Lost glory

Had a glorious past in mainline duties and now reduced to shunting duties in the yard and moving carriages to sidings in other stations

Unusual pair

Unusual pairing of diesel & electric traction, WDM-3A (diesel) and WAG-7 (electric) moving towards Kazhakootam

Light & Shadow

Far away from home shed, TATANAGAR WAP-7 powered Pune - Kanyakumari Express passing a light & shadow play in the morning

Quaint afternoon

Two calves resting on river banks and crows quenching thirst as I stand in the cool waters for trainspotting

31 years

ERODE WAP-1 with 31 years of service powering a light load of Punalur - Nagercoil Jn Express

As the light fades

As sunset started, it was time for me to leave one of the beautiful and calm trainspotting location after clicking Kottayam Intercity Express

A beautiful view

Being rainy season, the river was filled with water and it was a beautiful sight to watch Netravati Express crossing river Nila

Bright color AC EMU

1500 hours AC Electric Multiple Unit service from Pune to Lonavala , passing through Akurdi.

On a curve

One of the oldest trains of IR, Malabar Express negotiates the big curve as it enters Thiruvananthapuram city, powered by ARAKKONAM WAP-4

Contrasting colors

Red color of ARAKKONAM WAP-4 was making a beautiful contrast with blue sky, lush greenery and cream colored carriages

Sad sight

Once this premium class train had shining diesel traction but as traction changed permanently, started spotting with grimy electric traction

Colorful container train

Goods train containing colorful containers, crosses Bheema-2 viaduct with lush greenery around.

Empty train

ARAKKONAM WAP-4 moving to the siding with an empty consist of Thiruvananthapuram Central - Mumbai CSMT Express on a sunny afternoon

YP #2150 is getting prepared for a next duty at the Agra Idgah loco shed. As mentioned on the front beam, the nicely decorated locomotive is supposed to haul a passenger train named the "super fas... (more)

Visitor WAP-7

Far away from its home in Eastern India, HOWRAH WAP-7 powering my favorite train down in Southern India