Bamboo Train: How Cambodians hacked together rural transit

[mtalantikite]

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Catching-the-Bamboo-Train.html

[quarkness]

I was lucky enough to catch a ride on one of these trains in 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeJjcAm_JfU

[bbx → quarkness]

Haha great video. I've actually been there 3 weeks ago! It hasn't changed a bit.

[pgon → quarkness]

hehe, i jumped on a train on this route like 8 years ago, but it was in a classical old rusty waggon where people just jumped on. i would have preferred those bamboo trains!

nice video.