This Chinese Train Runs Through a Full Apartment Building Every 2 Minutes

FastTrax said:
After half a century of hogging I have zero interest in seeing anything like that anywhere within earshot of me.
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Hey, were a bunch of landlubbers, we don't know train talk (hogging) it from bananas.
It has to do with driving a train or in railroad talk, 'I was hogging it through Boston when I ran over a Methodist.' 🤭 :sleep:☺️
 
 
FastTrax said:
Here are two more examples of monorails and buildings.

Miami Metromover Traveling Through The Loft-2 Condo

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Walt Disney World Monorail Travels Through Contemporary Resort Hotel

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You can bet those buildings have excellent sound-proofing where it's needed, and that the rail is probably relatively quiet itself.
I doubt you can say the same for the one(s) in China. (google "tofu-dreg construction")
 
Murrmurr said:
You can bet those buildings have excellent sound-proofing where it's needed, and that the rail is probably relatively quiet itself.
I doubt you can say the same for the one(s) in China. (google "tofu-dreg construction")
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I'm not sure but I would guess they probably have solid rubber tires riding on the guideways.
 
Alligatorob said:
Interesting thread, glad I don't live in one of those place.

Got me thinking though, I have seen a couple of places where US Interstates pass under/through buildings. Not so unusual I guess:

List of structures built on top of freeways​

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_structures_built_on_top_of_freeways
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I saw a video of the Gate Tower. It actually has an intersection coming out of the side of the tower. Great Place for juvenile rock throwers. If that were in NYC they'd be throwing furniture and people out the windows or off the roof.
 
jerry old said:
Ha, never thought of that.
Can't you just see a chinaman shoveling coal as they slide through the buildings....
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I'm picturing a train derailing in one of those dual purpose pieces of real estate. I mean tear right off the tracks and straight into the building. Film at eleven.
 
FastTrax said:
That must be new I never saw that before. I thought the FDR going under the UN Building was unnerving.
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You must be mixing this up. FDR does not run under UN, runs parallel to UN. I remember the Rockefeller "tunnel" being so old I can recall being in the car with my father driving going thru it & he died 40 years ago!
 
Pepper said:
You must be mixing this up. FDR does not run under UN, runs parallel to UN. I remember the Rockefeller "tunnel" being so old I can recall being in the car with my father driving going thru it & he died 40 years ago!
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I must have been out of NYC way too long. All I know is when you go under, near or parallel to the UN building you can see windows that look like they belong to the UN building like they are in the basement or something like that. Okay now where is the Rockefeller Tunnel at?
 

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