
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I can't tell if the people in the foreground are planning on boarding that train or just amazed at what they are witnessing.
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| Posted by on March 10, 2013 | |
This railway can't be electrified
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Fascinating shot!
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Co worker one - How was your mornign commute? Coworker two -
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Just looking at this picture: 1) makes me want to grab something to steady myself and; 2) makes me glad my normal ride doesn't require the fear of standing too close to the exhaust stack. Forgetting for a moment how many injuries from falls and occasional amputations there are, I wonder how many (partial) burn victims there are on the locomotives, whose exteriors are as heavily used for travel as the rest of the cars.
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The fact that this is even allowed to happen is what amazes me. I'm sure it started off many years ago with one or two people trying to pull this stunt, and obviously has escalated to what it is now.
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Let's hope that they don't get into a wreck, right?
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| Posted by NYC Man on March 14, 2013 | |
Wonder if the engineer has to lock the cab doors!?!
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While its not actually allowed, the practice is condoned simply from the volume of illeagal riders and the authorities being unable to enforce the rules. It is done here as well as other countries with similar railroad systems. When accidents occur, and they do too many times, often hundreds of riders are killed. We would never dream of doing that in North America but for these people its normal. We can only try to understand the culture.
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