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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train driver pushes his train, loaded with supplies from a market, to a waiting customer. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A woman eats at a noodle stand in an old train station on the Phnok Penh - Battambang train line. The station was abandoned during the Cambodian war in the 1970s and never rebuilt. The train line stopped running in the mid 2000s because the tracks were in such disrepair that it wasn't safe to run the trains. Now they are used by "bamboo trains." The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A woman who operates a Bamboo Train gets it started southeast of Battambang. Most of the bamboo train drivers are men, she is the only woman who drives a train. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A woman eats at a noodle stand in an old train station on the Phnok Penh - Battambang train line. The station was abandoned during the Cambodian war in the 1970s and never rebuilt. The train line stopped running in the mid 2000s because the tracks were in such disrepair that it wasn't safe to run the trains. Now they are used by "bamboo trains." The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A woman who operates a Bamboo Train gets it started southeast of Battambang. Most of the bamboo train drivers are men, she is the only woman who drives a train. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Train drivers put together a bamboo train in central Cambodia. The "bamboo trains" run along the government tracks in rural Cambodia. Bamboo mats are fitted over wheels which ride on the rails. The contraption is powered by a either a motorcycle or lawn mower engine. When two bamboo trains meet, the lighter train is taken apart to allow the heavier one to pass. Both drivers take apart and put together the train. The Cambodian government would like to get rid of the bamboo trains, but with only passenger train in the country, that runs only one day a week, the bamboo trains meet a need the government trains do not. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Train drivers put together a bamboo train in central Cambodia. The "bamboo trains" run along the government tracks in rural Cambodia. Bamboo mats are fitted over wheels which ride on the rails. The contraption is powered by a either a motorcycle or lawn mower engine. When two bamboo trains meet, the lighter train is taken apart to allow the heavier one to pass. Both drivers take apart and put together the train. The Cambodian government would like to get rid of the bamboo trains, but with only passenger train in the country, that runs only one day a week, the bamboo trains meet a need the government trains do not. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 19 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man prepares to step off the Ayutthaya to Bangkok third class train as the train pulls into Hua Lamphong, the main Bangkok train station. The train line from Bangkok to Ayutthaya was the first rail built in Thailand and was opened in 1892. The State Railways of Thailand (SRT), established in 1890, operates 4,043 kilometers of meter gauge track that reaches most parts of Thailand. Much of the track and many of the trains are poorly maintained and trains frequently run late. Accidents and mishaps are also commonplace. Successive governments, including the current military government, have promised to upgrade rail services. The military government has signed contracts with China to upgrade rail lines and bring high speed rail to Thailand. Japan has also expressed an interest in working on the Thai train system. Third class train travel is very inexpensive. Many lines are free for Thai citizens and even lines that aren’t free are only a few Baht. Many third class tickets are under the equivalent of a dollar. Third class cars are not air-conditioned.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train driver pushes his train, loaded with supplies from a market, to a waiting customer. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train driver ducks as low hanging weeds sweep over his train on the tracks near O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:   Inside a brick kiln in rural Cambodia. The kiln is next to the Bamboo Train. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A 77 year old woman who sells snack and drinks on the side of the bamboo train tracks near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A woman walks past cows on the side of the bamboo train tracks near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A market vendor along side the tracks of the bamboo train. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train driver near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train driver pushes his train, loaded with supplies from a market, to a waiting customer. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train driver pushes his train, loaded with supplies from a market, to a waiting customer. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train driver pushes his train, loaded with supplies from a market, to a waiting customer. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train on the tracks near O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A woman who operates a Bamboo Train gets it started southeast of Battambang. Most of the bamboo train drivers are men, she is the only woman who drives a train. