Shining RED

Now becoming a rarity to spot, ARAKKONAM WAP-4, shining in afternoon light after a fresh paint job, powering Jan Shatabdi Express

Vanishing ALCos

100% electrification by 2023, ALCos & EMDs in Indian Railways are vanishing fast from mainline duties

Mixed colors

Old series ERODE WAP-4 crossing Kaithapuzha lake with COVID-19 workmen special with carriages of mixed colors, early morning

Curve & Gradient

H.Nizamuddin bound weekly Express,once hauled by diesel power, now with electric power, KALYAN WAP-7, on a curve and gradient at Paravur

Evening train

As shadows grow longer and sunset starts, ANANTAPURI Express powered by ROYAPURAM WAP-7 passes through Kazhakootam area

Switching tracks

KRISHNARAJAPURAM WAP-7 powering MAVELI Express, snaking out of the siding at Kazhakootam, on its way to Thiruvananthapuram Central

Final days

Final days of diesel traction in this section is fast approaching as electrification of this section is set to complete by October 2022

Sunny morning

AJNI WAP-7 far away from its home shed powering VANCHINAD Express as ERNAKULAM WDP-4D does piggyback over the backwaters of Paravur

Lightly smoking

Lightly smoking ERNAKULAM WDP-4D ripping through Kochuveli with H.Nizamuddin bound Rajdhani Express on a sunny afternoon

3200+ Kms run

RAPTISAGAR Express connecting Gorakhpur and Kochuveli, travelling a distance of 3245 kms in 57 hours, passing through Kappil village

First time spotting

Famous for its ALCos & EMDs, KRISHNARAJAPURAM shed started holding WAP-7 locos and for the first time I am spotting one

Lone WDP-4D

As the shunting of evening trains goes on in yard line, KRISHNARAJAPURAM WDP-4D arriving at Kochuveli to power Garib Rath Express

Contrasting colors

On a tropical winter morning, lush green surroundings with blue sky was quite contrasting with red locomotive and cream carriages

Last overhead shot

Last of my few overhead shots of this section as a pure diesel power territory which is now an electrified section