Comments on: The Longest Trains in the World http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:31:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Dan http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-170745 Dan Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:34:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-170745 I'd have to agree it's not the same ship as in the ground photo. For one thing, the ground-photo ship is white, both on top and on the sides. I’d have to agree it’s not the same ship as in the ground photo. For one thing, the ground-photo ship is white, both on top and on the sides.

]]> By: Tammo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-170253 Tammo Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:25:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-170253 I'm not entirely convinced that that ground level photo is the same wreck ... unless it shifted significantly between the two pictures. Looking at it in GE, any picture taking in the port side (as the ground level picture does) can't really still have cliffs showing to the left of the bow. Also, as rocks and boulders in the GE image all cast long shadows, the rather large cross visible on the cliff-top in the ground level photo should be quite discernible ... but I can't find it. I’m not entirely convinced that that ground level photo is the same wreck … unless it shifted significantly between the two pictures. Looking at it in GE, any picture taking in the port side (as the ground level picture does) can’t really still have cliffs showing to the left of the bow. Also, as rocks and boulders in the GE image all cast long shadows, the rather large cross visible on the cliff-top in the ground level photo should be quite discernible … but I can’t find it.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-170011 Alex Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:51:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-170011 @Glenn - In our <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/11/saharan-shipwrecks/#comments" rel="nofollow">Saharan Shipwrecks</a> post from last year (where we featured tons of cool shipwrecks) a <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/11/saharan-shipwrecks/comment-page-1/#comment-116680" rel="nofollow">commenter</a> linked to the same wreck you found, and included a link to an incredible <a href="http://blogg.hamnplan.com/images/lost.jpg" rel="nofollow">ground level photo</a> of that very wreck! @Glenn - In our Saharan Shipwrecks post from last year (where we featured tons of cool shipwrecks) a commenter linked to the same wreck you found, and included a link to an incredible ground level photo of that very wreck!

]]> By: Tammo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-170008 Tammo Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:11:02 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-170008 Of course for beached ships, this is the place to go: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=21.39639,72.178144&ie=UTF8&ll=21.385091,72.173417&spn=0.008751,0.014591&t=k&z=16&om=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alang Of course for beached ships, this is the place to go:
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alang

]]> By: glenn http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-169978 glenn Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:26:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-169978 check out this beached ship a few miles south: http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=20.771057,-17.044526&z=18 check out this beached ship a few miles south:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Peter http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-169784 Peter Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:28:36 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-169784 A bit north of the rail facilities there are docked fishing boats which <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=20.912169,-17.03913&z=17" rel="nofollow">look strangely like leaves on trees</a>. A bit north of the rail facilities there are docked fishing boats which look strangely like leaves on trees.

]]> By: Jel http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-169324 Jel Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:13:29 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/01/the-longest-trains-in-the-world/#comment-169324 I'm suffering from appalling load times at the moment, so I can't offer you the link, but if you follow the railway eastwards from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK, it disappears into a sidings complex which appears to be several miles of redundant rolling stock. I’m suffering from appalling load times at the moment, so I can’t offer you the link, but if you follow the railway eastwards from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK, it disappears into a sidings complex which appears to be several miles of redundant rolling stock.

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