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  People ride the Bamboo Train from O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang, to the terminal station near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  People ride the Bamboo Train from O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang, to the terminal station near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A man drives a Bamboo Train from the terminal station near Battambang to O Sra Lav, a small village 7kms southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A man drives a Bamboo Train from the terminal station near Battambang to O Sra Lav, a small village 7kms southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A vendor watches a train pass through the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: Seafood vendors pick up their merchandise as a train comes into Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: The bamboo train in back pushes the bamboo train in front after the first one ran out of gas on the tracks in central Cambodia. The "bamboo trains" run along the government tracks in rural Cambodia. Bamboo mats are fitted over wheels which ride on the rails. The contraption is powered by a either a motorcycle or lawn mower engine. The Cambodian government would like to get rid of the bamboo trains, but with only passenger train in the country, that runs only one day a week, the bamboo trains meet a need the government trains do not. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Passengers ride a bamboo train while the train driver (center) operates it in rural Cambodia. The "bamboo trains" run along the government tracks in rural Cambodia. Bamboo mats are fitted over wheels which ride on the rails. The contraption is powered by a either a motorcycle or lawn mower engine. The Cambodian government would like to get rid of the bamboo trains, but with only passenger train in the country, that runs only one day a week, the bamboo trains meet a need the government trains do not. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 05 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A man with home made crutches walks through the Yangon train station after arriving of the circular train. The Yangon Circular Train is a commuter train that circles Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma). The train is 45 kilometers long, makes 38 stops and takes about three hours to make a loop of the city.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A Bamboo Train driver buys gas from a girl in O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Bamboo train drivers relax while they wait for passengers in O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Bamboo Train carrying Cambodian passengers to O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Cambodian men who drive Bamboo Trains play cards in a hut at the terminal station near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A man walks his cows along the side of the bamboo train tracks near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:   A worker in a rice mill brings bags of milled rice out to a waiting customer. The mill is next to the tracks that carry the "bamboo trains." The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A 77 year old woman who sells snack and drinks on the side of the bamboo train tracks near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A 77 year old woman who sells snack and drinks on the side of the bamboo train tracks near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A 77 year old woman who sells snack and drinks on the side of the bamboo train tracks near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A 77 year old woman who sells snack and drinks on the side of the bamboo train tracks near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:   Workers at a rice mill load bags of milled rice onto a tractor. The mill is next to the tracks that carry the "bamboo trains." The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:   A worker in a rice mill pushes unprocessed rice still in its husks into the milling process. The mill is next to the tracks that carry the "bamboo trains." The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:   A worker in a rice mill runs to his work station while his coworkers relax. The mill is next to the tracks that carry the "bamboo trains." The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A woman helps her daughter eat a bowl of noodles along side the bamboo train tracks. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A girl rides her bike in a village served by a "bamboo train."  The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Cambodians use a bamboo train to go home after a day of shopping in a local market. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Cambodians use a bamboo train to go home after a day of shopping in a local market. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Portrait of a man who drives a bamboo train. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train on the tracks near O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train on the tracks near O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A Bamboo Train driver buys gas from a girl in O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A Bamboo Train driver buys gas from a girl in O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Bamboo train drivers relax while they wait for passengers in O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Bamboo Train carrying Cambodian passengers to O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Bamboo Train carrying Cambodian passengers to O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A bamboo train on the tracks to O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Portrait of a bamboo train operator near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A man puts gas into the tank on his Bamboo Train in the terminal station near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A woman stands next to the Bamboo Train tracks near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Cambodian men who drive Bamboo Trains play cards in a hut at the terminal station near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Cambodian men who drive Bamboo Trains play cards in a hut at the terminal station near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  People ride the Bamboo Train from O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang, to the terminal station near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Cambodian men who drive Bamboo Trains play cards in a hut at the terminal station near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  People ride the Bamboo Train from O Sra Lav, a small village southeast of Battambang, to the terminal station near Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A man drives a Bamboo Train from the terminal station near Battambang to O Sra Lav, a small village 7kms southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A man drives a Bamboo Train from the terminal station near Battambang to O Sra Lav, a small village 7kms southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  A man drives a Bamboo Train from the terminal station near Battambang to O Sra Lav, a small village 7kms southeast of Battambang. