On my third run I am getting the hang of things, taking cues from the pig next to me to see how far he leans into the turns while ducking in time to avoid the lower tree branches. After swallowing ...

With a wooden platform jerry-rigged to a small engine, Cambodia's one-of-a-kind "Bamboo Train" delights tourists as it clatters through bucolic countryside -- but its days are numbered as the ...

(CBS) -So I posted just a bit ago about youths engaging in the dangerous practice of "train surfing" in India. Keeping in line with the theme of trains and taking the danger down a notch (though this ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. "Train" is a misleading word for this vehicle. "Queen-sized wooden bed frame speeding ...

In this episode on Tekniq, we see two transportation methods: one to transport passengers on the rail in Cambodia and the other to transport drinking water to rural parts of the Philippines. Let's see ...

Although Cambodia has a fine network of railway tracks dating back to the French colonial days, there are hardly any trains running these days. Real trains, that is. The locals get by perfectly well ...

BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA — It rattles along at 20 miles an hour, swaying back and forth on uneven rails, the engine so loud it makes your teeth hurt. Then, rather unceremoniously, it runs out of gas and ...

Cambodia's homemade trains, made by hand of wood and bamboo and known locally as "norrys," shuttle passengers across the countryside on the remnants of a defunct rail system. WSJ's Jesse Pesta reports ...

Riding the Bamboo train in Cambodia also known as Norry.