A lone boatman watched the spectacle of Thailand's so-called"floating train" as selfie-seeking passengers soaked up the water views after disembarking from carriages stopped on a narrow bridge.
Saturday was the State Railway of Thailand's first Bangkok to Pasak Jolasid Dam service"Rot Fai Loi Nam" marking the end of the rainy season. Lotus ponds, jungles, temples and rice paddies zipped by as tourists in third class hung out the window and took pictures while enjoying the natural air conditioning.For most of the year, cattle graze underneath the bridge "but from October to January, the water is high on both sides which gives the impression that the train is floating on water.