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: The train passes a market stall in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A railway worker walks back to his office after waving an outbound train out of the station in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A vegetable vendor does business in the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A vendor watches a train pass through the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A train pass pulls into the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A vendor watches a train pass through the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A vendor watches a train pass through the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A train pulls into the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A vendor watches a train pass through the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A market vendor picks up the awning from her market stall as a train comes into the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A market vendor picks up the awning from her market stall as a train comes into the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A market vendor picks up the awning from her market stall as a train comes into the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A meat vendor chops meat in the Samut Songkhram market. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: A Buddhist nun in the market in Samut Songkhram. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2013 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: Fish for sale in the Samut Songkhram market. Four trains each day make the round trip from Baan Laem, near Samut Sakhon, to Samut Songkhram, the train chugs through market eight times a day (coming and going). Each time market vendors pick up their merchandise and clear the track for the train, only to set up again when the train passes. The market on the train tracks has become a tourist attraction in this part of Thailand and many tourists stop to see the train on their way to or from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Passengers ride a bamboo train in rural Cambodia. The "bamboo trains" run along the government tracks in rural Cambodia. Bamboo mats are fitted over wheels which ride on the rails. The contraption is powered by a either a motorcycle or lawn mower engine. The Cambodian government would like to get rid of the bamboo trains, but with only passenger train in the country, that runs only one day a week, the bamboo trains meet a need the government trains do not. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Passengers ride a bamboo train in rural Cambodia. The "bamboo trains" run along the government tracks in rural Cambodia. Bamboo mats are fitted over wheels which ride on the rails. The contraption is powered by a either a motorcycle or lawn mower engine. The Cambodian government would like to get rid of the bamboo trains, but with only passenger train in the country, that runs only one day a week, the bamboo trains meet a need the government trains do not. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man drives a bamboo train in central Cambodia. The "bamboo trains" run along the government tracks in rural Cambodia. Bamboo mats are fitted over wheels which ride on the rails. The contraption is powered by a either a motorcycle or lawn mower engine. The Cambodian government would like to get rid of the bamboo trains, but with only passenger train in the country, that runs only one day a week, the bamboo trains meet a need the government trains do not. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A passenger on a bamboo train gives free advice to the train driver in central Cambodia. The "bamboo trains" run along the government tracks in rural Cambodia. Bamboo mats are fitted over wheels which ride on the rails. The contraption is powered by a either a motorcycle or lawn mower engine. The Cambodian government would like to get rid of the bamboo trains, but with only passenger train in the country, that runs only one day a week, the bamboo trains meet a need the government trains do not. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Passengers wait for a bamboo train to get underway in central Cambodia. The "bamboo trains" run along the government tracks in rural Cambodia. Bamboo mats are fitted over wheels which ride on the rails. The contraption is powered by a either a motorcycle or lawn mower engine. The Cambodian government would like to get rid of the bamboo trains, but with only passenger train in the country, that runs only one day a week, the bamboo trains meet a need the government trains do not. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 30 JUNE 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A vendor grills corn while a freight train pulls through the yards in the Phnom Penh train station. Hundreds of people live in the train station, some in abandoned train cars, others in small shacks near the tracks. