Mar 22, 2009 -- A Buddhist monk crosses the rail tracks in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. The Mahachai Rail Line is a commuter line that runs from the Wong Wian Yai train station in the Thonburi section of Bangkok to the fishing port and market town of Samut Sakhon, which used to be known as Mahachai. A second line from Baan Laem to Samut Songkhram, another fishing port south of Samut Sakhon. Each stretch of the line takes about an hour. Photo by Jack Kurtz