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Viewing Album:  SRT -State Railway of Thailand; Pa Sak Jolasid Lake Annual Excursion.
 
By:Marty Pfohl
Dates:12/22/2013 - 12/13/2014
Album Info:The SRT organizes an annual day excursion from Bangkok to Pa Sak Jolasid lake in nearby Lopburi and Saraburi provinces every year in Late November or early December, depending on when the local sunflowers are in season. The highlight of this trip is a 40 minute stopover at a sunflower plantation next to the rail line and then a crossing of the lake, with 30 minutes photo stop mid-bridge, on what is said to be the longest railway bridges in Thailand. SRT runs daily service over this line but trains do not normally stop outside the stations. The lake was a major project and built in the 1990's. It dams the Pa Sak river and provides water and flood control for nearby areas and Bangkok. When built, the SRT chose to keep close to its original alighnment and cross the arms of the lake on fillwork and bridges rather than go on land. There are 3 long bridge crossings over the arms of the lake, 2 bridges being about 3/4 mile in length and having shallow, superelevated curves along thier lengths. The deck height is about 15 ft. above full lake level and when water is low it shows some impressive arches. After crossing the lake the train then runs upline a bit further to a passing siding at Khok Sa Long, the power then runs around the cars to the new front end for the pull back inbound. It will then stop at Pasak Dam Station for a 2 1/2 hour layover before returning to Bangkok. The run from Bangkok is an all day event and passes through some beautiful countryside. This excursion series is popular and sells out quickly with tickets going for about $8.50 US round trip!
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Bag of Ice? -Train passing...
Title:  Bag of Ice? -Train passing...
Description:  At Rangsit station, this train passed by while waiting for the excursion to arrive..about 06:30 am.
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 3:14:11 AM
Location:  Rangsit, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Views:  81   Comments: 0
Sidelined Speeder..
Title:  Sidelined Speeder..
Description:  Somewhere down the line, apperently this speeder had to be pulled out of the way for the excursion to pass..this gentleman must be the MoW worker driving said speeder..
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 3:22:43 AM
Location:  Rangsit, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Views:  122   Comments: 0
SRT Boxcars
Title:  SRT Boxcars
Description:  A line of very European style boxcars sits sidelined in a nearly empty yard..Likely they get very little use nowdays.
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 3:22:46 AM
Location:  Rangsit, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Views:  163   Comments: 0
SRT Trackside sighn
Title:  SRT Trackside sighn
Description:  This sighn says; [top round] Reduce speed, [middle diamond] [max.] 90kph., The white sighn says; 'Northern route'
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 3:22:47 AM
Location:  Rangsit, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Views:  77   Comments: 0
Rounding a curve
Title:  Rounding a curve
Description:  The excursion goes into a curve nearing the lake.
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 12:41:42 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Views:  83   Comments: 0
Lineside Stopover
Title:  Lineside Stopover
Description:  The Excursion has made its first stopover at a Sunflower plantation. This train had 900 passengers, and most everyone is out in the fields.
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 12:41:49 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
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Views:  86   Comments: 0
Sunflower Fields
Title:  Sunflower Fields
Description:  A few of the 900 passengers out in the fields. The cement plant in the background is incongruious with the view..
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 12:41:50 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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SRT 1195
Title:  SRT 1195
Description:  Last car in the Excursion train. An SRT employee watches from the vestibule. Hay bales serve as 'steps' between stairwell and ballast. Mrs. Sarnt says that since last year's service SRT has stepped up passenger safety, indeed, we noticed at every car cheerful and service minded staff present to guide and assist passengers. The red circle probably serves the same purpose as a FRED device.
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 12:41:46 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Pa Sak Jolasid lake Big Curve
Title:  Pa Sak Jolasid lake Big Curve
Description:  The excursion pulling into the curve on Pa Sak Jolasid lake's main bridge. The train will stop here for a photo op... With a good number of the 900 passengers soon to be out on the bridge, this was the best chance to get a relatively 'clean' photo...
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 1:36:31 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Views:  106   Comments: 0
Run Around
Title:  Run Around
Description:  At Kok Sa Long station the engine is run around to the other end of the train for return to Bangkok. I think this engine sets a record for crew on board? {4 in the front cab and at least 1 + on the back??}[Alsthom AD24C, 1st. order built 1975]
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 1:36:41 PM
Location:  Kok Sa Long, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Locomotives:  SRT 4142(JT42BW)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
SRT 4142 with train
Title:  SRT 4142 with train
Description:  Under a bright mid day sun SRT 4142 holds her train for layover at Pa Sak Jolasid Station. The 'grade crossing' here is gated just off camera and is seldom open, therefore no problem if the train blocks it.
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 1:36:39 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Locomotives:  SRT 4142(JT42BW)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
DMU 1233 set
Title:  DMU 1233 set
Description:  DMU set 1233 Passes through Pa Sak Jolasid.