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 25 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Passengers who got off the Yangon Circular Train walk across the tracks in Danyingon station, in the middle of the train's loop. The Yangon Circular Train is a 45.9-kilometre (28.5 mi) 39-station two track loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to downtown. The train was built during the British colonial period, the second track was built in 1954. Trains currently run both directions (clockwise and counter-clockwise) around the city. The trains are the least expensive way to get across Yangon and they are very popular with Yangon's working class. About 100,000 people ride the train every day. A a ticket costs 200 Kyat (about .17¢ US) for the entire 28.5 mile loop.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Passengers climb aboard the Yangon Circular Train in Danyingon station, in the middle of the train's loop. The Yangon Circular Train is a 45.9-kilometre (28.5 mi) 39-station two track loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to downtown. The train was built during the British colonial period, the second track was built in 1954. Trains currently run both directions (clockwise and counter-clockwise) around the city. The trains are the least expensive way to get across Yangon and they are very popular with Yangon's working class. About 100,000 people ride the train every day. A a ticket costs 200 Kyat (about .17¢ US) for the entire 28.5 mile loop.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2017 - CHACHOENGSAO, THAILAND: A passenger looks out his window on the 5.45AM train, the first train of the day, at the train station in Chachoengsao, a provincial town about 50 miles and about an hour by train from Bangkok. The train from Chachoengsao to Bangkok takes a little over an hour but traffic on the roads is so bad that the same drive can take two to three hours. Thousands of Thais live outside of Bangkok and commute into the city for work on trains, busses and boats.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2017 - CHACHOENGSAO, THAILAND:  A train station security guard carries a vendor's supplies to a Bangkok bound train at the train station in Chachoengsao, a provincial town about 50 miles and about an hour by train from Bangkok. The train from Chachoengsao to Bangkok takes a little over an hour but traffic on the roads is so bad that the same drive can take two to three hours. Thousands of Thais live outside of Bangkok and commute into the city for work on trains, busses and boats.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A State Railways of Thailand worker waves a 3rd class train coming into Bangkok through the Khlong Tan train station in a residential section of Bangkok. The State Railways of Thailand (SRT), established in 1890, operates 4,043 kilometers of meter gauge track that reaches most parts of Thailand. Much of the track and many of the trains are poorly maintained and trains frequently run late. Accidents and mishaps are also commonplace. Successive governments, including the current military government, have promised to upgrade rail services. The military government has signed contracts with China to upgrade rail lines and bring high speed rail to Thailand. Japan has also expressed an interest in working on the Thai train system. Third class train travel is very inexpensive. Many lines are free for Thai citizens and even lines that aren’t free are only a few Baht. Many third class tickets are under the equivalent of a dollar. Third class cars are not air-conditioned.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MARCH 2015 - PRACHINBURI, PRACHINBURI, THAILAND:  A woman carrying a Thai flag gets off a third class train in Prachinburi. The train was going to Bangkok from Kabin Buri. The State Railways of Thailand (SRT), established in 1890, operates 4,043 kilometers of meter gauge track that reaches most parts of Thailand. Much of the track and many of the trains are poorly maintained and trains frequently run late. Accidents and mishaps are also commonplace. Successive governments, including the current military government, have promised to upgrade rail services. The military government has signed contracts with China to upgrade rail lines and bring high speed rail to Thailand. Japan has also expressed an interest in working on the Thai train system. Third class train travel is very inexpensive. Many lines are free for Thai citizens and even lines that aren’t free are only a few Baht. Many third class tickets are under the equivalent of a dollar. Third class cars are not air-conditioned.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MARCH 2015 - KABIN BURI, PRACHINBURI, THAILAND: A child working as a vendor walks between cars in the Prachinburi train station. He was selling snacks to passengers riding a 3rd class train to Kabin Buri. The State Railways of Thailand (SRT), established in 1890, operates 4,043 kilometers of meter gauge track that reaches most parts of Thailand. Much of the track and many of the trains are poorly maintained and trains frequently run late. Accidents and mishaps are also commonplace. Successive governments, including the current military government, have promised to upgrade rail services. The military government has signed contracts with China to upgrade rail lines and bring high speed rail to Thailand. Japan has also expressed an interest in working on the Thai train system. Third class train travel is very inexpensive. Many lines are free for Thai citizens and even lines that aren’t free are only a few Baht. Many third class tickets are under the equivalent of a dollar. Third class cars are not air-conditioned.