what the ??? ( amazing picutres and you tube videos )

http://media.apn.co.nz/webcontent/image ... ipe21s.jpg
New house Porch may not last long ?

where is this? How could they let people build so close to the railroad (to say nothing of building over it)?!?!?

i have no idea . Here is a link to the newspaper it appeared in . But no story to back it up . Its not unusal in 3rd world countries to have people build on the row , but this track appears to be in good condition .
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/column/story. ... d=10465007

Photoshop?

Have a look at this video of a train passing through a market in Bangkok, especially the end showing what happens after the train has passed through

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9a8_1190265827

Cheers!
John

amazing! I remember been in Bangkok after heavy rain caused flooding . People who lived along the river were calmly sitting watching tv , up to their knees in water !

Here's a little more of that video of the train going through the market.

Here's a shot of the market as people go about their buisiness in the market...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5S92tzYElI4& ... ed&search=


... and here's the train coming through the market, but this clip shows the action of people packing up as the train approaches...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cYXU9BOw4xM& ... ed&search=


How about a view from the perspective of the train?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nkooM7YAO_I& ... ed&search=

(NOTE: the footage is sideways, apparently the camera operator wanted to maximize their shot, but forgot to format it when they posted it on YouTube.)


Interesting utilization of space in a very cramped metropolitan area. Liability issues would not allow a makeshift market space like that here in the states.

I read about this video London-Brighton timelapse from a usenet group recently, and was a bit surprised it wasn't posted in this forum previously (since it's been around since Sep 2006 - I checked first before posting this):
London-Brighton Timelapse

Kinda like Sullivan's Port Jervis-Hoboken NJT timelapse