elevated trains

In Thailand, an advertising spree is visible from small screens inside elevated trains in the capital Bangkok to massive billboards in provincial towns.

He dispenses almost entirely with street life and traffic, ignores skyscrapers and the Brooklyn Bridge, and inserts imaginary buildings where it suits him; he peers in at private apartments from elevated trains and surveys his own neighborhood from rooftops.

The mega city of 25 million people took safety measures a step further by announcing plans to limit speeds for ground elevated trains or even close stations, and warned of train delays to ensure safety in affected areas while keeping other sections operating.

“Or an L, elevated trains like in Chicago,” Jay tells a skeptical Kelvin.

In the ’90s, fervor for expanding single-track elevated trains sparked five citywide votes, the last one finally killing off the idea after boosters spent $124.7 million in taxpayer funds without anything to show for it.