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| From 2025 03 17 Central Thailand |
Today's photo-of-the-day was taken at Hellfire Pass on the so-called Death Railway, a railroad built to connect Thailand with Burma during WWII, using POWs as forced labor. I learned of the railway, as many did, from the 1957 Oscar Best Picture, "The Bridge on the River Kwai." There is still a museum and memorial to the men who were worked to death in service of the Japanese Empire's war effort.
According to Wikipedia, "More than 250,000 Southeast Asian civilians and 12,000 Allied soldiers built the railway line, including Hellfire Pass. The pass is noted for the harsh conditions and heavy loss of life suffered by its labourers during construction. It was called Hellfire Pass because the sight of emaciated prisoners labouring by burning torchlight resembled a scene from Hell."
A bonus photo is after the jump.
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| From 2025 03 17 Central Thailand |
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| From 2025 03 17 Central Thailand |
"Tracks through the jungle,
echoes of hammers and pain,
ghosts still haunt the rails."
— h/t ChatGPT
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