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Post by bixaorellana on May 24, 2010 16:58:55 GMT
Sort of a cross-over thread, as there are commuter trains in Trains, and I just saw a photo of the Paris metro in Everyday Life. Still, this is a subject that calls out for more exploration. A spiffy visiting moto-taxi parked on my road. The regular moto-taxis for my neighborhood. This is a panel behind the driver's seat on a city bus. All the buses have the panels, usually in plexiglas, sometimes metal, but always ornamented with a big decal of some kind. Jesus seems to be the most popular subject, although cartoon figures are frequently seen as well.
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Post by bjd on May 24, 2010 17:03:21 GMT
That reminds me of pedal-power taxis we saw in Barranquilla, Colombia.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 25, 2010 5:22:53 GMT
Definitely the fore runner of the moto-taxi, Bjd!
I'm hoping to see versions from Asia, also.
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Post by Kimby on May 25, 2010 17:37:34 GMT
Sort of a cross-over thread, as there are commuter trains in Trains, and I just saw a photo of the Paris metro in Everyday Life. Still, this is a subject that calls out for more exploration. Perhaps you could rename it, Unusual Public Transportation (of course it's only unusual to us, not to the folks who rely on it everyday.)
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Post by bixaorellana on May 26, 2010 3:27:36 GMT
It is called Public Transportation because it is a thread for photographs of public transportation.
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Post by bjd on May 26, 2010 10:25:58 GMT
Like this old trolleybus in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. There are newer ones, of course, but not as picturesque.
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Post by bjd on May 26, 2010 11:40:15 GMT
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Post by bjd on May 26, 2010 11:42:24 GMT
And tram drivers are often women
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Post by bjd on May 26, 2010 11:48:40 GMT
One of the famous old streetcars in Lisbon that have become a tourist attraction Lisbon, being rather hilly, also has a couple of these "elevadores". This one is elevador de Gloria.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 26, 2010 20:16:26 GMT
What a great array, Bjd!
I looked closely at the two trolleybuses, and they're actually identical, except for how they're painted.
The streetcars in Lviv are amazing to me, as I've never seen any that long. Love the little "cowcatchers" on the ones in Lisbon. The elevador is fascinating. I'd be afraid of stepping off and rolling right back down the hill.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2010 20:33:40 GMT
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Post by Kimby on May 28, 2010 14:29:09 GMT
(looking forward to casi's pictures of NO streetcars.
And who lives in San Francisco and can post one of the cable cars?)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2010 17:28:00 GMT
The Hong Kong tramway cars often look quite different, but it is mostly just because of the advertising.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 6, 2010 18:18:40 GMT
I never knew that there was such a thing as two-story trolleys! Love that first pic, in particular. ================================================================ Here's the bus I took into town Sunday. The air and sound system were right over my head. Because the universe was merciful, the speakers were not in use. This horrible decal is among the most popular. Save driving is more effective. Waiting at the Periférico traffic light.
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Post by bjd on Jul 6, 2010 19:10:07 GMT
This is the kind of guy that exists in many countries -- the driver's assistant who yells the bus's (or minibus's) destination and then collects the money. This one is in Ecuador. What I find interesting is that all of these guys hold their money the same way.
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Post by bjd on Jul 6, 2010 19:12:30 GMT
This is my husband's photo but I'm posting to show that in Calcutta, the bus assistants hold their money between their fingers too.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2010 19:15:55 GMT
It looks in both cases that money = penis.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 6, 2010 19:17:45 GMT
Ha! So true, Bjd! Really, it makes sense.
That's the assistant leaning out the door in my picture above. Generally on city buses they don't take the money, just yell the destinations and bang on the side of the bus to let the driver it's okay to go.
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Post by dahuffy on Jul 6, 2010 20:51:03 GMT
Took this pic in Cartagena. They have motorcycle Taxi's there!
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Post by dahuffy on Jul 6, 2010 21:08:53 GMT
Disneyland, California
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Post by dahuffy on Jul 6, 2010 21:15:26 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2010 22:52:21 GMT
Shinkansen train - Japan
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2010 22:58:08 GMT
TGV - France
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2010 23:03:00 GMT
Chuo line (commuter train) - Tokyo
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Post by dahuffy on Jul 6, 2010 23:05:48 GMT
Very nice trains!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2010 23:06:40 GMT
Istiqlal street, Istanbul
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2010 23:37:47 GMT
Marshrutka (shared taxi) - Tajikistan
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 7, 2010 1:16:59 GMT
This one page of pictures has about as much variety as you'll find in any one place, anywhere!
That's gorgeous terrain in that last picture, Askar. Is the house on the left completed roofed with turf, or is it built into the hillside?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2010 7:58:06 GMT
It has a flat roof but it looks like it's built into the hillside
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Post by bjd on Jul 7, 2010 8:09:02 GMT
A buseta, the Colombian equivalent of a marshrutka. And inside a buseta going from Santa Marta to Taganga
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