RED beauty

Even though the good days of WAP-4 is slowly fading, still continuous to be one of the main locomotive for passenger trains in electric section

Different paint schemes

Carriages with different paint schemes makes Jan Shatabdi Express look colorful as it crosses Bharathapuzha river with ARAKKONAM WAP-4

Shining VENAD

Shining LHB carriages of VENAD Express powered by ERODE WAP-7 rushing to its next stop at Thrissur, passing the lush green Viyyur area

Twisting train

Long consist of Mangala Lakshadweep Express moving through gradients and curves of Karakad towards Shoranur Jn powered by ERODE WAP-4

Green Goa

Lush greenery and sunshine in Goa always give a perfect setting to capture ALCos and EMDs in Majorda and Suravali

Efficient WDP-4D

One of the efficient & reliable WDP-4D in PONMALAI shed when I spotted it now transferred to ERNAKULAM shed

Evening light

In a perfect evening light, rated as the cleanest Intercity Express rips past me with ERODE WDP-4D through lush green Viyyur area of Thrissur

High voltage

ROYAPURAM WAP-7 passing under high voltage transmission lines going above its own powering lines forming a high voltage canopy over the train

Shining train

Clean ERODE WAP-4 and shining UTKRISHT carriages of Alappuzha Express in morning light pass through lush green Karakad area

Flag exchange

Engineer of DURONTO Express gets ready for flag exchange with engineer of NETRAVATI Express to indicate that it is all clear ahead for both

The music of ALCo

It started in a low tone and as it approached it went to high tone breaking the stillness of nature over the river and then slowly faded

Curves & Gradients

ERODE DSL WAP-1 negotiating the curves and gradients of Karakad section with morning passenger train, on its way to next stop at Shoranur Jn

Emerging from teak forest

ERNAKULAM WDG-3A with Shoranur Jn bound passenger train coming out of the branch line famous for the teak plantations

Overhauled WAP-4

Overhauled ARAKKONAM WAP-4 was shining in the afternoon light as it powers Nagercoil Jn bound ERNAD Express

A rare sight

It was a rare sight to see ERNAKULAM WDG-3A powering empty BOXN freight as these freight ALCos have been reassigned to passenger train duties