I went to Chaing Mai for some hot loose ends then I caught public transport to Chiang Mai station for a dose of railfaning. station name and next station post. Train 408 (local) Chiang Mai-Nakorn Sawan sits in for boarding. and departs
Then the loco got fed Hosing it all down all the boxcar that will get sunk as artificial reef The "Blue Train" is a newest addition to the passenger fleet of SRT This train set is a secondhand purchase from JR with a nice interior. Unfortunately this trainset got rear-ended by another passenger train. The culprit engineer now had arrest warrant on him...bad.
let'er drip or Mr. Rusty wil have her. Go get him stashed in track #1 before lunch OK? Come in, twenty cars 15 10 7 5 3 1 that'll do. Bye, my friends in the roundhouse is missing me
Then my tummy forced me to take the bus back to hotel, I managed th get this shot of loco cooling off its twin prime movers. Hope you enjoy the photos.
Those are great photos, Sophon...Thank You! Seeing the rails in Photo #6 (Train #13 Arriving), I am surprised at the uneveness. Is this a normal condition along the route? How is the ride in a passenger car when the train is running out on the line at speed?
No, most of the SRT's major mainline is quite well groomed. This spot is used by coach cleaning contractors who sometime let the coach's water tanks overflow when filling them and runoff from exterior hosedown/lavatory cleaning. Couple this up with bad drainage, you got a sinkhole. The ride isn't bad because they go slow in station limit /Rant on/: If I were the stationmaster there, I 'd give these guys some bad rap and terminate their contracts for causing undue expenses. /rant off/ Extra question for AMTK,NJT,METRA etc. employee: Does your coach cleaning contractor let the coach's water tank overflow when servicing them?
Thank you for the pictures, SRT-FAN! Good reminds of my 48-hour call and my railroad trip from Bangkok to Ayutthaya 3 weeks ago! And to reply to Hytec, I confirm what SRT-FAN says, the main line is laid with heavy trackwork and heavy welded rails, allowing high speed (~70 mph) for narrow gauge track.... Dominique, stinkin' cheese eater from France