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 1:36:40 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Locomotives:  SRT 1233(Electric M.U.)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
SRT 4142 layover
Title:  SRT 4142 layover
Description:  Even the crew's been out shopping...taking advantage of the layover, the engine crew has stuffed the window with bags of goodies to take back home to Bangkok..
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 1:36:45 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Locomotives:  SRT 4142(JT42BW)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
SRT 4142 in 3/4
Title:  SRT 4142 in 3/4
Description:  Looking great in this 3/4 view, SRT AD24C 4142 idles away pending return to Bangkok with her Special train.
Photo Date:  12/22/2013  Upload Date: 12/26/2013 1:36:44 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  B. Sarnt
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Locomotives:  SRT 4142(JT42BW)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
SRT 1245Rst P14
Title:  SRT 1245Rst P14
Description:  While waiting for the final run of the 2014 Pa Sak Service to pull in, SRT DMU 1245 pulls into Rangsit on temporary track with a commuter train. Reconstruction is in full swing here as the BTS skytrain line is being extended and will require some localized realighnment and rebuilding.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/15/2014 4:00:53 AM
Location:  Rangsit, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SRT 1245(Electric M.U.)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
Saraburi Hills P14
Title:  Saraburi Hills P14
Description:  Doing a good ALCO imitation, our Alsthom powered excursion rolls through beautiful hill country nearing the first stopover ahead at a sunflower plantation. Even 8 cars back, the veteran AD24 up front threw us back some really good snippets of sound!!
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/15/2014 5:01:40 AM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Passenger,Action
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Views:  46   Comments: 0
SRT 507 Srbi P14
Title:  SRT 507 Srbi P14
Description:  Our train had this newly refurbished silver/purple 'combine' on the end. It is equipped for handicapped and bicycle toting passengers. The Missus noted that this excursion was originally planned for 12 cars, SRT added 3 more to make it 15 due to the popularity of the trip!
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/15/2014 7:05:57 AM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
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Views:  85   Comments: 0
SRT 4414 Saraburi
Title:  SRT 4414 Saraburi
Description:  With 99.1% of all passengers on this train out in the sunflower fields behind, about 1% of Us railfan passengers instead converged on the head end to get some awesome shots of the power under awesomely blue Saraburi skies! The main here is single track, and out of the 40 minutes for layover, the train stayed long enough to offload before scooting the short distance upline to Hin Son station siding to allow a DMU set to pass before backing down to pick everyone up.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/16/2014 10:45:14 AM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:  SRT 4414(JT42BW)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
Photo stop!S1 P14
Title:  Photo stop!S1 P14
Description:  The final Pasak Excursion of the 2014 season rolls to a photo stop on the main bridge as excited passengers get ready to spill out onto the deck.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/18/2014 8:06:28 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger,Action
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Views:  47   Comments: 0
Photo stop!S2 P14
Title:  Photo stop!S2 P14
Description:  Excited passengers spill out onto the mid lake bridge for a 30 minute photo stop..Imagine the legal issues of trying to host something similar in the states!
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/18/2014 8:07:13 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
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Views:  63   Comments: 0
Photo stop!S3 P14
Title:  Photo stop!S3 P14
Description:  We made our way up to the front by walking through the cars, then getting off on the 'outer' left side and quickly proceeded forward as everyone was on the right side...With passengers happily milling about and climbing equiptment to get thier photos, it is hard to imagine succesfully pulling off an event like this here without a host of legal complications!!
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/18/2014 8:07:43 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
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Views:  61   Comments: 0
SRT 4414PskB
Title:  SRT 4414PskB
Description:  There will be no immenent tragety today, rather, this fine lady is posing for her photo as last call is being made for all passengers to get back onboard before thier train moves off the bridge. This awesome cool dynamic angle is due to there being a banked curve here where the train has stopped.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/14/2014 10:27:18 AM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Roster,Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SRT 4414(JT42BW)
Views:  214   Comments: 0
Just in case...
Title:  Just in case...
Description:  Smart move! Getting back onboard I spotted this strategically placed life preserver 'Just in case' it would be needed...
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/18/2014 8:35:08 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  50   Comments: 0
PSKBdgS4 P14
Title:  PSKBdgS4 P14
Description:  Great photo of someone's hand..and arm...after resuming our journey an interesting view from the bridge. {I think the hand was holding an iPad to take a photo with..}
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/18/2014 8:51:08 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  55   Comments: 0
PSKBdgS5 P14
Title:  PSKBdgS5 P14
Description:  Now on the return leg, caught another sweet view looking down one of the bridges..
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/18/2014 8:51:37 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action
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Views:  64   Comments: 0
SRT 4414 Pa Sak Station P14
Title:  SRT 4414 Pa Sak Station P14
Description:  A fine 3/4 view of the No. 2 end as 4414 prepares to start the excursions' return leg from Pa Sak Jolasid station.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/26/2014 3:39:32 PM
Location:  Pa Sak Jolasid, CO
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SRT 4414(JT42BW)
Views:  161   Comments: 0

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