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MARCH 2015 - KABIN BURI, PRACHINBURI, THAILAND:  A vendor sells fruit on a platform in the Prachinburi train station. He was selling snacks to passengers riding a 3rd class train to Kabin Buri. The State Railways of Thailand (SRT), established in 1890, operates 4,043 kilometers of meter gauge track that reaches most parts of Thailand. Much of the track and many of the trains are poorly maintained and trains frequently run late. Accidents and mishaps are also commonplace. Successive governments, including the current military government, have promised to upgrade rail services. The military government has signed contracts with China to upgrade rail lines and bring high speed rail to Thailand. Japan has also expressed an interest in working on the Thai train system. Third class train travel is very inexpensive. Many lines are free for Thai citizens and even lines that aren’t free are only a few Baht. Many third class tickets are under the equivalent of a dollar. Third class cars are not air-conditioned.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MARCH 2015 - KABIN BURI, PRACHINBURI, THAILAND:  A vendor sells fruit on a platform in the Prachinburi train station. He was selling snacks to passengers riding a 3rd class train to Kabin Buri. The State Railways of Thailand (SRT), established in 1890, operates 4,043 kilometers of meter gauge track that reaches most parts of Thailand. Much of the track and many of the trains are poorly maintained and trains frequently run late. Accidents and mishaps are also commonplace. Successive governments, including the current military government, have promised to upgrade rail services. The military government has signed contracts with China to upgrade rail lines and bring high speed rail to Thailand. Japan has also expressed an interest in working on the Thai train system. Third class train travel is very inexpensive. Many lines are free for Thai citizens and even lines that aren’t free are only a few Baht. Many third class tickets are under the equivalent of a dollar. Third class cars are not air-conditioned.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A passenger on a 3rd class train going from Bangkok to Kabin Buri looks out the window as the train leaves Bangkok. The State Railways of Thailand (SRT), established in 1890, operates 4,043 kilometers of meter gauge track that reaches most parts of Thailand. Much of the track and many of the trains are poorly maintained and trains frequently run late. Accidents and mishaps are also commonplace. Successive governments, including the current military government, have promised to upgrade rail services. The military government has signed contracts with China to upgrade rail lines and bring high speed rail to Thailand. Japan has also expressed an interest in working on the Thai train system. Third class train travel is very inexpensive. Many lines are free for Thai citizens and even lines that aren’t free are only a few Baht. Many third class tickets are under the equivalent of a dollar. Third class cars are not air-conditioned.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People sleep in front of a third class train at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. The State Railways of Thailand (SRT), established in 1890, operates 4,043 kilometers of meter gauge track that reaches most parts of Thailand. Much of the track and many of the trains are poorly maintained and trains frequently run late. Accidents and mishaps are also commonplace. Successive governments, including the current military government, have promised to upgrade rail services. The military government has signed contracts with China to upgrade rail lines and bring high speed rail to Thailand. Japan has also expressed an interest in working on the Thai train system. Third class train travel is very inexpensive. Many lines are free for Thai citizens and even lines that aren’t free are only a few Baht. Many third class tickets are under the equivalent of a dollar. Third class cars are not air-conditioned.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man offloads boxes through the window of a third class train from Ayutthaya after the train arrived at Hua Lamphong station in Bangkok. The State Railways of Thailand (SRT), established in 1890, operates 4,043 kilometers of meter gauge track that reaches most parts of Thailand. Much of the track and many of the trains are poorly maintained and trains frequently run late. Accidents and mishaps are also commonplace. Successive governments, including the current military government, have promised to upgrade rail services. The military government has signed contracts with China to upgrade rail lines and bring high speed rail to Thailand. Japan has also expressed an interest in working on the Thai train system. Third class train travel is very inexpensive. Many lines are free for Thai citizens and even lines that aren’t free are only a few Baht. Many third class tickets are under the equivalent of a dollar. Third class cars are not air-conditioned.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MARCH 2015 - AYUTTHAYA, AYUTTHAYA, THAILAND:  A man prepares to step off the Ayutthaya to Bangkok third class train as the train pulls into Bang Pa In station near Ayutthaya. The train line from Bangkok to Ayutthaya was the first rail built in Thailand and was opened in 1892. The State Railways of Thailand (SRT), established in 1890, operates 4,043 kilometers of meter gauge track that reaches most parts of Thailand. Much of the track and many of the trains are poorly maintained and trains frequently run late. Accidents and mishaps are also commonplace. Successive governments, including the current military government, have promised to upgrade rail services. The military government has signed contracts with China to upgrade rail lines and bring high speed rail to Thailand. Japan has also expressed an interest in working on the Thai train system. Third class train travel is very inexpensive. Many lines are free for Thai citizens and even lines that aren’t free are only a few Baht. Many third class tickets are under the equivalent of a dollar. Third class cars are not air-conditioned.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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