Everywhere Green !!!

GHAZIABAD WAP-7 with Kochuveli - Amritsar Express climbing Akamala mountain range passing Uthralikavu temple grounds

Light WDG-3A

Relieved from mainline duties, light ERNAKULAM WDG-3A moving towards Shoranur Jn for shunting or departmental duties

Train & Car

Netravati Express climbing Akamala mountain range as India's popular brand car, Maruti Suzuki ZEN, rests in foreground

222XX series

The first series of WAP-4 locos popularly called as MONSTER, had sheer power but no efficiency in power consumption and a rarity to spot nowadays

Tropical winter

One of the best time for trainspotting in tropical region is the winter season where light will be perfect with clear sky and not too hot

Changing times

When I shot this picture in 2020, ERODE shed had diesel traction holding and BLUE ICF carriages were operational

Spotless WHITE

It is a rarity to spot a WAP-7 in its usual WHITE color with no dirt but got lucky with a freshly overhauled WAP-7 powering Jan Shatabdi Express

Commercial Ads

ROYAPURAM WAP-7, sporting SKM Porna Oil ad, rolling down Akamala mountain range with Thiruvananthapuram Central bound VENAD Express

Pre-Covid days

When everything was normal, ERNAD Express bound for Nagercoil Jn, rushing to Thrissur on a cool winter afternoon powered by ERODE WAP-4

Long hood forward

PONMALAI WDP-4B with long hood forward, had an intimidating look as it rushed past me creating a small dust storm due to the new ballast

Old workhorses

32 years of service, ARAKKONAM WAG-5HA with its shed mate powering cement freight towards Thrissur side on a sunny afternoon

"Shakti" WDG-3A pair

After a long time spotting "Shakti" series WDG-3A pair of KALYAN shed rolling down Akamala mountain range with Kochuveli Express

River Rapti to Arabian Sea

Raptisagar Express, originating from Gorakhpur where river Rapti flows to Thiruvananthapuram Central surrounded by Arabian Sea

95 stoppages

Dhanbad Jn / Tatanagar - Alappuzha Express powered by ARAKKONAM WAP-4 covering 2535 kms with 95 stoppages arriving Thrissur

Elusive 555

Elusive ERODE WAP-7 30555 powering VENAD Express which had the honor of running with all women crew on International Women's day recently